CLOSED For sale Large number of paper notes

robbiegal · June 22, 2013, 08:33:16 PM

$22 is about dealer price Kel
cat is $25 (less than the original price - and 30 years on $35 was a fair amount of $$ then - I think it was close to a weeks groceries for me at the time)
that is what I paid for one last year - direct off the dealer
so , you did ok for ebay

keldaw · June 23, 2013, 01:36:50 PM

the only one I have left now is my 1983 proof set , with the famous
.20 c coin in it , and in the same packing as the 1981 set we are talking about , I had it on ebay at $ 35.00 plus postage , not even a looker at it , so I am open to offers on it also . and then that is my last proof set to sell .. any interest at all ? go for it .. ,, kel ,,

trout · June 23, 2013, 02:26:05 PM

Quote from: 'keldaw' pid='19048' dateline='1371960410'the only one I have left now is my 1983 proof set , with the famous
.20 c coin in it , and in the same packing as the 1981 set we are talking about , I had it on ebay at $ 35.00 plus postage , not even a looker at it , so I am open to offers on it also . and then that is my last proof set to sell .. any interest at all ? go for it .. ,, kel ,,

The 1983 proof 20 cents is actually valued at less than the business strike coin Kel :dash1:

JeffH · June 23, 2013, 07:30:38 PM

OK,
I am now trickling these notes (plus a few more) onto eBay at reasonable starting prices so I will mark this thread "CLOSED" soon.
So, keep an eye on my eBay listings as there may be the chance of a few good buys. Everything will go and offers will be considered for any of them.

Jeff

keldaw · June 23, 2013, 07:32:38 PM

hi jim , business strike coin , sorry mate but I am not that far up the ladder , what does that mean business strike coin . I have never heard of it , I only know standard coins , uncirculated coins, and proof coins . I thought the proof dollar 1983 was value because 83 and 84 were mostly melted back down , and not many were left ..
but I am not worried any more , I feel life is good to me now .. just being able to sleep in on these cold mornings .
,, kel ,,

Fulvio · June 23, 2013, 07:51:17 PM

Business strikes are the plain, ordinary, circulation coins. No special handling or packaging, just what you get in your everyday change.

robbiegal · June 23, 2013, 09:06:02 PM

there's no business ... like coin business .. like no business I know

and so on ha ha

the earlier pre-decimals show up in near "specimen/proof" in the business strikes as they used the same times to make all three
they just changed how polished the dies were and how many times the coin was struck and of course, held onto the proof, specimens for special management for the record of the sale

Fulvio · June 23, 2013, 09:24:45 PM

Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='19080' dateline='1371987362'there's no business ... like coin business .. like no business I know

I like you.. you're funny! :angel:

Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='19080' dateline='1371987362'the earlier pre-decimals show up in near "specimen/proof" in the business strikes as they used the same times to make all three
they just changed how polished the dies were and how many times the coin was struck and of course, held onto the proof, specimens for special management for the record of the sale

Well, while proofs are quite different animals, specimens are at least in theory, normal coins treated with a little TLC.

robbiegal · June 23, 2013, 09:42:37 PM

yeah - had a bit of a musical type jig here in the study ha ha

re: specimens - oh really?
I thought they were treated differently?
so are they the first cab off the rank after the proofs are struck?

my spec. captain cooks are definitely better struck than my uncirculated (but business) strike

and take the wedding sets for example pre-proof sets
they are definitely better looking coins

Unicorn · June 24, 2013, 08:03:17 AM

Quotethere's no business ... like coin business .. like no business I know

I know what song I'll have in my head today ..........

:laugh2: nothing like a musical interlude Robbie

ausjack · June 24, 2013, 08:47:53 AM

you can give up now robbie, I already have the part :winkextra:

coxspau · June 24, 2013, 10:34:30 AM

IMO, banknotes are on a downward spiral or nearing the bottom of said spiral. While they currently don't represent a good return, on a long term basis, I believe they will continue to generate a modest return over the initial outlay. If notes are picked out of circulation, then similar to coins, they will attract less of a return on your purchase price (ie. face value).

While there are many sides to the banknote debate, there are two points that I find interesting:
- Errors are rare, therefore condition and production figures are the main contributing factors to value.
- Banknotes are rarely created to celebrate a special occasion (in Australia anyway), which means there is very little variation so collecting a full set is not too onerous and can be very rewarding.

I would even go so far as to say that banknotes will generate a better return (on a $ for $ and grade for grade basis) than most of the non-precious metal items produced today.

BTW Steve, what's your ebay id so we can find your listings?

lacey · June 26, 2013, 08:04:03 PM

I think we had this specimen thing all worked out Robbie, a few months ago.

So from what PRA said, all those coins in mint sets aren't specimens, just ordinary coins popped into mint sets, isn't that so?

As to the bank notes, I woulda been interested if I had seen this thread earlier than just now. my fav is the blue Dobel. 1993 or 94, what ever but, I paid about $12 a couple of years ago but last time I looked on ebay, someone was trying to flog one for over $35. All the rest were in used condition.