At starting price these are only a small premium on face value. Might be of interest to someone in Melbourne area.
50 cent collection HUGE hoard of 2,692 coins MANY RARE (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/50-cent-collection-HUGE-hoard-of-2-692-coins-MANY-RARE-/322128918157?hash=item4b0061368d:g:DscAAOSwie5XS5vL)
OK, not many 'rare' but could be enough good ones to be worth the while noodling them.
Quote from: 'JeffH' pid='89954' dateline='1465067741'OK, not many 'rare' but could be enough good ones to be worth the while noodling them.
Let's think about this...
1 x Year 2000 Millennium Incused Variety VERY RARE
271 x Year 2000 Millennium
390 x Standard Coat of Arms various years
434 x Centenary of Federation Coat of Arms
31 x Western Australia (WA) State Centenary of Federation
29 x Victoria (VIC) State Centenary of Federation
19 x New South Wales (NSW) State Centenary of Federation
15 x Northern Territory (NT) State Centenary of Federation
12 x South Australia (SA) State Centenary of Federation
5 x Australian Capital Territory (ACT) State Centenary of Federation
12 x Tasmania (TAS) State Centenary of Federation
19 x Queensland (QLD)State Centenary of Federation
9 x Norfolk Island Centenary of Federation
247 x Rememberance 60th Anniversary of WWII 2005
167 x Weary Dunlop 1995
66 x Australia Day 2010
29 x Year 1988 Bicentenary Tall Ships
20 x Year 1991 Rams Head 25th Anniversary of Decimal Currency
43 x Year 2000 Royal Visit with Parliament Building Flag
219 x Year 2005 Melbourne Commonwealth Games
204 x Year 1994 International Year of the Kids
262 x Year 1998 Bass Flinders Discovery of Bass Strait
188 x Year 2003 Year of the Volunteer
There might be the odd error or variety in the rest, like maybe a wide date 1994, but most of them would end up back in the pond.
Question is, how much of a premium are the red ones worth, when you can just get a few sacks from the bank at face and noodle them yourself?
Agreed but how many thousands of dollars and hours would be required to get 5 sets of CoA and 20 ramsheads and an incused millennium?
Plus maybe a 1985 and a few 1993 coat of arms.
I wonder why no 1970 Cooks.
Quote from: 'JeffH' pid='90017' dateline='1465113584'Agreed but how many thousands of dollars and hours would be required
A lot, which is why I reached out. I'm not going to bid, but if, as I suspect, they don't sell, I'll probably pop over to Brighton and see if we can strike a deal. :)