There has been some interest in having Secret Santa again (thanks for the reminder Trout!), so I will organise it for everyone.
Participants must have 50 posts and be a member for more than 14 days.
Present around $10 value including postage the sender pays.
Participants will be accepted until midnight on Sunday 27th November.
I will get the draw done and details to participants on Monday 28th November.
If you want to take part, please post here that you would like to participate and send me details of where presents should be posted via PM.
Something to consider: For everyone's security, I do not want to receive (or pass on) address details where valuable collections are held. Please use a mailing address where this does not apply.
Have fun everyone!!
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So far the 2016 Secret Santa's are
-Ozcoins
-trout
-Goldseeker
-purplepennyhunter
-ausproofs
-humpybong
-Goose
-JeffH
-robbiegal
-keldaw
Count Me in for 2016 Mate.
Thanks for doing this OC :good:
Count me in too please
Add me to the list, I will PM you the box number!
I am in too... I will send you the postage details.
Count me in as well thanks.
:yahoo:
I'm in.
Count me in too.
me too
Only a few more days to join in the Secret Santa.
count me in too please
Added keldaw.
Thanks for participating.
That makes 10 so far.
Last day to join in Secret Santa!
Quote from: 'Ozcoins' pid='101987' dateline='1480217667'Last day to join in Secret Santa!
So when can we expect our assignments Mate ? :)
Quote from: 'trout' pid='102015' dateline='1480236263'Quote from: 'Ozcoins' pid='101987' dateline='1480217667'Last day to join in Secret Santa!
So when can we expect our assignments Mate ? :)
I am aiming to get the draw done and let everyone know who they have tomorrow night.
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10035/australian_santa.jpg)
That is going to be Me over the Christmas break :yahoo:
Sorry for the delay. I have not done the draw and let everyone know thier recipients yet.
I will try to do it tomorrow.
Quote from: 'Ozcoins' pid='102079' dateline='1480416589'Sorry for the delay. I have not done the draw and let everyone know thier recipients yet.
I will try to do it tomorrow.
All is Good mate, That still gives us plenty of time to get the prezzies in the post by the end of the week so that they get there before Christmas :good:
if you need a hand Oz - just holler!! xx Robbie I am still on leave from my work and am starting to get a tad bored ....
My darling wife has helped by pulling the numbers "out of the hat", so the draw has been done.
Private messages are being sent to all participants now with thier recipients postal addresses now.
Merry Christmas all!
All addresses have been sent!
Please post here when you receive your present so I know that eveything has gone smoothly.
Also let me know if there are any issues.
fanks to the darl-link wife!!
thanks ozcoins
Thanks Mate.
I am going to enjoy filling this particular stocking :):yahoo:
Quote from: 'trout' pid='102143' dateline='1480540887'I am going to enjoy filling this particular stocking :):yahoo:
I thought you would when I saw how the draw went.
HeHe
I think that I will have to find a pretty big sock now :)
My prezzie is on its way :yahoo:
Fanks. All I have to do is find something............!
Quote from: 'Goldseeker' pid='102181' dateline='1480593952'Fanks. All I have to do is find something............!
Me too!
yeah
i looked through about 8 albums tonight and still can't 'find something' ha ha
Quote from: 'Ozcoins' pid='102182' dateline='1480594143'Quote from: 'Goldseeker' pid='102181' dateline='1480593952'Fanks. All I have to do is find something............!
Me too!
That's half the Fun.
Most of us have plenty to choose from But it's finding something that you think will bring some Joy to the recipient that is tough, Especially when there is nothing in their profile :angel:
I had some items picked out....just have to decide now what to send.
:scratch_one-s_head:
My recipient has lots of good coins -much more and better than mine.
What should I send? Will need to think about it for a bit.
Quote from: 'JeffH' pid='102189' dateline='1480629294'My recipient has lots of good coins -much more and better than mine.
What should I send? Will need to think about it for a bit.
This is not a trading session,It is a gift exchange.
It doesn't matter what you send as long as YOU think they may like it or that YOU think it is interesting.
It may sound cleche But it really IS the thought that counts :)
Jeff,
I understand your dilemma, but I am sure your gift will be appreciated.
I'll send you a PM with some thoughts.
I was in the same dilemma but after searching around, I have found something.
I trust that the gift will be loved and appreciated for what it is meant to be.
me too
in fact i think Santa may have nailed it!!
heres' hoping!!
xx and yep - it's about connecting and having some fun
I went to the post office today to post some more stuff and the girl told me that my SS parcel was a tad overweight But she sent it off anyway.
I hope there won't be a problem at the other end.
