What Do You Hoard?

[Fulvio]

So, as I was giving this 2011 $2 I just found a light clean (damn verdigris!), I got to wondering...

What exactly constitutes an unconditional keeper? Varieties, errors and flaws, obviously, but what about run-of-the-mill coins?

In my case, for the $2:
1991:         nil MSO
1993:   4,900,000
1998:   8,700,000
2000:   5,706,000
2011:   1,800,000*
2012:   1,800,000*
are all hoarded, but I draw the line at
1990:  10,300,000

even though I would hoard a 10mil mintage for other coins (2003 $1 for example).

So, what do you keep, and what do you throw out?

[ausjack]

well I was keepin everything then moved to mintages of under 20 mill then decided to drop that to 10 but now it's the very low only so a lot of $2 don't make the list any more, I have a few put away but soon found out they're not worth the trouble and better off puttin that money to something I like :winkextra:

[Unicorn]

I'd always kept anything less than 10 mil also. Bills got the better of my $1 coins recently with 600 of them going back to the pond. (2000, 2001 vol, 2003 vol, 2004 and 2005). That was when I kept the 2004 Misaligned die clock ones.

[Ozcoins]

A: Way too many 50c pieces!!
I am going to do a cull soon.

[jozk123]

I don't keep many $2 coins just the errors

[ausjack]

A: Way too many 50c pieces!!
I am going to do a cull soon.

Yeah right oz, yeah ya many have to many but can you really put them back..50 cents says ya can't :winkextra:

[Mister T]

All states 20c and 50c definitely. Other than that it depends how low the mintage is/how worn the coin is and how often I come across them.

[Fulvio]

Throw them back? NEVER!!!!!!
At least offer them to members at face value plus postage.

[duggee27]

red wine  :yahoo:

re coins : as i have less than 100 i cannot say i hoard any in particular as yet but am working on it , maybe leaning towards pre dec. coppers

[Fulvio]

...less than 100...

What, kilos? Sacks? Albums? Surely you can't mean coins?

[Triggersmob]

I keep a few of each of the commemorative 20c, 50c and dollars for trading,
but I tend to hoard the Don Bradman 20c and the CHOGM dollars.

[b_j_w_79]

I tend to be hoarding a bit of everything.

1c: 1968, 1990
2c: 1968, 1969, Missing SD's,
5c: 1972
10c: 1972, 1985, 1991, 1997, 1999 large head (just like them for some reason), 2011
20c: 1971, 1985, 1988, UN, Bradman, Federation, 2004 large head, 2008 large gap
50c: 1973, 1985, Tall Ships, Ram, 1993, Royal Visit, Incused, Federation, Rotated 2010
$1: Rabbits ears, Mules
$2: 2011, Poppy

Of course any major errors as well.

[Fulvio]

Hey! No cheating! Half that list is errors and varieties.

[b_j_w_79]

I know, I know. But many of the errors or varieties are only kept due to the mintage numbers. For example the 2004 large head 20c has an estimated mintage of 400K. I don't think I'd bother hoarding them if the mintage was 50:50 with 2004 small head. I just put the other things that I hoard to have a complete list.

Purely on mintage figures;

1c: 1968, 1990
2c: 1968, 1969
5c: 1972
10c: 1972, 1985, 1991, 1997, 2011
20c: 1971, 1985, 1988, UN, Bradman, Federation
50c: 1973, 1985, Tall Ships, Ram, 1993, Royal Visit, Federation
$2: 2011, Poppy

[ausjack]

I'd like to know about the mintage of the 04 20 as I have only ever found one but found thousands of the other..but I'm just lucky :mocking: