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I am currently collecting:
5c: 1972
10c: Nothing
20c:1966,1966 raised 2,67,68,71
50:1972,74,81, incuse
$1: 2000 mule, 2005, and any rabbit ears
$2: Nothing
What do you guys think?
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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I keep all 1972 5 cent pieces, no matter their condition. 10 cent, I collect the 'no feather' variety/error/diefill. I collect the 1999 tail feather Cuds and doublings, and of course the low mintage coins 20 cent, I collect all the 2001 federation, bradman, and volunteers (simply 'cos I like them). I also colect errors and the occassional small 'SD'. And the 2004 pointy 'A' 50 cent, I have no incuse (never found one). I collect the 2001 federation and tall ships, double feather on the emu (1979, 1980?) short term memory problems $1 - I have more errors on these that you can shake a stick at. Happy to list at a later date. I've got all the rabbit ears including the rare 1985. Several mules. A beautiful die crack on an UNC Barcelona $1 found in circulation. 2001 Rotations et al $2 - don't keep many of these apart from the UNCs and the counterfeits. No notes. My wife gets them first LOL |
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Pillar of the Community
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Yes I forgot to add the 2001 federations,the ram head and the tall ships. What is the small SD,double feather and no feather? Thanks
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Valued Member
Australia
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small SD relates to varieties of SD initials on the reverse (mainly on 5c and 20c as far as I know - no doubt someone will kindly correct me) Double feather and no feather refer to the double bar on the '79 and '80 50c - see http://www.cruzis-coins.com/50c/1980d.html |
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Double Bar were the words I couldn't think of.  With reference to the no feather on the 10 cent coin, there are a number of years where there is what is probably a die fill on part of the lyre bird's feather. It also occurs on proof coins, so I'm not sure how to categorise them. Then there are the 1999 tail feather errors; They range from a small Cud at the base of the tail feather, Cuds of various leghths at various places along the feather, a long Cud the length of the feather and culminating in the well known 1999 'blob'. Nevol may be able to post some scans. Edited by Yass
08/07/2011 11:57 pm
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Formerly nancyc
Australia
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Haha! I'm not Nevol here! That's my 'other' forum ID. As for me posting scans...dunno about that. It's been so long, I've forgotten what to do. Let's see...where are those images?  Nuh! Tried it, can't do it.  Try #2: 10c 1999 Rev Fat Blob in Tail Feather  10c 1968 Rev Missing Feather  The missing feather piccie isn't very good, I think it's from when I was still using a camera and all the pics I took were crook! I then went over to scans, but I have to relearn how to do everything due to having a new scanner program, which I hate! I apologize for the quality (or lack thereof) of these old images. life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
Edited by Nevol
08/08/2011 01:24 am
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Nancy I don't get where the fat blob is located on the coin...
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Pillar of the Community
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Can I have a pic of teh "SD" Variety and also values of these varieties. I hear the double bar coins are worthless, is this true?
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Formerly nancyc
Australia
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Nancy I don't get where the fat blob is located on the coin... Are you kidding or what?  Smack bang in the middle of the picture. Get any old 10c coin, and compare it to the picture I posted. I'll have to check what SD piccies I've got, I think they're all 5c ones. If the double bar coins are in really good condition, hang onto them. It only costs face value to keep them, and you don't have to feed them. 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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I see the blob on the picture but where is it located on the coin? I cna't work it out.
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Formerly nancyc
Australia
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In between the 2 top feathers that sweep backwards above the Lyrebird's body, from the right to the left. life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
Edited by Nevol
08/08/2011 05:37 am
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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The blob is on the curling rear tail feathers of the lyre bird.
Double bars may not be worth much (50 cent), but I keep them anyway. One day......lol.
I am unaware od the values of the varieties of SD varieties, on 5 or 20 cent coins. Nothing if not UNC I suspect, but one day.......lol
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Go to the bank every week and get $50 worth of 50c coins.
At the end of the year you will have saved $2600, But leave it untill the end of the year before you check them.
You will have 5200 coins to go through, better than getting scratchies I recon.
Will be great fun to go through.
Whatever is junk take it back to the bank and use it for a fishing trip.
Out of 5200 50 cents there just has to be some gems
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Valued Member
Australia
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From my sample size of 25.000 noodled so far 50c coins I would say that out of 5200 coins you can expect to find :
1. About 11 1991 rams head coins ( mainly in good cond)
2. About 25 1988 tall ships coins
3. About 50 1981 Royal Wed coins
4. About 5 full sets of cent of fed coins
5. Nice double bars 79/80
6. About 2-3 1985 50c , no one mentioned this one, however for me definitely keeper
7. And you have a ~60% chance to get incused millenium
8. Also you would find almost any Coat of Arms in decent condition
Sample size is small and not reliable, however somehow representative in the long-run
Good luck and good findings!
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Well Zic out of the 400 50c peices searched I've already got a 1985 Coat Of Arms thanks to your mentioning. It is in Very Fine condition. Can I get a price on this coin?
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