I sent it in one of them pre paid plastic bag thingies, So I am hoping there wont be a drama with it.
Hey Folks, Just got back from FNQ trip... will be posting my item by the end Of this week..
FNQ
go anywhere interesting?
Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='102375' dateline='1481023691'FNQ
go anywhere interesting?
Yes..went to cape tribulation, daintree forest, Port Douglas, Mossman etc..good trip.. I will post some photos when I get a chance...
Quote from: 'trout' pid='102371' dateline='1481018185'I went to the post office today to post some more stuff and the girl told me that my SS parcel was a tad overweight But she sent it off anyway.
I hope there won't be a problem at the other end.
I sent it in one of them pre paid plastic bag thingies, So I am hoping there wont be a drama with it.
I got my SS gift yesterday which reminded me I had a heap of goodies arrive along with an eBay purchase which had something missing -the stamps! It was a stampless registered letter that slipped through the eagle eyes of AP this silly season. Hmmmm perhaps the sender is getting a fine for Christmas.
Thankyou to my SS for the gift (and AP for the uncancelled stamp :angel:). I am struggling to pick out something suitable for my giftee.
From the crowd I saw at my PO the other day I imagine that AP is starting to feel the Xmas rush and some things are slipping through the cracks.
I hope so anyway because it will be bloody embarrassing if my recipient has to pay the extra postage because of my stuff up, Or worse they send it back so I have to do it all over again and it gets there too late for Christmas .
What's the "Go" with sending something in a pre paid bag that is a bit overweight ?
I was charged $2.70 for an undercharged parcel - covered in types of stamps not a repaid satchel - had a big stamp _ UNPAID POSTAGE or something like that
I had bought off the seller heaps - but wait they were not quite 'real stamps' they were some sort of white post office ? un-used ? printed label - for example, post code 4211 to post code 2155 - none of the towns where i live or where it came from and I let him know about it
he told me to go back to the post office and demand my money back
needless to say the seller has lost a long time customer as I thought it was pretty damn rude and if that was a sign of the future dealings, i didn't want to know about it
there is a difference between buying stamps at auctions which is perfectly legal
don't worry about your parcel until you have to Trout
missing stamps probably happens from time to time
it's possible too that if the stamps or postage paid label were on at the time of postage and the label has peeled off or been bumped off during handling after it crossed the counter
Quote from: 'trout' pid='102379' dateline='1481064723'From the crowd I saw at my PO the other day I imagine that AP is starting to feel the Xmas rush and some things are slipping through the cracks.
I hope so anyway because it will be bloody embarrassing if my recipient has to pay the extra postage because of my stuff up, Or worse they send it back so I have to do it all over again and it gets there too late for Christmas .
What's the "Go" with sending something in a pre paid bag that is a bit overweight ?
I doubt it would get picked up. I had about 2kg turn up one day in a 500g bag with no consequences for me. Don't know about the seller. Perhaps some of it is just luck. I wouldn't worry.
Quote from: 'trout' pid='102379' dateline='1481064723'From the crowd I saw at my PO the other day I imagine that AP is starting to feel the Xmas rush and some things are slipping through the cracks.
I hope so anyway because it will be bloody embarrassing if my recipient has to pay the extra postage because of my stuff up, Or worse they send it back so I have to do it all over again and it gets there too late for Christmas .
What's the "Go" with sending something in a pre paid bag that is a bit overweight ?
A little bit overweight is ok so I've been told but dont make a habit of it
Quote from: 'ausproofs' pid='102376' dateline='1481026074'Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='102375' dateline='1481023691'FNQ
go anywhere interesting?
Yes..went to cape tribulation, daintree forest, Port Douglas, Mossman etc..good trip.. I will post some photos when I get a chance...
Great places to visit and just before the weather starts to heat up as well
QuoteI doubt it would get picked up. I had about 2kg turn up one day in a 500g bag with no consequences for me. Don't know about the seller. Perhaps some of it is just luck. I wouldn't worry.
You are most probably right, Anyway 99.99% of the time these pre paid packages are well under the weight limits So the odd overweight one wouldn't matter that much anyway hopefully.
I should find out either way in about a week anyway:angel:
If this was something that I had sold on eBay I would most likely have just issued the buyer a refund because of my stuff up But as this is a gift my hands are tied and I just have to hope that the package arrives without any dramas.
Two deliveries today from the ACT. One from the mint and one from Santa!
Will leave the Santa one until Christmas.
Good Lord! I mailed a padded envelope in the U S to my Secret Santa in Australia.....$13.75 U S / $18.25 Aussie. If I mailed it to a U S address, it would have cost around $2.30 U S. WOW!
much the same for us Goose
probably one or two dollars locally and then 9 times that for international
Quote from: 'JeffH' pid='102389' dateline='1481080764'Two deliveries today from the ACT. One from the mint and one from Santa!
Will leave the Santa one until Christmas.
well at least one of them wasn't too hard on the wallet!!
cheers
:angel::s:blush::heart::thank_you::hi::good::give_rose::grin::friends::blush2:
I received a beautiful card from a member here today as well - thanks Jen - i feel very loved xxx :heart::heart::heart::heart::heart:
And it had an unfranked stamp too.
:yahoo::yahoo::yahoo::yahoo:
way to go!!!
Yes, covered for postage for my SS posting soon.
Quote from: 'Goose' pid='102391' dateline='1481083357'Good Lord! I mailed a padded envelope in the U S to my Secret Santa in Australia.....$13.75 U S / $18.25 Aussie. If I mailed it to a U S address, it would have cost around $2.30 U S. WOW!
I mailed my SS package to the US and it cost me $41.15 :(
That is a substantial amount Jim. What was the weight of that package?
Between 500g and 1kg
Sorry, My suggestion won't work if over 500g.
Received a gift from my Secret Santa in mail today.......many thanks Santa.
:yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo:
I just checked the tracking on my "Victim's" package, It should arrive Monday or Tuesday :good:
Items posted today. Hope it will get to my victim soon..
OMG
SS arrived today
soooo excited !!! just what i needed to cheer me up!!! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
fanks Santa xxxxx
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10035/Secret_Santa_Labels_71722147803.jpg)
My secret santa present arrived too!
Thanks Santa for the present. The card and packaging were nice too.
A couple of the 4c stamps were not canceled too, but I doubt they will get reused.
Now I have to exercise self control and not open it till the correct time. .
QuoteNow I have to exercise self control and not open it till the correct time. .
Mate I have got Heaps of Will power, I am just sadly lacking in Won't power :angel:
I receive my Secret Santa gift and the items received were terrific. I never saw or knew of these gifts, possibly because I live in the U S. Thank you Secret Santa.
Quote from: 'Goose' pid='102718' dateline='1481689807'I receive my Secret Santa gift and the items received were terrific. I never saw or knew of these gifts, possibly because I live in the U S. Thank you Secret Santa.
Piccies??
Sorry, I don't know how to post pictures. Sometimes I have to ask a 13 yr old grandchild how to do certain things on a computer. Then once I didn't know how to do something on my iPhone. A 6 yr old grandson showed me. Woe is me.
WOOOOHOOOOO
Santa dropped off a whole bunch of Dollar error coins to add to my collection of these :dance2::dance::dance2:
It would have taken some serious noodling effort to find these beauties :good: :)
Thank you Very Much Santa, These are Awesome :yahoo:
i might have peeked a bit
and spotted ... wait for it ... drum roll .....
something that looks a bit like a bright and shiny ............... 1964 penny!!!! :heart::yahoo::heart::d_sunny::heart::heart::heart::yahoo:
I received mine today and it remains unopened till santa arrives on the 25th.
Many thanks to my SS.
Quote from: 'trout' pid='102765' dateline='1481783706'WOOOOHOOOOO
Santa dropped off a whole bunch of Dollar error coins to add to my collection of these :dance2::dance::dance2:
It would have taken some serious noodling effort to find these beauties :good: :)
Thank you Very Much Santa, These are Awesome :yahoo:
You just might have to put pickies up of those errors you have. That way I (we) can com pare and maybe start a swap or two.
Very nice work guys.. would love to see some pics when they are out !
QuoteVery nice work guys.. would love to see some pics when they are out !
I will post the images a bit later :ok:
@RG
Must be a pretty brave Santa to send YOU a 1964 penny :angel:
Here are the images as promised :)
2008 Double tail cud
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10019/1~4.jpg)
2001 reverse rim cud
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10019/2~6.jpg)
2001 2x reverse rim cuds
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10019/3~5.jpg)
2005 hat cud
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10019/4~5.jpg)
1998 rabbit ears
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10019/5~1.jpg)
2010 rabbit ears
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10019/6~1.jpg)
2008 rabbit ears
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10019/7~0.jpg)
1994 rabbit ears
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10019/8~0.jpg)
The 2008 double tail one also has a cud in the top left of the 1.
Nice pressies! :yahoo:
waiting ,,, waiting,,,,waiting,,,,,
Quote from: 'keldaw' pid='102825' dateline='1481844841'waiting ,,, waiting,,,,waiting,,,,,
There is still another week to go before Christmas Mate :good:
QuoteThe 2008 double tail one also has a cud in the top left of the 1.
I have never seen a double tail without the blob on the 1 (or vice versa). I have seen them with rabbit ears as well and 2008 rabbit ears without the double tail 1 blob.
Quote from: 'trout' pid='102790' dateline='1481800032'QuoteVery nice work guys.. would love to see some pics when they are out !
I will post the images a bit later :ok:
@RG
Must be a pretty brave Santa to send YOU a 1964 penny :angel:
i think this one certainly makes the grade ... pun intended xxxx to my wonderful charming kind generous santa - if santa was in the same room i'd give santa the biggest bestest hug that i could:heart::heart::heart::heart::heart::heart::heart: muster xxxx
so instead it's a cyber huggiee!!!
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10035/67ee6e222548b2017b97114a7a5ea307.jpg)
Quote from: 'JeffH' pid='102828' dateline='1481846183'I have never seen a double tail without the blob on the 1 (or vice versa). I have seen them with rabbit ears as well and 2008 rabbit ears without the double tail 1 blob.
It's a great chicken and egg discussion, there's 3 combinations with the 2008 Number 1 & Tail cuds.
1. Number 1 Cud
2. Tail Cud
3. Number 1 Cud & Tail Cud
(Not going into the rabbit ears or spew roos in this discussion).
The thread below discusses them (unfortunately one of Steve's images isn't showing up any more ... which just has the Number 1 cud by itself). I might have one laying around and add it to the end of that thread for reference.
https://www.australian-coins.net/showthread.php?tid=1873 (https://www.australian-coins.net/showthread.php?tid=1873)
Here's part of that thread with some images from Nevol.
Quote from: 'Nevol' pid='33795' dateline='1384032605'I checked my images of 2008 'Double Tail' and 'Boxing Roo' coins and came up with 4 images as follows, but I have them numbered, C1, C2, C4, C5, so I dunno what I did with c3. :scratch_one-s_head:
$1 2008 Rev Dbl Tail Close Not Boxing Up C1
(http://i40.tinypic.com/2nicuqb.jpg)
$1 2008 Rev Dbl Tail.Boxing Close Up C2
(http://i39.tinypic.com/10f9mdd.jpg)
Quote from: 'trout' pid='102827' dateline='1481845873'Quote from: 'keldaw' pid='102825' dateline='1481844841'waiting ,,, waiting,,,,waiting,,,,,
There is still another week to go before Christmas Mate :good:
yea , I know Jim ,and I am still confident it will turn up ,that's for sure .
Yes, not to worry Kel, I haven't received mine yet either. They will turn up.
not worried A P , JUST EXCITED .
PEOPLE ,I AM SHOUTING THIS OUT ,
I HAVE NEVER BEEN THIS HAPPY SINCE MY 2 CHILDREN WERE BORN .
I HAVE JUST STOPPED CRYING TEARS OF JOY.
I CANNOT SHOW YOU ALL WHAT I HAVE RECEIVED BECAUSE THAT WOULD GIVE MY SECRET SANTA AWAY . BUT YOU CAN BE ASSURED THAT I AM OVER JOYED WITH MY GIFT.
WORDS CANNOT COME TO ME TO EVER BE ABLE TO THANK YOU ENOUGH SANTA .
..BUT ANYWAY , I THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART .
KELDAW..
Happy Days Kel :yahoo:
Good things happen to Good people Mate :)
:i_agree: I could not have said it better myself Troutski! Good on ya Kel.
Onya Kel. :wavemulticolor:
Quote from: 'keldaw' pid='102949' dateline='1482200899' PEOPLE ,I AM SHOUTING THIS OUT ,
I HAVE NEVER BEEN THIS HAPPY SINCE MY 2 CHILDREN WERE BORN .
I HAVE JUST STOPPED CRYING TEARS OF JOY.
I CANNOT SHOW YOU ALL WHAT I HAVE RECEIVED BECAUSE THAT WOULD GIVE MY SECRET SANTA AWAY . BUT YOU CAN BE ASSURED THAT I AM OVER JOYED WITH MY GIFT.
WORDS CANNOT COME TO ME TO EVER BE ABLE TO THANK YOU ENOUGH SANTA .
..BUT ANYWAY , I THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART .
KELDAW..
i think there has been a few angels kicking around with the secret santas this year
I too Kel was overjoyed with my gift and certainly shed a tear or two as I was made to feel so very special
yet again, it's another reason why I so dearly value my membership in this forum
there are some really genuinely kind souls here and I like that a lot xx
Quote from: 'ausproofs' pid='102848' dateline='1481877718'Yes, not to worry Kel, I haven't received mine yet either. They will turn up.
