I wasn't sure sure if this was going to bee a circulation coin or not.
I read somewhere recently that it wasn't, but I just read on the
RAM Facebook page that it will indeed be a circulation coin.
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[img=16x16]https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t78/1.5/16/1f41d.png[/img] Happy World Bee Day [img=16x16]https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t78/1.5/16/1f41d.png[/img]
World Bee Day marks a special opportunity to celebrate hard-working bees for the key role they play in sustaining life on our planet.
Remember to keep an eye on your change for Australia's newest coloured circulating coin, released in April, which celebrates the mighty honey bee that populates Australia, producing delicious honey and contributing to the country's agricultural success by pollinating crops.
If the RAM produce the coins in rolls, then they are also circulating coins.
This is why I am confused.
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The honey bee coin is what is known as an "uncirculated coin" — so it's not one you will find in your spare change drawer.
From this article...
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-04-09/royal-australian-mint-release-2-honey-bee-collector-coin/100976424
Lee Gordon certainly described the bee $2 as a coin you will not find in your change. The coin released for sale at the mint shop was in fact the C mintmark variety, and he was correct – mintmark $2 coins are not circulated. But the identical coin without the C mintmark is a circulating coin. Two different varieties, as has been the case for the last few years with the April $2 release, which has recently been a "Lest we Forget" issue. The unmarked coin is issued in rolls and circulated, the mintmark coin is not.
Some people get confused, not surprisingly, when a coin is described as uncirculated on the retail market, but that simply applies to the particular specimen for sale which has not been handled, not those already in circulation.
Quote from: 'Triggersmob' pid='126332' dateline='1653038337'I just read on the RAM Facebook page that it will indeed be a circulation coin.
And the hunt is on ...
I thought it was NCLT too - ambiguous wording for sure.
I saw a photo on Facebook I think showing piles of freshly minted bee two dollar coins.
Quote from: 'redlock' pid='126337' dateline='1653111820'Quote from: 'Triggersmob' pid='126332' dateline='1653038337'I just read on the RAM Facebook page that it will indeed be a circulation coin.
And the hunt is on ...
Yes, it sure is.
Quote from: 'The Basset' pid='126336' dateline='1653100054'Lee Gordon certainly described the bee $2 as a coin you will not find in your change. The coin released for sale at the mint shop was in fact the C mintmark variety, and he was correct –
I never thought about him maybe referring to the C mintmark. That would make sense then.
Cheers
Well I'll bee, a very nice looking Aussie coin.
I've bee n exploring around all the shops in my local area and none have any of the little buzzers circulating in their tills as yet. Must still bee in the hive.
Although it's only bee n 6 days, assuming they were released out of the hive on world bee day, I'm thinking maybe next month.
One thing for sure, I won't get stung buying any on E-bay. :laugh2:
You forgot to mention this coin is creating quite a buzz. :)
Quote from: 'Fishing' pid='126368' dateline='1653644660'One thing for sure, I won't get stung buying any on E-bay. :laugh2:
Don't you mean B-bay?
I'm still looking and no luck in Sydney. Anyone found them in the pond yet?
none found in my area
Not seen any in the pond in Perth yet.
Not in Brisbane as yet.
Still battin a duck here in Sydney. :dash1:
Quote from: 'Fishing' pid='126416' dateline='1654678323'Still battin a duck :dash1:
Off topic:
First time ever that I heard this phrase. :yahoo:
One never tops learning.
Quote from: 'redlock' pid='126426' dateline='1654753618'Quote from: 'Fishing' pid='126416' dateline='1654678323'Still battin a duck :dash1:
Off topic:
First time ever that I heard this phrase. :yahoo:
One never tops learning.
Comes from cricket Ralf.
Getting no score is out for a duck.
If it happens on the first ball, it is a golden duck.
None here either yet.
Quote from: 'Triggersmob' pid='126429' dateline='1654768105'Comes from cricket Ralf.
Getting no score is out for a duck.
If it happens on the first ball, it is a golden duck.
Ah, no wonder I had never heard it before. No-one outside of England and its former colonies knows or understands cricket :grin:
Still no luck on the bee coins here in Sydney. I reckon "I've got more chance of drop kickin a bag of spuds over the Murray". :grin:
Quote from: 'Fishing' pid='126466' dateline='1655597313' "I've got more chance of drop kickin a bag of spuds over the Murray". :grin:
I'd like to see that. Don't forget to take a video. :)
Seems like there are a few security rolls of the bee coins in Melbourne and Toowoomba based on eBag. Coins shouldn't be that far away. Still haven't seen the Frontline Workers coins in circulation yet either.
Has anyone caught a bee coin from the pond? I'm still looking for my first. :huh:
No, not seen any in the pond yet here in Perth.
Nothing here in Victoria
Or central west NSW.
Nothing in South East Queensland.
Seems like a lot of security rolls in South Australia. One eBag seller is selling them for $92 (plus postage). Not as bad as some of the eBag crimin.... err sellers.
Still nothing in soggy Sydney.
Not seen them in the wild here yet, but people are finding them from what I see on Facebook.
I bought some for 50c over FV.
Still have not turned up in Sydney yet must have been nailed by the varroa mite.
For those who are still struggling to get a Bee coin, if you are prepared to buy a security roll from a seller on eBag the price isn't unreasonable. There is currently a discount code that takes $5.90 off the $84.34 Buy it now price. That at least saves more than half the $9.95 postage, so total would be $88.39.
I'd put a link up but that might be frowned upon.
And no, it isn't me selling them.
I'm still yet to see any in circulation.
If anyone can't find it and wants the link, PM me and I'll send it to you.
I still haven't seen any in Sydney. :dash1:
Has anyone found a Bee coin in Sydney? I've been trying and still haven't found 1. What is going on, does anyone know why there are none in Sydney? :@
I still haven't seen any in the wild here in Perth yet either.
Nor Brisbane. I suspect speculators with access to security companies got them all because they double their money at a bare minimum.
I have snagged about 3 of them from Armaguard coin rolls on the Gold Coast about 2 weeks ago.
Mike
The next Bee coin I see in Sydney will be the first.
I still haven't seen one but did get a Peace Keeping one which I was happy to see.
To date, I have found only 2 of these bee coins.
With the thousands of coins I have noodled, only 2 to be found.
I still haven't found one.
Still none sighted in Bris either.
Has anyone found a bee coin in Sydney?
Certainly not in Brisbane anyway. I suspect that most, if not all, went to speculators to flog off at overpriced costs.
I haven't seen one in South East Queensland either.
I have noodled only 2 since the release of the coin.
Buy a casket ticket Goldie, that is two more than any of us have seen.
I had a friend from Brisbane send me a couple.
Quote from: 'jens coins' pid='127638' dateline='1673074200'I had a friend from Brisbane send me a couple.
It's great to have friends who do that :heart: