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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
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I'd be interested in hearing what Aussie collectors think of their country's new issue policy. Not so long ago, Australia issued no high-value gold or silver coins: events such as the Queen's Silver Jubilee in 1977 and Prince Charles's wedding in 1981 were commemorated with 50-cent pieces! There has since been an explosion of high-value NCLT issues, colorised proofs, the Sydney Olympics issues and enormous bullion coins... Are you happy with this or are you nostalgic for the good old days when coins were made primarily to be circulated?
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If we don't like it, we've only got ourselves to blame, really. We, collectively, keep buying the stuff - it only encourages them to make more. And we demanded it, initially. Reading through issues of the 1970s and 1980s Australian Coin Review magazines, it's not hard to find editorials and letters to the editor, complaining about the boringness of the Australian decimal coin series: "Why can't we be more like New Zealand? They issue commemorative NCLT dollars every year!". Or words to that effect.
I'm all for circulating commemoratives and for low-premium NCLT, especially when they commemorate truly significant things. But the latest trend from the mints, charging $15 for an NCLT $1 aluminium-bronze coin, or $100 for an ounce of silver, is just plain greed on the part of the mints. And the plethora of new issues, tiny mintages and restricted availabilities essentially killed off the "gotta collect 'em all" collector years ago. I doubt anyone is seriously trying to obtain one of each coin Australia has ever issued anymore. Even the "gotta collect all of the [insert denomination here]" collectors are dying out.
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
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Even the "gotta collect all of the [insert denomination here]" collectors are dying out. Some of us are still alive and kicking Sel   |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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I am still alive and kicking as well. It's just that my kick is relatively feeble.
I ain't quite dead yet!
I DO have a few NCLT, but not much.
Reason for this?
I really am interested in proof World coins, struck before about 1960, before the Mints saw the commercial opportunities for bulk NCLT issues.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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I have 99.99% completed my 25mm Aussie $1 coin collection.(not including the Gold issues) That includes ALL the Silver proof coins with different mintmarks and ALL the pad printed coins. Also all the mob of Roos coins including proofs. With all the NCLT coins including proofs and different mint marks as well. There is ALWAYS one coin that you forgot that's why I called it at 99.99% I think that puts me firmly in the "Gotta have em all" bracket  Edited by trout1105
08/26/2013 12:16 am
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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I will readily admit that it is quite an impressive collection!
You should have enough background knowledge to write a small article and submit it to the
Coin and Banknote magazine. Your adventures should make it interesting reading.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Your adventures should make it interesting reading. HeHe  and then I'll write about the coins  |
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Australia
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I don't give a  what the RAM issues. Having said that I've got about 1200 RAM coins and I love 'em all.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
 United Kingdom
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Thanks for giving your views. I feel much the same way about The Royal Mint and the Monnaie de Paris and their plethora of recent NCLT issues... |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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It doesn't really worry me but I stick with circulating or commemorative with the same dimensions as circulating coins.
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Posted 08/25/2013 5:33 pm