Has Santa dropped by yet Mate?
Quote from: 'trout' pid='102978' dateline='1482236921'Quote from: 'ausproofs' pid='102848' dateline='1481877718'Yes, not to worry Kel, I haven't received mine yet either. They will turn up.
Has Santa dropped by yet Mate?
No, not yet...may be too much traffic and santa is stuck !:dodgy:
Quote from: 'ausproofs' pid='102980' dateline='1482250015'Quote from: 'trout' pid='102978' dateline='1482236921'Quote from: 'ausproofs' pid='102848' dateline='1481877718'Yes, not to worry Kel, I haven't received mine yet either. They will turn up.
Has Santa dropped by yet Mate?
No, not yet...may be too much traffic and santa is stuck !:dodgy:
Do not worry.
Santa is on his way and should arrive tomorrow.
Quote from: 'Ozcoins' pid='103015' dateline='1482372263'Quote from: 'ausproofs' pid='102980' dateline='1482250015'Quote from: 'trout' pid='102978' dateline='1482236921'Quote from: 'ausproofs' pid='102848' dateline='1481877718'Yes, not to worry Kel, I haven't received mine yet either. They will turn up.
Has Santa dropped by yet Mate?
No, not yet...may be too much traffic and santa is stuck !:dodgy:
Do not worry.
Santa is on his way and should arrive tomorrow.
Thanks very much for that..
Quote from: 'trout' pid='102978' dateline='1482236921'Quote from: 'ausproofs' pid='102848' dateline='1481877718'Yes, not to worry Kel, I haven't received mine yet either. They will turn up.
Has Santa dropped by yet Mate?
yes Jim , I got both on the same day
Hi Ozcoins,
Many thanks for your generous gift. Wish you a very merry Christmas and a happy new year !
Woo Hooo :yahoo:
This year has been a complete success and many thanks to Ozcoins for taking the time and effort of organising this :good:
This is a great way for members to "connect" with each other and hopefully next year we will have many more members participating :)
Opened my Secret Santa present this morning. A very nice birth year date penny. Thank you secret Santa.
And Santa might have influenced the 50¢ bag I just noodled;
•Excellent condition incused millennium.
•Similar condition 1993
•Another 1993 but not quite as good
•1985
•Several good condition Centenary of Federation (plus a few not quite so good)
•and a swag of 1981 Charles and Diana all around EF and aUNC!
I must have been a very good boy this year but I can't remember that.
Wow Jeff, that's a great haul!!! :good: Pics of the incused?
Quote from: 'JeffH' pid='103078' dateline='1482617857'Opened my Secret Santa present this morning. A very nice birth year date penny. Thank you secret Santa.
And Santa might have influenced the 50¢ bag I just noodled;
•Excellent condition incused millennium.
•Similar condition 1993
•Another 1993 but not quite as good
•1985
•Several good condition Centenary of Federation (plus a few not quite so good)
•and a swag of 1981 Charles and Diana all around EF and aUNC!
I must have been a very good boy this year but I can't remember that.
If you found all those, then Santa MUST have been involved!
A big thanks to my Secret Santa!
A very thoughtful gift.
I made a post a while ago about not having found any counterfeit $2 coins and now I have one!
Photos to follow shortly.
QuotePics of the incused?
If you insist. Here is the better 1993 and the incused. The incused does look much better "in the hand" than in these crappy photos -very good lustre.
There is a flaw at about 11:20 on the obverse of the incused. Looks like a strike through or, possibly, a planchet flaw to me.
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10055/Inc_93_1.JPG)
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10055/Inc_93_2.JPG)
My excuse for the poor photos is that it is Christmas day, which can be a rather full(!) day here and busy with coming and going visit commitments.
Very nice Jeff! Great finds!
I am afraid that I cannot identify my Secret Santa, but whoever he/she is. many many thanks for the gift.
I couldn't believe it when I opened it up today. (We had Christmas today instead of yesterday)
Once again, many many thanks.
Quote from: 'Goldseeker' pid='103108' dateline='1482746680'I am afraid that I cannot identify my Secret Santa, but whoever he/she is. many many thanks for the gift.
I couldn't believe it when I opened it up today. (We had Christmas today instead of yesterday)
Once again, many many thanks.
Must have been a good surprise ? :wavemulticolor:
As long as you like it, Santa has done a good job :yahoo:
Likt it is not the word. Try a KNOCKOUT!!!!!
Quote from: 'Goldseeker' pid='103133' dateline='1482827864'Likt it is not the word. Try a KNOCKOUT!!!!!
Excellent ! Now thats gold :sun_bespectacled: