So, as I was giving this 2011 $2 I just found a light clean (damn verdigris!), I got to wondering...
What exactly constitutes an unconditional keeper? Varieties, errors and flaws, obviously, but what about run-of-the-mill coins?
In my case, for the $2:
1991: nil MSO
1993: 4,900,000
1998: 8,700,000
2000: 5,706,000
2011: 1,800,000*
2012: 1,800,000*
are all hoarded, but I draw the line at
1990: 10,300,000
even though I would hoard a 10mil mintage for other coins (2003 $1 for example).
So, what do you keep, and what do you throw out?
well I was keepin everything then moved to mintages of under 20 mill then decided to drop that to 10 but now it's the very low only so a lot of $2 don't make the list any more, I have a few put away but soon found out they're not worth the trouble and better off puttin that money to something I like :winkextra:
I'd always kept anything less than 10 mil also. Bills got the better of my $1 coins recently with 600 of them going back to the pond. (2000, 2001 vol, 2003 vol, 2004 and 2005). That was when I kept the 2004 Misaligned die clock ones.
A: Way too many 50c pieces!!
I am going to do a cull soon.
I don't keep many $2 coins just the errors
Quote from: 'Ozcoins' pid='19683' dateline='1372384038'A: Way too many 50c pieces!!
I am going to do a cull soon.
Yeah right oz, yeah ya many have to many but can you really put them back..50 cents says ya can't :winkextra:
All states 20c and 50c definitely. Other than that it depends how low the mintage is/how worn the coin is and how often I come across them.
Throw them back? NEVER!!!!!!
At least offer them to members at face value plus postage. :)
red wine :yahoo:
re coins : as i have less than 100 i cannot say i hoard any in particular as yet but am working on it , maybe leaning towards pre dec. coppers
Quote from: 'duggee27' pid='19746' dateline='1372400733'...less than 100...
What, kilos? Sacks? Albums? Surely you
can't mean coins????
I keep a few of each of the commemorative 20c, 50c and dollars for trading,
but I tend to hoard the Don Bradman 20c and the CHOGM dollars.
I tend to be hoarding a bit of everything.
1c: 1968, 1990
2c: 1968, 1969, Missing SD's,
5c: 1972
10c: 1972, 1985, 1991, 1997, 1999 large head (just like them for some reason), 2011
20c: 1971, 1985, 1988, UN, Bradman, Federation, 2004 large head, 2008 large gap
50c: 1973, 1985, Tall Ships, Ram, 1993, Royal Visit, Incused, Federation, Rotated 2010
$1: Rabbits ears, Mules
$2: 2011, Poppy
Of course any major errors as well.
Hey! No cheating! Half that list is errors and varieties. ;)
I know, I know. But many of the errors or varieties are only kept due to the mintage numbers. For example the 2004 large head 20c has an estimated mintage of 400K. I don't think I'd bother hoarding them if the mintage was 50:50 with 2004 small head. I just put the other things that I hoard to have a complete list.
Purely on mintage figures;
1c: 1968, 1990
2c: 1968, 1969
5c: 1972
10c: 1972, 1985, 1991, 1997, 2011
20c: 1971, 1985, 1988, UN, Bradman, Federation
50c: 1973, 1985, Tall Ships, Ram, 1993, Royal Visit, Federation
$2: 2011, Poppy
I'd like to know about the mintage of the 04 20 as I have only ever found one but found thousands of the other..but I'm just lucky :mocking:
The pointy A is a bloody hard coin to find in Adelaide. Ive found less than 10 from many many thousands of dollars of 20c coins.
why are you up?? just get home from a big night :winkextra:
Anything that looks too good to throw back. But I have too many.
I have just started a cull and a count of 20ยข and actually returned $100 to the pond (used them to buy $1 to noodle -some people never learn).
