In Maccas this coin is listed as being only issued at the Berlin Money fair.
However they were also produced in specimen quality in the wedding sets.
Maccas has the mintage at 500 but there were another 2,824 made for the wedding sets bringing the mintage up to 3,324 :ok:
This was discussed elsewhere, where was that??????
Quote from: 'purplepennyhunter' pid='20973' dateline='1373494905'This was discussed elsewhere, where was that??????
I'm blowed if I know PP, I am struggling to remember what I did last month let alone what happened ages ago:angel:
I know it was discussed either here or CCF maybe. Did some searches with no luck.
I think the question was is it a proper specimen and the RAM annual report seems to think not.
Quote from: 'purplepennyhunter' pid='20990' dateline='1373499718'I know it was discussed either here or CCF maybe. Did some searches with no luck.
I think the question was is it a proper specimen and the RAM annual report seems to think not.
I have the 2009 MOR coin from a wedding set and believe me it IS a specimen quality coin:angel:
Maybe the ones sent to Berlin weren't.
It was mentioned in the 'Dollar Coins' thread beginning at the bottom of page 6. I bought one from Downies at the time.-John
Quote from: 'triplewitch' pid='20995' dateline='1373501065'It was mentioned in the 'Dollar Coins' thread beginning at the bottom of page 6. I bought one from Downies at the time.-John
cheers Mate :good:
Quote from: 'trout' pid='20960' dateline='1373473645'In Maccas this coin is listed as being only issued at the Berlin Money fair.
However they were also produced in specimen quality in the wedding sets.
Maccas has the mintage at 500 but there were another 2,824 made for the wedding sets bringing the mintage up to 3,324 :ok:
Here ya go
(http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb22/interest88/berlin-tails.jpg)(http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb22/interest88/berlin-heads.jpg)
Quote from: 'interest' pid='21006' dateline='1373505247'Quote from: 'trout' pid='20960' dateline='1373473645'In Maccas this coin is listed as being only issued at the Berlin Money fair.
However they were also produced in specimen quality in the wedding sets.
Maccas has the mintage at 500 but there were another 2,824 made for the wedding sets bringing the mintage up to 3,324 :ok:
Here ya go
(http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb22/interest88/berlin-tails.jpg)(http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb22/interest88/berlin-heads.jpg)
Do you have a wedding set coin to put side by side with this one ?
this is mine, These are remarkably hard to photograph due to the blinding lustre present on the coin.
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10019/09c.jpg)
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10019/09b.jpg)
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10019/09a.jpg)
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10019/09.jpg)
Trout ..... just knew you had a white cotton glove .....
Unicorn's nonsense (http://www.australian-coins.net/showthread.php?tid=1339)
Is that a bullet hole I see in the coin above your specimen? (1st pic).
..... And the light on a mob of the roos are a blindin' me.
Blame PPH she made me start humming Slim tunes .....
QuoteIs that a bullet hole I see in the coin above your specimen? (1st pic).
Yes :diablo:
Quote from: 'trout' pid='21014' dateline='1373520963'QuoteIs that a bullet hole I see in the coin above your specimen? (1st pic).
Yes :diablo:
Give me all your 2x2's or the dollar coin gets it!!! :mafia:
Quote from: 'trout' pid='21010' dateline='1373515624'Quote from: 'interest' pid='21006' dateline='1373505247'Quote from: 'trout' pid='20960' dateline='1373473645'In Maccas this coin is listed as being only issued at the Berlin Money fair.
However they were also produced in specimen quality in the wedding sets.
Maccas has the mintage at 500 but there were another 2,824 made for the wedding sets bringing the mintage up to 3,324 :ok:
Here ya go
Do you have a wedding set coin to put side by side with this one ?
this is mine, These are remarkably hard to photograph due to the blinding lustre present on the coin.
No I don't, but this "specimen" is not much better than a normal business strike.
In fact when I received the coin I rung up Downies to complain about the quality,
they were okay for me to return it for a refund as they did not have any more in stock.
But I kept it even though it has a small scratch on it, which I think is a bag mark.
Quotethis "specimen" is not much better than a normal business strike.
Looks like Downies have simply got a bunch of business strike coins and bagged and tagged them as "Specimen" coins :dodgy:
The wedding set coins on the other hand ARE specimen quality coins.
