Just wondering how people noodle, I've finally worked out Jeffs way (I think it was) where you spin the coin between your fingers and it's working good now. So I look at a coin about 3 times, check one comm's, low mintage and good grade, 2 is the flip looking for offsets and rotated and 3rd and final is look for cuds and anthing else that look out of the ordinary and I find it quicker than having a hard look but everyone is different so spill the beans :)
My procedure is as follows:
Step 1: Separate nown error coins from the rest.
Step 2: Examine the "error coins for errors, faults.
Step 3: Bag and return the coins for some more.
Easy ain't it. Like heck it is.
Examine every coin, obverse and reverse and then separate as required.
After doing 2.4 million coins, it is easy for me.
Start with a strong halogen desk lamp. One of those cheapies from K-Mart will do.
Stack the coins. Pick up a stack in one hand, and a 10x loupe in the other.
Roll the stack in your hand under the light and magnifier.
(that's how I just found this 2002 5¢ partial tilted collar)
Now look at the end coin with the loupe. Flip it and look at the other side.
Rinse and repeat. After 5 or 6 rejects, stack them and move on till you get to the end of the batch.
Grab the next stack, and start over.
Right now, out of this $10 bag of 5¢, I have 87 rejects, 19 errors including the tilt and a strikethrough, and 5 recent aUNCs. Oh, and a 2004 roadkill that's been flattened into an oval. More keepers than usual... this seems a good bag.
QuoteRoll the stack in your hand under the light and magnifier.
(that's how I just found this 2002 5¢ partial tilted collar)
The most important part of noodling IMHO. The rest is as easy as pie. :angel:
5 x Loupe, light coming over left shoulder, small containers for the different types of errors to go in, plus a larger one for the rejects, start with Obv, hold coin top & bottom, examine, rotate coin to Rev and repeat.
yes "repeat" over and over and over and over :blink:
But thanks for playing team, it's interesting to know how and what others do :good:
Still stuck on step 0 trying to get permission from the department of war and finance, doesn't really understand why would you want to in the first place.
Quote from: 'cracker' pid='24446' dateline='1376106830'Still stuck on step 0 trying to get permission from the department of war and finance, doesn't really understand why would you want to in the first place.
Quite so Cracker. But when one is struggling on a pension, Noodling through cash you don't have is a problem. But stuff I have from long ago helps. You can't Noodle that anymore.
is it still noodling if the bag of coins is a bag of pre-decimal coins?
Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='24452' dateline='1376122521'is it still noodling if the bag of coins is a bag of pre-decimal coins?
I suppose it is Robbiegal But how many times has it been Noodled before. ?? It's hard to find something new.
yeah true
I guess that decimal stuff isn't noodled as much .... maybe
I have this lot to do tomorrow .I should find something I reacon
see below .
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,, kel ,,
good grief
you could go blind going through so many coins!
have fun!
(ps nice cup coaster there)
Second row from the front, 7th pile from the left, the top one looks good already!!!! Have fun Kel!
Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='29366' dateline='1380107847'you could go blind going through so many coins!
Its only a sackful... :P
Man, I wish my desk was that neat. ;)
Quote from: 'Unicorn' pid='29368' dateline='1380112996'Second row from the front, 7th pile from the left, the top one looks good already!!!! Have fun Kel!
Front row fifth pile bottom coin looks good also
Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='29366' dateline='1380107847'good grief
you could go blind going through so many coins!
have fun!
(ps nice cup coaster there)
Robbie , that,s my coaster for my rum glass waiting for a refill in the afternoon,s and my coaster for my coffee in the mornings ,.
,, kel ,,
multi-tasking coaster
so I am now confident that was an afternoon photograph!
Any coin in those piles looks good. I can look through 2,500 $1 coins in about 3 hours. When one knows what to look for, it is easily spotted.
Quote from: 'Goldseeker' pid='29389' dateline='1380186404'Any coin in those piles looks good. I can look through 2,500 $1 coins in about 3 hours. When one knows what to look for, it is easily spotted.
Then I can spend another 3 hours looking at his rejects to find tons more errors. ;)
And then everyone is happy!
:-)
Happy Noodling Kel.!!
happy ? not me ozcoins , I have been through half of them for nothing so far .
first , I pick up 1 coin at a time , no 1 , look for mule , no 2 look for offsets , no 3 look for R/E , no 4 look for cuds ,while doing that to each coin , I can then notice any other fault that I am interested in .
I have never thought to check the edge,s of coins , that is something that I must remember to do .. ,, kel ,,
Bad luck...but the think of how much fun you are having Kel.
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true barry , but I will have to slow down a bit or I may go blind , just
like robbiegal said , and my dad told me the same thing many years
ago , stop it or you will go blind .
but I don't remember what he was talking about , because I did not
noodle them days .. ,, kel ,,
Got this one in change today.Is it worth keeping?
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I keep all Centenary of Federation 50c pieces in account of them being low mintage so I would keep it.
Unless you really need to keep that coin, or many more like it, spend it and get some more to look at.
Many people have hoarded the COF 50c and 20c pieces, so all the good looking ones have been removed from circulation. The ones that are left are pretty well less wanted examples of that particular coin.
If you want to start a basic circulatory collection then keep it.
On the other hand goldy, I find a fair number of COF 50c that have not seen as much circulation as you would expect. I think they get put aside so don't see much circulation then get spent later.
