1999 10c Tail Feather Cud

These Cuds are between the 2 long tail feathers that sweep back above the Lyrebird from right to left. They vary in size, long, short & there's one that is short but quite fat. The long & short ones are pretty common, but the fat one is a little harder to find.

I've just checked the long & short ones I've got & if you're interested, PM your address to me & I'll send you a couple. (I've got quite a few) I only have 2 x fat ones though, so you'll have to find your own of that one.

Cuds occur in this position on other years as well. I've got them on 1998, 2000, 2002 & 2003. Thought I had a 2001 too, but can't find it, must have been dreaming.

Tail Feather Cud (the long variety)

Nice one Yass. Noodling lessons! Thankyou. How many passes do you do through the same group of coins.
Most informative and very much appreciated. Were these variations discovered by someone on this forum? I'd be interested to know.
And Nancy, thanks for the offer. I may just take you up on that.

Proko, Coins posted today.

Proko,
I look at each coin individualy through a x10 loupe. I have a x20 loupe for the 2001 spaced IRBs as they can sometimes be tricky. I generally get 1000 x $1, 400x 50c, 1000x 20c, 2000 x 10c and 1000 x 5c each Friday. I'm lucky I have a part-time, sit down job in a reception area of a weekend (2 x 12 hour shifts). Apart from a few public servants who don't have lives, and regular security patrols, I'm generally left to my own devices. Plenty of time to get through all but the 5 cent pieces which I try to do during the week.

The beauty of getting rolls from the bank is that every now and again I get rolls of new coins. I look for errors amongst those (mainly strikethroughs) and keep the Choice/GEM coins. There aren't many without bagmarks, e.g. out of 1000 $1 coins, I kept 40 CHU which some might consider to be GEM. Once I struck a motherload of 2006 $1 rabbit ears. I sold a couple on ebay for $25 each and gave a few away. I put the other 192 away in storage in an unmarked box (damn). Rarely find them while noodling these days.

Jab,
The next one I find is yours.

Jab,
I go through 1000's of coins of all denominations. I put all my keepers in 2x2s and pack them in a box. I have found a box type that suits my purposes. Unfortunately, I haven't been particularly diligent in keeping track of which coins are in which boxes. Given that the are all offsite, in unlabelled boxes, and with me working nearly 100 hours a week, I simply haven't the time to rummage through them looking for any particular coin or coins.

I have bought a coin database that will enable me eventually keep track of everything, but until that day comes I find more satisfaction in the finding rather than knowing exactly what I've got. One day, I'll open up a few boxes and find all sorts of goodies that I had forgotten about.

The thrill for me is in the hunt.

The last time I found a rabbit was in the last lot of a 1000 $1 coins. It was a 2000 rabbit which is fairly scarce. Furthermore it was a variety of 2000 rabbit that I had not seen before. It was probably the start of what is currently the known variety. Having said that, I think I'll rephrase my previous comment to you. The next rabbit I find apart from unusual varieties will be yours.