Found a 2015 20c (Wartime Animals) in my change on Monday and as I was putting it away I checked back in my records of holdings of NCLTs and MSOs that have been captured from change or noodling.
NCLTs - of the 16 that I have, 11 have been found inside the last 12 months.
MSOs - of the 3 that I hold, 2 have been found in the last 12 months and the other was picked up in January 2016.
While I have noodled a bit more in 2016/2017 it does seem odd that so many of these coins are out there more recently. Either that or I have just hit the right pool. Too bad there haven't been any mules in there!
Does it indicate that people are:
- doing it tough and spending their collections
- lost interest in acquiring all of a Newscorp set and just spent what they collected
- losing interest generally in coin collecting
- not collectors and couldn't care less?
Probably a combination of the all the above I would guess.
Pedro
The Newscorp coins have all the attraction of the 2000 Sydney Olympic $5 coins, Which is not much at all.
After all the dust settles with these sort of issues and the initial novelty has worn off you will find these pretty much knee deep at the Tip so to speak.
A very large proportion of these Newscorp coins were acquired by non collectors and speculators and that is why they are appearing in circulation.
As for other NCLT and Proof coins finding their way into circulation, I don't think that there is an increase in these being found Just the normal deceased estate being spent at the shops or the odd coin or two knocked off from collectors being spent.
Quote from: 'trout' pid='105669' dateline='1487724042'odd coin or two knocked off from collectors being spent.
This is the bulk of it. There are far more Drug-F***ed Idiots out there now than ever, and they gotta feed their expensive habits somehow. :(
Yep these days it's Smack, Crack and Cocaine Gone are the days of Bongs, sarongs and lentils :angel:
At least back in the eighties the druggies would grow their own poison and didn't need to steal to be able look and act Stupid.
Too true Fulvio. Here is a reminder that you need to be aware off and take precautions against the lowlife in our midst. Am GUTTED. (https://www.facebook.com/jenchas.faber/posts/614108522126745)
Jen is my favourite teller and she looks after me (except she always snaffles any 1966 50ยข cashed in keeps the best samples of paper notes before showing the rest to me -as you would).
Wouldn't it be great if the thief decided to deposit the notes into the bank where Jen Works :diablo::good:
2015 Newscorp 20c coins are now been sold in rolls from Facebook sellers
Quote from: 'runway' pid='105694' dateline='1487762949'2015 Newscorp 20c coins are now been sold in rolls from Facebook sellers
Are they numbered and have a hologram :laugh2:
And still they come - today's addition: "S" mintmark $1 issued to commemorate the introduction of the $1 coin.
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10078/1994__1_Decade_dollar_reverse.jpg)
Pedro
Good one Pedro. Always nice to find another NCLT dollar.
Yes Jeff - I have been surprised by the frequency that I have been finding them. I can only hope the run keeps going!
Pedro
Quote from: 'trout' pid='105714' dateline='1487808041'Quote from: 'runway' pid='105694' dateline='1487762949'2015 Newscorp 20c coins are now been sold in rolls from Facebook sellers
Are they numbered and have a hologram :laugh2:
No not Cotton but rolls for $45 + postage :wavemulticolor:
QuoteNo not Cotton but rolls for $45 + postage
Is that for rolls of all the same coin or are they mixed.?
I do know that someone bought a large Lot of the 25c coins at one stage But it is highly doubtful that either RAM or any of the security companies rolled any of these So the probability of these rolls being home grown are incredibly high.:dodgy: