Coloured $2 Circulating Coin (CLOSED)

JeffH · July 04, 2013, 06:32:39 PM

Three bags (of 5 coins each) arrived today. A few more to come.

jeff

enworb · July 04, 2013, 06:33:04 PM

Thats good news fulvio. Thanks!

Mister T · July 04, 2013, 06:43:41 PM

I got mine today. I'm surprised at how not-that-bagged they are.

robbiegal · July 04, 2013, 06:57:53 PM

mine arrived tooo
they are cute and purple
a bit like the queen herself

Coins from Vending · July 04, 2013, 07:38:50 PM

anyone who wishes to sell these coins I am interested in buying any you may consider surplus?

Not holding my breath though?

?

actually even willing to swap my collar error fishtailed 50C piece for a quantity of $2 coins?

MattGold · July 04, 2013, 07:39:37 PM

haha purple like the queen lmao, my missus finally got through to order a bag for herself but apparently because she wasn't registered with the mint, she couldn't be sold any. I just find it strange because my mum called up the other day and ordered a bag with no registration with no probs, same as myself.

I must say though that some of the paint job on the coins is a bit dodgy..

ausjack · July 04, 2013, 07:48:21 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyKjTgKxuac

robbiegal · July 04, 2013, 07:56:54 PM

Quote from: 'error hunter' pid='20371' dateline='1372932530'anyone who wishes to sell these coins I am interested in buying any you may consider surplus?

Not holding my breath though??

actually even willing to swap my collar error fishtailed 50C piece for a quantity of $2 coins?

the mint are selling them
you just phone up and order
not sure about the account thing, I don't see why you can't just make an account
it looks like they will be out in circulation - if the collectors don't all buy the new bags from the banks

Coins from Vending · July 04, 2013, 08:00:08 PM

I ordered 5 last Friday should be here in the next day or so as I got the mint confirmation email today, I might ring them again tomorrow see if I can order any "leftovers"

Goldseeker · July 04, 2013, 08:05:38 PM

Quote from: 'MattGold' pid='20373' dateline='1372932577'haha purple like the queen lmao, my missus finally got through to order a bag for herself but apparently because she wasn't registered with the mint, she couldn't be sold any. I just find it strange because my mum called up the other day and ordered a bag with no registration with no probs, same as myself.

I must say though that some of the paint job on the coins is a bit dodgy..

When I ordered mine by phone, the wife was allowed to register on the same phone call and get herself a bag of coins.

Both bags arrived this day.

Must be up to each operator who answers the phone or the RAM has put a stop to immediate registrations.

Fulvio · July 05, 2013, 06:06:22 PM

So, my aunt's coins got delivered today, and the postie didn't hang around for her to open the door. The card said to pick them up from the business centre, not the post office around the corner. And she had no idea where that was, or how to find it.

Guess who got to do the legwork? So, seeing as how I was going for a drive, I took my latest sack of rejects with me, planning to go trade them in. And just for lol's, I figured I'd try my luck at a different branch, just in case.

Just now, I slit the Armaguard sack open, and started pulling bags to weigh (had too many shortages not to bother)...

And nearly had a heart attack when I saw the glint... not the purple coins though, but poppies. A full sack of them!

WoooHooo....

Now.. sack's already open.. open the bags and check for errors, or leave them be? Decisions decisions...

Robster · July 05, 2013, 06:08:13 PM

Thanks to "Australia Post" Go Figure.! Have fun.!!

Fulvio · July 05, 2013, 06:08:33 PM

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/2012-Australia-Remembrance-Day-Poppy-2-UNC-Coin-Security-Bag-25-Coins-/221249217466

$85 a bag seems optimistic...

Quote from: 'Robster' pid='20475' dateline='1373013493'Thanks to "Australia Post" Go Figure.! Have fun.!!

Hehe, yeah.. although its actually killed my planned weekend fun. Nothing left to noodle now, except one bag of 5¢.

I might be forced to tidy this desk after all.

Unicorn · July 05, 2013, 06:43:47 PM

Fulvio, oddly enough I finally did my desk the day before yesterday!!!!
(Must admit there's some sorting left to do though).
PS: Congrats on the poppies!!!

Fulvio · July 05, 2013, 06:58:22 PM

Quote from: 'Unicorn' pid='20483' dateline='1373015627'Fulvio, oddly enough I finally did my desk the day before yesterday!!!!

Heh, biggest problem is I've got all these projects here...

A planned thread on Roadkill.
One on Split Rims.
An Everest-sized stack of peels to properly bag and tag.
...and so on and so forth.

So I can't just shovel them into bags and be done with it.