If you put a normal mint set coin alongside a wedding set coin the difference is readily apparent , The difference between the 2 coins is blindingly obvious :ok:
They will both be Uncirculated coins but the quality of the strike and the care taken with packaging is what makes these two coins totally different propositions :angel:
:i_agree:
I like your input Interest and the replies
Wedding sets used to be specimens but now proof coins in them.
The Downies Berlin mint sets are the only ones I have heard of and I suspect they are all RAM mint sets with a different outer sleeve?
Quote from: 'runway' pid='21365' dateline='1373718578'I like your input Interest and the replies
Wedding sets used to be specimens but now proof coins in them.
The Downies Berlin mint sets are the only ones I have heard of and I suspect they are all RAM mint sets with a different outer sleeve?
I bought the 2011 berlin mint set thinking it may contain something a little different to the 2011 Mint sets.
The coins are identical :dash1:
Quote from: 'trout' pid='21394' dateline='1373755838'The coins are identical :dash1:
Not a problem... its the packaging that makes it special!
Oh wait, you're that guy who rips up all the packaging, aren't you? :Gigakach_01:
Quote from: 'Fulvio' pid='21399' dateline='1373758688'Quote from: 'trout' pid='21394' dateline='1373755838'The coins are identical :dash1:
Not a problem... its the packaging that makes it special!
Oh wait, you're that guy who rips up all the packaging, aren't you? :Gigakach_01:
That's Me :angel:
The only mint sets or clamshells that are still in the mint packaging are the ones I have bought extras of.
ALL the rest go into 2x2's and in my albums.
I would rather do this than have to go through hundreds of clamshells or sets just to view a coin when I can simply open the appropriate album and there it is.
I know that if I leave them in there respective packaging they are worth more But I don't collect as an investment , I collect purely for my own selfish enjoyment :ok:
Anyway the early mint packaging and some of the new stuff is actually detrimental to the coins health anyway and should be removed.
Anyway each to there own way of doing things.
If I kept everything in it original packing I would need to build another shed just to store them :angel:
Quote from: 'trout' pid='21403' dateline='1373760077'If I kept everything in it original packing I would need to build another shed just to store them :angel:
Yeah, I can totally sympathise on
that one. Hence my efforts to pack them into the smallest possible volume.
Quote from: 'Fulvio' pid='21513' dateline='1373806614'Quote from: 'trout' pid='21403' dateline='1373760077'If I kept everything in it original packing I would need to build another shed just to store them :angel:
Yeah, I can totally sympathise on that one. Hence my efforts to pack them into the smallest possible volume.
When you buy the different mintmarked/counterstamped dollar coins they come in a cardboard sleeve that offers absolutely NO protection against toning, as far as I am concerned the sooner these are removed from the packaging and stored correctly the better.
The BP type PVC wallets are another prime example of why the coins should be removed as well :ok:
The PNC issues are another problem, they come in a nice envelope with a stamp and the coin is fairly well protected in a capsule .
They then put this in that stinking big PVC envelope :dash1:
Just for argument sake,, what price should I put this in my list as.??
Quote from: 'trout' pid='21403' dateline='1373760077'Quote from: 'Fulvio' pid='21399' dateline='1373758688'Quote from: 'trout' pid='21394' dateline='1373755838'The coins are identical :dash1:
Not a problem... its the packaging that makes it special!
Oh wait, you're that guy who rips up all the packaging, aren't you? :Gigakach_01:
That's Me :angel:
The only mint sets or clamshells that are still in the mint packaging are the ones I have bought extras of.
ALL the rest go into 2x2's and in my albums.
I would rather do this than have to go through hundreds of clamshells or sets just to view a coin when I can simply open the appropriate album and there it is.
I know that if I leave them in there respective packaging they are worth more But I don't collect as an investment , I collect purely for my own selfish enjoyment :ok:
Anyway the early mint packaging and some of the new stuff is actually detrimental to the coins health anyway and should be removed.
Anyway each to there own way of doing things.
If I kept everything in it original packing I would need to build another shed just to store them :angel:
I agree and do exactly the same thing. it would create too much mess getting them all out and then to put it all away.
One album at a time is soooo much easier.
I was disappointed when the wedding sets became proof coins is there any official specimen coins from the mint available or do they call mint set coins specimen?
Quote from: 'runway' pid='21814' dateline='1374068770'I was disappointed when the wedding sets became proof coins is there any official specimen coins from the mint available or do they call mint set coins specimen?
From2010 the wedding sets were proof coins :dash1;