Noodling Questions?

Just a few extra points; don't take the noodled coins back to the bank you get your coins from; you don't want to search the same coins twice. If you deal with the Bank where you hold an account, they may not charge for the coins, but some Banks do charge.

FYI, noodling a heap of 5¢ is a very time consuming job (for me anyway) & is probably best done in small batches. I did $50 in one hit & had to go back over them after someone advised a different error or variety on a forum & I found about 6 die cracks I'd missed.

My sorting saga:

I have a stack of 22 x 2 compartment reusable food storage containers I got at Woolies, each compartment has a year written on it + a sticker with Denom's & Mintage data stuck inside. This means I don't have to rely on memory for mintages etc. If I want something on a sticker to catch my attention, I hi-light it. EG: MSO coins

I start by sorting the coins by the Queens head, Young, middle age, Older age & then sort them into the individual years into the containers. I do the Young heads first, then Middle, then Older. Stack the containers, then noodle each year. (I do all this sitting in an armchair with the containers spread out on my lap & a light over my left shoulder so I can see properly)

I keep some other small containers nearby for "really good" coins, "low mintage", "rim Cuds, lamination flaws" etc..You get the drift? Plus 1 larger container to dump all the rejected coins into as I noodle them.

When finished each denom, deal with the coins put aside, place in 2 x 2's, pockets, albums or trays, whichever is your way of storing them.

Thanks Jeff and Nancy, that is some great information to get me started.

Do you find that it is easier to stick to one denom for a while or go back and forth between denom's for variety. I think I will start with 50 cents, as we already had some bags at home saved from out change and I have already got about 26 different veriations in my collection there, so may look to get some more there.

From some of what I have heard they are planning to take 5c, 10c, 20c all to $100 a bag, unsure on the 50c as well as I think $1 to $500 a bag. Though who really knows you here to many conflicting and plausible variations of most stories till you actually witness it yourself you just do not know.

Nancy, for the 2x2's and other storage products, is there somewhere in Brisbane that you can recommend or do you generally mail order?

Orion.... Lastly, do not forget to tell us what you found in the 'Post your finds' thread.....

I mainly noodle 20c and 50c coins. I get my 20c coins from my local branch, noodle them, then take them to a bank out of my local area and exchange them for 50c coins. Once I noodle the 50c coins I then take them to my local branch and exchange them back for 20c coins. This means that (hopefully) I don't end up noodling the same coins twice.

I think Mt Gravatt is easiest, it is pain to have to go into the City.

I did go to my bank yesterday, and did manage to get $50 in 50cents, but apparently I was really lucky they had any cause someone had just deposited them. Though I think no one to interested in coins had seen these as there are some interesting ones from 07 in there.

I have started to use the spreadsheet that was put together by rggoodie and bigfella. Though for things like the mintage figure may be easier to have all on one page.

Yes of course that was the primary 50cent piece that I am looking for as well as the Centenary of Federation coins. In $50 there was only 2 millennium 50c, both normal. As well only found on of the centenary of Federation, which was one of the 5 I needed (cannot remember which state right now, however was in not the best condition). Interestingly in just $50 about 20% was dated 2006. Some 2007, as well maybe half a dozen, showing differing degree's of doubling, and possible die crack between the top point and left point of the star at the top, however undusre and need to get a closer look, if it is anything will get a picture and look to post it in the error forum by the weekend.