What Do You Hoard?

[enworb]

The pointy A is a bloody hard coin to find in Adelaide. Ive found less than 10 from many many thousands of dollars of 20c coins.

[ausjack]

why are you up?? just get home from a big night :winkextra:

[JeffH]

Anything that looks too good to throw back. But I have too many.
I have just started a cull and a count of 20¢ and actually returned $100 to the pond (used them to buy $1 to noodle -some people never learn).

Jeff

[Mister T]

1999 large head (just like them for some reason)

It's the rarer one too I believe.

[ausjack]

so how do I tell them apart as I just had a look and found 1 99 in a $10 bag so looked at mint set and it looks the same so thought I'd grab the other $10 bag on 10's and found 4 so it's luck of the draw but I don't know what to look for

[Fulvio]

so how do I tell them apart as I just had a look and found 1 99 in a $10 bag so looked at mint set and it looks the same so thought I'd grab the other $10 bag on 10's and found 4 so it's luck of the draw but I don't know what to look for

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Great-combined-postage-deal-1999-ten-10-cent-large-head-error-coin-/140807682164?pt=AU_Coins2&hash=item20c8cab874

[Mister T]

so how do I tell them apart as I just had a look and found 1 99 in a $10 bag so looked at mint set and it looks the same so thought I'd grab the other $10 bag on 10's and found 4 so it's luck of the draw but I don't know what to look for

I think the best thing to do is just collect a bunch of 1999 10c pieces and them compare them all with something that magnifies (this is what I did).
The big head ones have the text noticeably closer to the rim as I recall.

[ausjack]

thanks mate but they all look the same to me so I must have all big heads :winkextra: no wonder I don't worry about looking for these small errors as they hurt the eyes to much
and thanks MisterT, I was typing while you replied..I'm too slow

[b_j_w_79]

The 1999 large head 10c are easy to spot once you have one. The way I notice them is that it looks like the writing is touching the rim of the coin. I normally find between 2-4 every $100 I search.

[Robster]

Mrs Robster has cut me off- down to 2 boxes per year.!  That will teach me to be a bad boy.!! I blame Unicorn for leading me up the Magical path.!!!!!

[Fulvio]

Did you keep a 1951? Or better yet, a complete set?

[Unicorn]

Robster ......

Home, home on the Grange,
Where the coins and the stamped envelopes play;
Where often is found, a variety collector's part pound,
And the Mrs Robster's away most the day.

[trout]

Robster ......

Home, home on the Grange,
Where the coins and the stamped envelopes play;
Where often is found, a variety collector's part pound,
And the Mrs Robster's away most the day.

A song from Jimmy Barnes comes to my head when I look at those cases of plonk :diablo: :laugh2:
I don't consider keeping multiples of coins that you like or think may be of value at a later date "Hording" :angel:

For me in the decimals its the incused 50's, the 2002 Windmill 50's and the Rams Head 50's :ok:

In the predecimals its the 1953/54 3d coins and all the commemorative florins (not the Melbourne coins).

[Robster]

Next year Mrs. Robster said I may even be allowed to buy a bottle to go with my boxes.!! :angel:

[Unicorn]

:laugh2: ....... indeed ....... you'll be able to play Barnsey and UB40 then!