50 cents 1966

Fulvio · June 16, 2016, 02:56:55 PM

Quote from: 'DarkDaiver' pid='90819' dateline='1466051044'what is gold $200 coin?

There were issued in the 80's in small PVC wallets at a small premium over face value. $215, IIRC. They never really did anything useful, being overpriced as bullion, effectively unspendable and not really attractive to collectors. Many were cashed in at banks over the years.

Quotewhat do you mean by securing in the bank?

Banks withdraw certain currency from circulation and send it off for destruction. This includes 'superseded' coins and notes, such as paper, copper, gold and silver coins as well as damaged currency.

Sometimes, if you're nice to tellers, they will let you buy these back at face value. It saves them work, and keeps a customer happy. Sadly, not all tellers are so enlightened, and I had one branch manager deliberately prevent me from taking a parcel which included $3,500 in silver value worth of round 50¢ coins. I was NOT happy, especially when they later turned up, cashed in by an Armaguard employee.

DarkDaiver · June 16, 2016, 03:58:41 PM

Quote from: 'Fulvio' pid='90821' dateline='1466054815'There were issued in the 80's in small PVC wallets at a small premium over face value. $215, IIRC. They never really did anything useful, being overpriced as bullion, effectively unspendable and not really attractive to collectors. Many were cashed in at banks over the years.

200$ is a lot of money for a coin... is it possible to sell more than that now?

JeffH · June 16, 2016, 04:28:15 PM

Those gold coins are 22 carat gold (91.67% pure) and weigh 10 grams. At current world gold prices that equates to a gold value of a little over AUD$500 per coin!

robbiegal · June 16, 2016, 07:53:12 PM

Quote from: 'keldaw' pid='90810' dateline='1466046473'd d , I gave my son and daughter 5 each when I retired from work , some 14 years ago , weather they still have them or not I don't know , but I will see if I can help you out , my son is working away just now and my daughter said hers are missing and cant find them just now .if she finds them , you can have one .
and maybe someone else on this forum can help you out too .
good luck in your venture . ,, kel ,,

maybe let them keep the coins that you gave them Kel
You gave them to your children for a reason
DD can probably source one from somewhere else easily enough

Quote from: 'Goldseeker' pid='90816' dateline='1466049435'Yes, all my six $200 gold coins came from the banks at face value over a period of time some years ago.

I was able to secure 27 x 1966 50c coins ages ago at my local bank and I have found several whilst noodling the 50c pieces looking for the 2010 rotated 50c coin. I'm currently have 1,004 x 1966 50c pieces many of which are pictured somewhere on this forum under the heading Saturday Silver or something like that.

Banks are a favourite place to secure old coins.

Am I right?
that is about 334.6 oz silver in that lot!!!
perth mint ask price tonight is
AUD 24.45 an OZ (wow over 8k!!)
now I know why you guys collect these coins cheap and hoard them!!

keldaw · June 16, 2016, 09:08:24 PM

hi Bruce , 1004 of them , that is a great heap ,and worth over
$ 10000.00 , maybe you could sell him one or swap him , or even give him one , just so he can return home happy with what he has gained from studying Australian coins . I will still try and get one back from one of my kids first but I would hate him to return back to his own country without getting what he wanted . no problem if you want to keep all you have , he still has plenty of time to get one elsewhere even off ebay @ about $10,00 or so but I think he wants to swap . anyway no problems , just a thought that's all . ,, kel ,,

robbiegal · June 16, 2016, 09:13:08 PM

here's a nice one DD
seller has been around for years
should be reliable
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Australia-1966-Round-Fifty-Cent-Silver-aUNC-Coin-50-c-/301899109187?hash=item464a96d343:g:S9oAAOSwvgdW6Mig

keldaw · June 16, 2016, 09:20:58 PM

true Robbie , nice fresh looking coin , and for less then $ 15.00 with postage , well that is a way of getting a nice one , if you are in a hurry or want a really good one .

trout · June 16, 2016, 10:40:36 PM

Quote from: 'keldaw' pid='90861' dateline='1466077858'true Robbie , nice fresh looking coin , and for less then $ 15.00 with postage , well that is a way of getting a nice one , if you are in a hurry or want a really good one .

That is a nice looking coin for the price :good:
There are millions and millions of these coins still available But finding a Gem Uncirculated example is incredibly hard due to them being roughly handled and stored as Bullion coins in most cases.

robbiegal · June 17, 2016, 07:24:01 PM

true
but I reckon our friend here probably just wants a nice old sample to take back to the homeland

gnome · April 30, 2017, 11:55:32 AM

Looking for a second opinion on the 6's one looks to overlap the curve part.
Standard looking 6's, not overlapping the curve

Overlapping on the last 6.

echidna · April 30, 2017, 12:30:25 PM

Quote from: 'gnome' pid='108141' dateline='1493519132'Looking for a second opinion on the 6's one looks to overlap the curve part.
Standard looking 6's, not overlapping the curve

Looks different.
Any chance of a higher res pic ?

gnome · April 30, 2017, 12:40:49 PM

Unfortunately not at the moment with the pics, best I could do for the time. Still having a few problems with the setup, again. Just found another 2 overlapping as well.