What Do Aussies Think Of The Fijian Halfpennys?

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CoinManTim Valued Member Australia 318 Posts	Posted 01/01/2013 01:26 am To my Aussie friends. Just wondering what you guys think of the Fijian halfpennys (or pre-decimal in general). I post this post in this section because of Fiji's proximity to Australia, and because of the Commonwealth link. The reason I ask is, because in high grade it's ridiculously cheap!! As I understand it, only 10 half penny's were released. Have posted, as best I understand them, mintages below: 1934 96,000 1940 24,000 1941 96,000 1942 250,000 1943 250,000 1949 96,000 1950 115,000 1951 115,000 1952 288,000 1954 288,000 Report this Post to the Staff

Nevol Formerly nancyc Australia 5385 Posts	Posted 01/01/2013 01:43 am Yep, those mintages are correct! I have 2 complete sets of Fiji Pre-decimals, I love them. I have some Fiji spares, but only 4 are halfpennies. life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16832 Posts	Posted 01/01/2013 03:33 am Back in the 1970s and 1980s when Australian NCLT coins were still pretty thin on the ground, collecting "Oceania" - which usually meant New Zealand, PNG and Fiji - was pretty popular with Australian collectors. One of the early precursors to the Maccas Guide, the "Australasian Handbook of Coin Collecting" by Alan J. Patterson, included all four countries. I don't have a full date set - I've never even sat down to actually work out what I'm missing. As I've said elsewhere, "set completion" isn't a strong motivator for me. I only have two halfpennies, 1934 and 1954. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
CoinManTim Valued Member Australia 318 Posts	Posted 01/01/2013 03:36 am Cheers for the input. I picked up the rarer 1940 in UNC for $20 bucks the other day. Since purchased 4 more in UNC. So far, with postage spent $90 for half the set in UNC grade. Since picked up the rarer ones, should be able to complete for $200. I'm with nancy. I'm a fan, and glad to be in good company. I choose halfpennies because I like them! Not so much a fan of the penny (and in truth, although shillings are my favourite, halfpennies were easier on this occasion). Report this Post to the Staff
enworb Pillar of the Community Australia 4411 Posts	Posted 01/01/2013 03:42 am I really like the fijian stuff as well. Pretty affordable in high grades. The half pennies and pennies are my favourite. I really like the holes, they are so different to anything Australian. Having said that I really like the earlier dates of the other denominations because of the great KGV bust. At the moment I have a few full predcimal sets for sale. I think you made me an offer on ebay about a week ago Tim. Report this Post to the Staff
Mr T Pillar of the Community Australia 2180 Posts	Posted 01/01/2013 06:47 am I think I have one, but I'm more interested in the 3d, 6d, shilling and florin. But I don't have many of them either. I do agree though - they are relatively cheap and there's not too many. Report this Post to the Staff
Jeff Pillar of the Community Australia 877 Posts	Posted 01/01/2013 1:22 pm Fiji pre-decimals are attractive coins and a full set is quite achievable. Issued from 1934 to 1968 and withdrawn 1969 when decimal currency was introduced so, only a given number of coins to find. I am close to a full set now. Still need 1934, 1942S and 1943S with the halfpennies. I find the '42, '43 issues interesting; brass halfpennies and pennies (instead of copper/nickel) and 90% silver (instead of 50%) for others. Minted in San Francisco and obviously they used stock they had available. Also, interesting that threepences never issued until quite a few years later. What is hard to find now is the Dansco album for them. Hasn't been produced for years and any around already have a set of coins in them. I would realy like to find one of these. Jeff Report this Post to the Staff
CoinManTim Valued Member Australia 318 Posts	Posted 01/14/2013 12:52 am All my Fijian halfpenny's turned up! The 1940 is the image below. It is a beauty! Happy to score the lowest mintage in such a nice condition. All I need now is the 1941/42/43/50/52 to have the full set. If anyone has in beaut condition and want to lighten their collections, shoot me a message Report this Post to the Staff
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