Why is there such a big market for these? I am looking at purchasing a 2013 Coronation $2 and a 2012 Coloured Poppy coin to complete my collection, but $50 for 2 coins seems a bit steep. Or maybe I'm just looking in the wrong place to buy these coins.
I was pretty excited when the first commemorative $2 the Poppy coin came out But the shenanigans that have been a part of these ever since has soured that enthusiasm somewhat.
At one stage I feel that I was the only collector in Australia with a complete set of $2 coins from 1988 to date in proof and business strike until the poppy came to be :angel:
Low mintages for these fellers - 0.5m for the 2012 and about 1.0m for the 2013.
In UNC you should be able to get them for a little less than $50 for the two of them (eg off Ebay) but prices are steadily increasing.
Pedro
Quote from: 'Pedro' pid='100618' dateline='1477739708'Low mintages for these fellers - 0.5m for the 2012 and about 1.0m for the 2013.
In UNC you should be able to get them for a little less than $50 for the two of them (eg off Ebay) but prices are steadily increasing.
Pedro
On eBay I could not find a either of the coins under $25 each uncirculated
You should be able to get both of those for under $50, The "C" mintmark purple coin is the tough one :angel:
Noel - if you have the time available just to keep an eye on upcoming sales you should able to sneak some slightly lower prices on the 2012 (circa $21 - 22). It is getting harder on the 2013 but still the occasional one for about $23.
Pedro
$30 for both in unc would be reasonable
There are 2 types of the 2012 red poppy coins.
The RSL coin and the "C" mintmark coin., the RSL coin had a mintage of 503,000 and the mintage of the "C" mintmark coin is only 40,902.
Hi Neolos
Is that a 1923 halfpenny pictured in your avatar?
i have almost given up on the coloured $2
I have a couple of the purples from the issue day that they did down at the mint and the Gov general was there and so on
but it was a BUY something and get one in your change arrangement
the hubby went down and came back with one or two for me, then i managed to get one from my prize (here this year) (fanks heaps to the donating member!!)
the red poppy i bought at the $10 each from a coin club member at the time they were released, so I have the donation cards as well
I often wonder if the RSL ever really saw much money from that coin - i think the sellers on greedbay and now greedfacebook are the only ones who were/and still are making making a tidy donation to their own bank accounts
Have a look through this Dealers lists. He seems to have some reasonable prices.
He is actually what I could loosely refer to as 'my' local coin dealer, but since he moved his shop a few years ago, I haven't been a customer, but as I now know he has parking at the rear of his store, I might surprise him one day.
http://vpcoins.com/index.php?cPath=30_38
He will not rip you off with high postage rates and you can even lay-by.
Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='100642' dateline='1477791575'Hi Neolos
Is that a 1923 halfpenny pictured in your avatar?
i have almost given up on the coloured $2
I have a couple of the purples from the issue day that they did down at the mint and the Gov general was there and so on
but it was a BUY something and get one in your change arrangement
the hubby went down and came back with one or two for me, then i managed to get one from my prize (here this year) (fanks heaps to the donating member!!)
the red poppy i bought at the $10 each from a coin club member at the time they were released, so I have the donation cards as well
I often wonder if the RSL ever really saw much money from that coin - i think the sellers on greedbay and now greedfacebook are the only ones who were/and still are making making a tidy donation to their own bank accounts
The coin pictured in my avatar is a 1930 penny. I've been meaning to change it for some time now to something more unique.
Back in 2012 I was only young and did not have the knowledge of coins that I do today. If I did, I probably would have purchased several Red Poppy coins, both 'C' mint mark and normal.
But because I didn't I will have to submit to the inflated prices (the people sure love their war memorabilia).
Quote(the people sure love their war memorabilia).
After 4 straight years of it I am a bit "over it" myself :angel:
The coin pictured in my avatar is a 1930 penny. I've been meaning to change it for some time now to something more unique.
cool
i can't make the picture larger to see what it was
i think it's pretty hard to get a coin much more unique than the 1030 penny - though!
some issues always cost more when you go to buy them a few years later
sometimes, others are cheaper than the issue price
i found that out when I made up my 50 c collection - for sure!!
Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='100647' dateline='1477794532'The coin pictured in my avatar is a 1930 penny. I've been meaning to change it for some time now to something more unique.
i think it's pretty hard to get a coin much more unique than the 1030 penny - though!
I should have used the word 'original'.
cheers
don't worry about me
it's friendly chatter - not meant to be language correction
was just interested anyways as it looked really nice
Quote from: 'Nevol' pid='100643' dateline='1477792734'Have a look through this Dealers lists. He seems to have some reasonable prices.
He is actually what I could loosely refer to as 'my' local coin dealer, but since he moved his shop a few years ago, I haven't been a customer, but as I now know he has parking at the rear of his store, I might surprise him one day.
http://vpcoins.com/index.php?cPath=30_38
He will not rip you off with high postage rates and you can even lay-by.
i recently purchased form them on ebay
was a great buy from start to finish - i highly recommend them
ps Nevol i used to live in somerfield street just up the road a bit when i was younger - still have family living in that street
it is a nice older area to live in
Quote from: 'Noelos237' pid='100615' dateline='1477738726'Why is there such a big market for these? I am looking at purchasing a 2013 Coronation $2 and a 2012 Coloured Poppy coin to complete my collection, but $50 for 2 coins seems a bit steep. Or maybe I'm just looking in the wrong place to buy these coins.
As you have your 50 posts up I can Help :yahoo:
I have a spare 2013 Purple $2 that I can let you have for your collection, Unfortunately I don't have a spare coloured Poppy coin.
I do have heaps of the plain poppy's though If you need one.
I did have the little 5 coin bag of purple coins from RAM but I sent it to the US to an ex pat Aussie living there.
PM me your mailing address and I will send it to you :ok:
Quote from: 'trout' pid='100662' dateline='1477829220'I do have heaps of the plain poppy's though If you need one.
Ditto