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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Does anyone know if either of these years were actually released into circulation or were they all melted down?
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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From what I gathered, a significant amount of them were melted down although there are some forum members here that seem to have them from circulation. I'm not too sure of the reason why as the mintage are quite high - 55.1 and 27.8 million respectively.
That said, I still haven't got a 1971, 83, 84, 85 and the 2004 big head 20 cents.
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Formerly nancyc
Australia
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Maccas 15th page 119. "Whilst many millions of 20 cent coins were minted in 1983 and 1984 almost the entire production was later melted down and exported as base metal cupro-nickel bars when there was no economic demand for them through the Reserve Bank. Only one $200 uncirculated mint roll box for each year has survived to date, making the rolls scarce."
life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Which means there were only 1000 of each coin released in circulation... wow.
Edited by gxseries
08/24/2008 5:22 pm
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Valued Member
Australia
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I have found about 2 1983's and 1 1984 20c in circulation. It's hard to know if I have missed others as they don't really stand out but I have definitely found some.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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G'day, it's annoying that the information cited by Nancy from Macca's isn't included in Renniks' 22nd. This just gives the 55m & 27m figures.
1985 is 2.70m.
1986~1992 are mso.
1993 is 1.49m.
So, that's not many 20-cents after 1982, until 1994.
Peter
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Pillar of the Community
 Australia
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Thanks everyone. I am putting together a couple of circulated sets for my kids and these holes I just can't seem to fill. Think I am going to classify them as MSO if I can't find them in the next couple of months. Not going to buy anything for these sets, and they are pretty much all that remains.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Maybe you could articficially put them into your pocket and pass it off as circulated? :D I'm looking for one of those 20 cents too :(
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Peter or anyone else, is the mintage for the 1993 20 cent accurate at 1.49 million? It seems that the RAM didn't declare any was struck at that year but instead, 200,000 was struck in 1988. How bizarre. Direct link from the mint: http://www.ramint.gov.au/about_ram/...malCoins.pdf I believe there was an error with the mintage of the 1992 MOR dollar coin as well. My partial coin collection http://www.omnicoin.com/collection/gxseriesMy numismatics articles and collection: http://www.gxseries.com/numis/numis_index.htmRegularly updated at least once a month. |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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G'day, you're up early, GX: still dark here.
I know that the RAM site has a table of coins minted.
I have a copy of Renniks 2007; and a much older Maccas, which I only rarely refer to since I got Renniks.
Where these sources agree, or don't disagree, I'm content.
When they disagreee, I have no idea how to move forward.
Peter in Darwin
25.0 Celsius at 6.10am
sunrise expected about 7.00
It seems that a lot might hinge on the difference between "coins minted" and "coins issued", as in the case of 1983 & 1984 20-cents: many millions minted; very few issued.
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Formerly nancyc
Australia
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There were no 1993 20¢ coins struck for circulation. Mintage figures therefore would have to be be for coins in sets, if indeed that figure is accurate. No mintage figures quoted in Maccas & probably no way of knowing where the figure in Renniks came from.
My guess is it's most likely a typo. I can't see that RAM would have produced 1.49m sets in 1993.
life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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Valued Member
Nauru
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I have been looking out for the 20 cents for the years 1983 and 1984 to include in my collection but till now haven't seen or got one.
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Formerly nancyc
Australia
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Hi Davidson, Welcome to the forum!  If I was really desperate to get hold of 1983 & 1984 20¢, I'd go & buy mint sets for both years. I doubt I'll ever see either of them in circulation. I actually consider them both to be Mint Sets Only. life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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Valued Member
Australia
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I finally got a chance to check my collection and I have found 3 1983 20c and 2 1984 20c pieces from circulation. I also have 1 1993 20c but my guess is this is more likely from a mint set broken down and ended up in circulation. I also have 3 1988 20c pieces from circulation.
My best guess is that these came from around $36220 worth of 20c coins searched.
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Rest in Peace
Australia
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Do you want to, or are you willing to, sell any of them?
regards,
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09/15/2008 06:08 am
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Formerly nancyc
Australia
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