A local dealer offered to buy any and all state coins at 70¢. So they're worth hanging on to. I've seen UNC ones at $25. I keep any that cross my path, even though I have full sacks of UNC ones.
Oh, and there are errors on them too. Another reason not to toss them back.
Quotemy dad told me the same thing many years
ago , stop it or you will go blind .
but I don't remember what he was talking about , because I did not
noodle them days
Be careful not to confuse doodling and noodling.
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I got these in my change today, A nice shiny 2011 $1 and a 2012 poppy coin :good:
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10019/shiny.jpg)
Checked the poppy for petal cuds?
Quote from: 'Fulvio' pid='30204' dateline='1381290116'Checked the poppy for petal cuds?
I have about 60 of these and I will get around to checking them one day :angel:
Quote from: 'trout' pid='30207' dateline='1381290392'I have about 60 of these and I will get around to checking them one day
Make it one day soon. We're still looking for Petal 3 cuds. ;)
Just noodled this one tonight from a bulk lot
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I went into the rsl in Caboolture today , put in a $ 20.00 note , hit the collect button and out came 20 x 2011 dollar coins , all nice and shiney brand new coins lovely .. all resting at home now in their nice new 2 x 2 , s ,, kel ,,
Quote from: 'stevo1962' pid='32682' dateline='1382950520'Just noodled this one tonight from a bulk lot
cough cough
bit of a bobby dazzler there mate!
Quote from: 'keldaw' pid='32684' dateline='1382951403'I went into the rsl in Caboolture today , put in a $ 20.00 note , hit the collect button and out came 20 x 2011 dollar coins , all nice and shiney brand new coins lovely .. all resting at home now in their nice new 2 x 2 , s ,, kel ,,
it's like Christmas when the bright shiny new coins show up - especially 2 years after they are released as well
Just noodled a couple more with interesting colours
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There seem to be a few 2011 $1 coins floating around now in a very nice state. Not sure where they have been hiding.
Pedro
Steve
that brown 1964 y looks .... mighty fine ....
i'm after a near perfect brown as they are hard to get
well done
Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='32708' dateline='1382960124'Steve
that brown 1964 y looks .... mighty fine ....
i'm after a near perfect brown as they are hard to get
well done
Here are a couple more photos that give a better idea of the
colour.It is extremely lustrous and hard to capture properly
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nice rich velvety colours steve lovely coin
thanks
did find another incuse yesterday but not so good nick
I haven't found one for over a year ....... well done!
actually a bit peaved Uni, why can't I find one in good nick, here's a quick scan of the two I found
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would love to find an incuse like the coin on the right :(
Wow AJ, I have never found one. I don't actively look but still never found one.
they're hard and take some finding PP but they're still around mate..if I find another you can have one..but only if your a good girl :winkextra:
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AJ,There is no such thing as a good girl. A good girl is just a bad girl who hasn't been caught yet.
:laugh2: very true but I think that goes for all of us jozk :winkextra:
It's all good AJ, I have one, I just didn't find it myself.
I'll swap ya 'cause I'm pretty bloody sure yours would be in better nick than all mine put together but they're still a nice find and I think I only have the 2010 rotated to go :) and the bloody mule..one day one will pop up :winkextra:
Just checked my catalogue and our mate Goldy gave me a noodled one back in 2008. I have it listed at cost of 50c.
I haven't found a mule either and Mark has found 3. That was luck of the poker machine.
Quote from: 'ausjack' pid='32939' dateline='1383167276':laugh2: very true but I think that goes for all of us jozk :winkextra:
You're an uncaught bad girl, AJ? :dodgy:
Or do you mean you've never caught one? :scratch_one-s_head:
Anyway, the reason you can't find a good incused is that they've been sloshing around the pond for thirteen years now. :P
Quote from: 'purplepennyhunter' pid='32956' dateline='1383173010'I have it listed at cost of 50c.
Goldy must like you... mine was somewhat more than that. ;)
I meant most people until they get caught Fulvio, you know..I didn't do it :winkextra: sorry mate jozk just tickled my funny bone :P Never tried to catch one, have you..how would one go about said task :scratch_one-s_head:
Quote from: 'ausjack' pid='32973' dateline='1383179451'have you..how would one go about said task :scratch_one-s_head:
No idea mate... I've never tried, though I have been caught a couple of times, but I totally missed how it actually happened. One minute I was just
standin' there, waiting for the bus, like, and the next..
WHAMMO!
Anyway, enough threadjacking, before we both get thwacked with rolled-up newspapers. :dodgy:
Nice to see that self correcting is alive and well.
I didn't know I sent you an Incuse PPH. Must have slipped my mind.
Quote from: 'Goldseeker' pid='33046' dateline='1383217786'Nice to see that self correcting is alive and well.
I didn't know I sent you an Incuse PPH. Must have slipped my mind.
Well it was 5 years ago. I don't have a very good coin catalogue but some things are in there!
my wife got 2 x 2016 Anzac dollars today .
looks like she is getting my fathers day gift set up already ./
now she just came in and gave me a 2005
Gallipoli less we forget dollar with c mm she found in her purse .
Sounds like you'll do alright this year Kel :)
Gallipoli less we forget dollar with c mm she found in her purse .
very well worn , its been travelling around for quite a while by the looks of it ..
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Nice find.