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Title: Decimal Eye Candy
Post by: trout on January 23, 2015, 02:40:58 PM

Just picked these up from the post office and had to take a few images.

2009 20c
1966 Decimal Pattern
PR67DCAM
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10019/ec5.jpg)
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10019/ec4.jpg)

1966 Proof 20c
PR69DCAM
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10019/ec2.jpg)
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10019/ec3.jpg)

1966 Proof 5c
PR69DCAM
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10019/ec.jpg)
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10019/ec1.jpg)

2013 Gold plated Proof 20c
PR69DCAM
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10019/ec7.jpg)
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10019/ec6.jpg)

Title: RE: Decimal Eye Candy
Post by: Unicorn on January 23, 2015, 04:46:05 PM

Wow, wow, wow, wow Trout!

Gee you're getting good at the happy snaps!

I really love the 66 20c how the frosting meets the field in the lower right quarter of the coin. Brilliant!

Title: RE: Decimal Eye Candy
Post by: trout on January 23, 2015, 05:02:47 PM

Quote from: 'Unicorn' pid='65764' dateline='1421993765'Wow, wow, wow, wow Trout!

Gee you're getting good at the happy snaps!

I really love the 66 20c how the frosting meets the field in the lower right quarter of the coin. Brilliant!

It's not Me its the new Camera set up I bought last year that is doing all the work :)

I have bought quite a few 66 proof sets over the years and this one I got from Iswright is about the best I have come across.
The 50c and 2c coins weren't too flash but the 5 and 20c coins are real corkers :yahoo:

Title: RE: Decimal Eye Candy
Post by: Unicorn on January 23, 2015, 05:50:39 PM

Quote from: 'trout' pid='65766' dateline='1421994767'..... this one I got from Iswright ......

Gee that brings back fond memories. I always looked forward to their newspaper classified style postal bids cattledogs back in the 80's. I used to spend hours reading through the lots ...... not to mention spending lots of my paycheck at the time.

Title: RE: Decimal Eye Candy
Post by: Triggersmob on January 23, 2015, 07:50:26 PM

I try to avoid collecting coins like these, but there is no doubt they sure are sweet to look at. :)

Title: RE: Decimal Eye Candy
Post by: trout on January 23, 2015, 08:04:52 PM

The Decimal Proofs are by far the Best quality coins you can get from a RAM product , Up there with the Wedding sets that are still unrecognised as "Specimen" coins.
If you can get a grade of MS67 out of a Mint set or a roll of circulating coins you are doing rather well lately :ok:
Have a look at the pop reports on NGC and PCGS and you will find that MS67 is pretty much the benchmark with the dollar coins until you get into the Wedding set coins :angel:

Title: RE: Decimal Eye Candy
Post by: kchan1111 on January 23, 2015, 09:48:11 PM

Is it just me, or is there no wedding sets any more in 2015?

Title: RE: Decimal Eye Candy
Post by: trout on January 23, 2015, 10:01:02 PM

Quote from: 'kchan1111' pid='65799' dateline='1422011891'Is it just me, or is there no wedding sets any more in 2015?

After 2009 the wedding sets were produced as Proof sets.
From 2002-2009 RAM produced the Wedding sets and they are of amazing quality compared with the run of the mill circulation coins or Mint sets, IMHO the wedding set coins are "Specimen" coins.
Just look at the Pop reports and between 2002 and 2009 is pretty much the only time that an Aussie circulating coin will make MS69 .

Title: RE: Decimal Eye Candy
Post by: runway on January 23, 2015, 11:29:40 PM

The early wedding sets were absolute specimens
I stopped collecting them when RAM changed the coins to Proofs

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