Anyone that has been following my comments should have picked up that I search a lot of $1 coins and keep errors. The most predominant error coin that I found, and still am finding, is the 2001 Centenary Of Federation $1 Upset. To date I found 480 odd and they have been taking up a lot of album space.
Today I was able to offload 119 of these upsets for a total of $1850.00 to one buyer.
So for those that have second thoughts, keep looking, accumulate these errors and you might be lucky.
Although I sold 119 today, I still have 214 still to get rid of.
This is on top of the 36 that I have sold on ebay since Mid December 2012.
All monies going towards out overseas voyage next year.
That's a very nice return for $119 outlay. Better than any investment! :wavemulticolor: Well done! :yahoo:
As long as you don't count the time. .
Goldseeker, have you got any idea how long those 119 coins took to find?
While my own searchingcould be considered profitable, I don't think the hourly rate would look very good :-)
I am retired so have plenty of time at zero cost. Noodling is one of my past times.
The reason I have posted my results is that several persons, non of them forum personnel, think I am wasting my time. I trust that when I show them this topic, they may think again.
If you really want to impress someone tell them your mule stats!!
Quote from: 'Goldseeker' pid='13691' dateline='1367714517'The reason I have posted my results is that several persons, non of them forum personnel, think I am wasting my time. I trust that when I show them this topic, they may think again.
Your time is yours to spend as you see fit. Perhaps these other people would better spend their time worrying about how they spend their time rather than how you spend yours.
Couldn't have said it better Markn.
They're all just envious Goldseeker that you can actually make money doing something you enjoy.
Quote from: 'Ozcoins' pid='13692' dateline='1367715883'If you really want to impress someone tell them your mule stats!!
OK Oz coins, here goes:
I first started looking for the 2000 Mule on the 04 Aug 2004 with a bunch of coins numbering 2000 in total.
As of today, I have gone through a little over 2.4 million $1 coins for a total find of 39 Mules of which I still have 26 in my possession.
These figures may sound a lot but they are small when someone, who many on this forum may know, has found in excess of 200 Mules.
I agree completely that each persons time is thiers to spend as they wish.
I think the value in searching coins is all a matter of perspective.
If someone says "You are wasting your time searching coins to make money" I think they are probably right. If you just want money and you can get a job, you should just do that. I do plenty of searching, so I think I have a fair idea that this is correct. The hourly rate is going to be pretty low.
If you say to someone "I LIKE finding special coins, and I can sell them if I choose", I dont think anyone could argue with that.
I had a bit of a debate on this very subject just yesterday, after my asinine sister came over and went on the attack. Her attitude is the prevalent one among all the people I know who are aware of my interest but don't share it. Somehow its OK to play golf, buy AFL/NRL crap, cook, garden, watch TV, make babies, or whatever else people do for entertainment, but its not OK to examine the money in your pocket before spending it on these trivial pursuits and others??? What the.....?
Each of us should be entitled to spend our own time any way we choose that doesn't adversely impact others. Yet it seems we've become a nation where you shouldn't do anything unless its officially sanctioned, like say watching footy, firing up the barbie or going to the beach. How on earth did we get to this politically correct insanity anyway?
Sorry to hear that fulvio.
I have not really had any experience like that.
Anyone that pays any attention actually seems to get interested and ask questions about what to look for.
I work fairly closely with 3 guys.
One of them collects his change and now asks me questions like " What do you look for in 20c coins?"
One says "I am not interested", but recently left a 2010 50c on my desk for me after seeing the year so I could check if it was rotated.
And the other will occasionally come and ask "What about this one? "
Who knows.... After a good find we might have some new members here!
More tolerance for other people would be good thing for everyone.
Id serve it straight back fulvio. Basically everyone has something they enjoy spending time and money on. Maybe have a dig at what your sister enjoys. Why is it the business of any one else to tell you what you can and cant do.
It's a shame when not even your own family can understand that it's just we do, we find it enjoyable and relaxing maybe for some of us it's something to take up the time.
I haven't really had anyone say anything about me wasting my time but if I'm with someone at the shops and get some change in the hand coins or notes (I can't help but look everytime lol) the person I'm with will usually just say "Oh you're a shocker" have a giggle than continue our day. You never know what you will come across in your change.
I usually get told I'm wasting my time when I go out prospecting for that elusive yellow, but again it's the same for me with coins, I bloody love camping, reading up on Australias and once again never know what you are going to find.
Matt
ageed Matt :good:
I do try to keep plugging away when I can. My sister's a lost cause, victim of her own closed mind, sadly. But I've educated a few bank tellers, shop assistants and assorted acquaintances over the years. Only one sufficiently to have her join here (well, the previous incarnation, not sure if she made the great leap forward with us), but there's always hope, right? ;)
Meanwhile, the funny looks and snide remarks are just part of the territory I guess...
Some people just don't get it but each to their own I guess.