Jeff
Quote from: 'b_j_w_79' pid='19782' dateline='1372418477'1999 large head (just like them for some reason)
It's the rarer one too I believe.
so how do I tell them apart as I just had a look and found 1 99 in a $10 bag so looked at mint set and it looks the same so thought I'd grab the other $10 bag on 10's and found 4 so it's luck of the draw but I don't know what to look for :(
Quote from: 'ausjack' pid='19826' dateline='1372466862'so how do I tell them apart as I just had a look and found 1 99 in a $10 bag so looked at mint set and it looks the same so thought I'd grab the other $10 bag on 10's and found 4 so it's luck of the draw but I don't know what to look for :(
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Great-combined-postage-deal-1999-ten-10-cent-large-head-error-coin-/140807682164?pt=AU_Coins2&hash=item20c8cab874
Quote from: 'ausjack' pid='19826' dateline='1372466862'so how do I tell them apart as I just had a look and found 1 99 in a $10 bag so looked at mint set and it looks the same so thought I'd grab the other $10 bag on 10's and found 4 so it's luck of the draw but I don't know what to look for :(
I think the best thing to do is just collect a bunch of 1999 10c pieces and them compare them all with something that magnifies (this is what I did).
The big head ones have the text noticeably closer to the rim as I recall.
thanks mate but they all look the same to me so I must have all big heads :winkextra: no wonder I don't worry about looking for these small errors as they hurt the eyes to much :(
and thanks MisterT, I was typing while you replied..I'm too slow :)
The 1999 large head 10c are easy to spot once you have one. The way I notice them is that it looks like the writing is touching the rim of the coin. I normally find between 2-4 every $100 I search.
(http://i1343.photobucket.com/albums/o787/robster836/penfolds_zps9dbb04f1.jpg)
Mrs Robster has cut me off- down to 2 boxes per year.! That will teach me to be a bad boy.!! I blame Unicorn for leading me up the Magical path.!!!!!
Did you keep a 1951? Or better yet, a complete set?
Robster ......
Home, home on the Grange,
Where the coins and the stamped envelopes play;
Where often is found, a variety collector's part pound,
And the Mrs Robster's away most the day.
Quote from: 'Unicorn' pid='19946' dateline='1372550109'Robster ......
Home, home on the Grange,
Where the coins and the stamped envelopes play;
Where often is found, a variety collector's part pound,
And the Mrs Robster's away most the day.
A song from Jimmy Barnes comes to my head when I look at those cases of plonk :diablo: :laugh2:
I don't consider keeping multiples of coins that you like or think may be of value at a later date "Hording" :angel:
For me in the decimals its the incused 50's, the 2002 Windmill 50's and the Rams Head 50's :ok:
In the predecimals its the 1953/54 3d coins and all the commemorative florins (not the Melbourne coins).
Next year Mrs. Robster said I may even be allowed to buy a bottle to go with my boxes.!! :angel:
:laugh2: ....... indeed ....... you'll be able to play Barnsey and UB40 then!
I'm a rare plant hoarder so when I sell off my excess I usually spend the profits on coins to add to my collection
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Looks spectacular and peaceful.!!
Quote from: 'Robster' pid='19961' dateline='1372564165'Looks spectacular and peaceful.!!
Keeps me out of trouble
Nice collection. Ours are either in the garden under the weeds, or in pots scattered around the place and desperately short of water. A greenhouse would be nice to have.
Quote from: 'Fulvio' pid='19970' dateline='1372570627'Nice collection. Ours are either in the garden under the weeds, or in pots scattered around the place and desperately short of water. A greenhouse would be nice to have.
I have to build another greenhouse as I am branching out into different types of plants so if it wasn't out of control by now it
will be very soon
Stevo, how to you stop the wind from ripping the plastic off your greenhouse? I must have put 200 bricks on mine and the wind still took it!
Quote from: 'Unicorn' pid='19978' dateline='1372572175'Stevo, how to you stop the wind from ripping the plastic off your greenhouse? I must have put 200 bricks on mine and the wind still took it!
That looks like shadecloth on the side.
Quote from: 'Unicorn' pid='19978' dateline='1372572175'Stevo, how to you stop the wind from ripping the plastic off your greenhouse? I must have put 200 bricks on mine and the wind still took it!
Mine is shadecloth which is nailed down but the mine is up against the house so minimal wind.Your plastic is catching the wind so maybe some wooden strips on the outside of the greenhouse secured to any uprights or horizontal supports.You could even roll the plastic on the bottom around a broomstick or similar and stake it down with steel pins into the ground
And cut some flaps in it too, like they do on banners.
I apparently, did hoard my old clothes until this week-end
which the daughter who has been visiting this week and has made me start to clear out resulting to a huge bin of chuckouts and that is just the first wardrobe
but honey, just because I haven't worn it for 15 years doesn't mean I have to throw it away does it?
well, nothing much else
maybe flower vases
got some barbie dolls too
wine - I have one special bottle 1987 red
my first boy was born that year
don't know if you can still drink it now?
Quote from: 'stevo1962' pid='19955' dateline='1372561496'I'm a rare plant hoarder so when I sell off my excess I usually spend the profits on coins to add to my collection
hey stevo
what is that little flat leafed palm there
do you sell them?
reckon I could grow it inside - we have ducked gas heating
Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='19987' dateline='1372577256'we have ducked gas heating
Hehe, I didn't know ducks installed heating... or does it run on duck farts? ;)
no
costs a fortune
Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='19987' dateline='1372577256'I apparently, did hoard my old clothes until this week-end
which the daughter who has been visiting this week and has made me start to clear out resulting to a huge bin of chuckouts and that is just the first wardrobe
but honey, just because I haven't worn it for 15 years doesn't mean I have to throw it away does it?
well, nothing much else
maybe flower vases
got some barbie dolls too
wine - I have one special bottle 1987 red
my first boy was born that year
don't know if you can still drink it now?
Quote from: 'stevo1962' pid='19955' dateline='1372561496'I'm a rare plant hoarder so when I sell off my excess I usually spend the profits on coins to add to my collection
hey stevo
what is that little flat leafed palm there
do you sell them?
reckon I could grow it inside - we have ducked gas heating
Robbie that one is a Licuala Cordata from Borneo.It's one of the most expensive palms available.A 1-2 leaf seedling will cost you $50 if you can find one.I have a couple of larger seedlings but I'm waiting for that particular one to flower.The last time I bought 100 seeds for $3 each only 2 germinated which is not uncommon hence the high seedling price
Looks like a nice grow room :winkextra: I'll get ya better seeds cheaper than that Steve :mafia:
Quote from: 'ausjack' pid='20000' dateline='1372585441'Looks like a nice grow room :winkextra: I'll get ya better seeds cheaper than that Steve :mafia:
Would appreciate that very much AJ :ok:
when they are good to go
i'd like one steveo
if they are miniature?
I have grown palms from seeds but they were only Alexandras, fan palms and a date palm
an exotic would be very special
Quote from: 'stevo1962' pid='20002' dateline='1372586029'Would appreciate that very much AJ :ok:
LOL! I don't think you'd want the type of seeds he's talking about, mate.
The :mafia::mafia::mafia: Goodfellas might come and make ya an offer you can't refuse... ;)
.. and if not the mob, then the local :police_car::police_car::police_car: might have something to say.. :angel:
:mocking: on the money Fulvio..don't worry mate Steve has :police_car: contacts :winkextra:
Quote from: 'ausjack' pid='20031' dateline='1372612804':mocking: on the money Fulvio..don't worry mate Steve has :police_car: contacts :winkextra:
Yeah someone will have them
Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='20011' dateline='1372589268'when they are good to go
i'd like one steveo
if they are miniature?
I have grown palms from seeds but they were only Alexandras, fan palms and a date palm
an exotic would be very special
That one is miniature but might be a while before mine comes to the party.I do have seedlings of another miniature from Borneo which is also quite nice as long as you can keep it above 10 degrees C. This is an adult specimen
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Geebus steve, you've got some beautiful plants mate :good: might have to call in and have a squiz next time I'm up that way :winkextra:
Quote from: 'ausjack' pid='20091' dateline='1372655615'Geebus steve, you've got some beautiful plants mate :good: might have to call in and have a squiz next time I'm up that way :winkextra:
Yeah no trouble AJ. I'm trying to keep rare dwarf palms ,super hot chillis and other popular plants but I have everything squeezed into one 40m3
greenhouse
just about everything that comes into this place. And hardly anything goes out unfortunately