2013 $2 Coronation coin (CLOSED)

SULLA · August 21, 2013, 01:39:36 PM

Lot of 50 sold for $650 a couple of days on eBay.
$13 a coin!

And a couple of days before that, two lots of 50 sold for $280 and $275!

One coin ending in a day or so at $15.50 + $4 postage!

Bit of a YoYo ride!

Australian coin · August 21, 2013, 02:03:08 PM

Hmm yeah that's eBay for ya, it can be crazy expensive, or super cheap, give it about 12 month and it should level out, I only got the 1 mint baggie, have tried a bit of noodling to no prevail, so I will just have to do with looking at coins thru a bag, I would like to have one I can put in a 2x2 or just so I can have it in hand, anyone got a spare I can have, I will be a happy girl

Fulvio · August 21, 2013, 04:36:30 PM

Quote from: 'Australian coin' pid='25698' dateline='1377059588'anyone got a spare I can have, I will be a happy girl

PM me.

Coins from Vending · August 22, 2013, 01:02:01 PM

a few on these coins individually have sold for over $50 on Ebay for a single $2 coin?

What's doing??

Are these coins going to the moon in value?

SULLA · August 22, 2013, 01:36:09 PM

I think the record so far stands at $72 (10 Jul, 2013 19:02:13 AEST).

Who knows where this beautiful coin will go?

Fulvio · August 22, 2013, 01:43:30 PM

Quote from: 'SULLA' pid='25837' dateline='1377144369'Who knows where this beautiful coin will go?

More to the point, what about the errors?
Yes, there are some, minor though they may be.

... Got a nice little pile right here in front of me.

Not to mention planchet and strikethrough flaws.
Oh, and the edge errors... dunno what caused them yet, but they're like extra milling only half way across.

ausjack · August 22, 2013, 01:50:50 PM

do you have the one that's slightly lighter in colour..another member does

Fulvio · August 22, 2013, 02:00:15 PM

Quote from: 'ausjack' pid='25845' dateline='1377145250'..another member does

Yeah, yeah.. we had that discussion already.
There is some slight variation in these, but not as much as that.

Consensus is it doesn't count as an error.

ausjack · August 22, 2013, 02:17:27 PM

all good, just didn't know if you knew of them

Fulvio · August 22, 2013, 02:49:27 PM

Quote from: 'ausjack' pid='25858' dateline='1377146847'all good, just didn't know if you knew of them

NP. It was during your absence I believe.

Oh, and just found one with an "O" stamped on the edge. :yahoo:

...no, its not an error. Just a lovely bagmark. Makes a nice change form the usual nicks and gouges I reckon.

SULLA · August 22, 2013, 05:55:40 PM

What I have found startling is the number of bag marks per coin. Many of my coins have some damage due to being distributed in bags.

Fulvio do you have any images of errors you can share?

markn · August 22, 2013, 06:36:53 PM

Quote from: 'SULLA' pid='25884' dateline='1377159940'What I have found startling is the number of bag marks per coin. Many of my coins have some damage due to being distributed in bags.

Given that they are likely to be moved at least twice in bulk after being struck and before being painted am not at all surprised they are baggy. There's a lot more material handling involved with them compared with regular non-coloured issues.

Fulvio · August 22, 2013, 10:50:00 PM

Quote from: 'SULLA' pid='25884' dateline='1377159940'Fulvio do you have any images of errors you can share?

Not yet. Patience, grasshopper!

I don't actually think they're any baggier than the standards. The extra handling through the paint booth is gentler than the rest of the process.

However the paint splatters are terrible. Just about every coin has bits and blobs, and it flakes off and contaminates the standard coins as well.

And of course you can't even clean it off, at the risk of removing part of the design. Ditto for fingerprints. Still, at least we won't have to contend with cleaned coins in future. :angel:

trout · August 23, 2013, 07:00:06 AM

Quote from: 'Australian coin' pid='25698' dateline='1377059588'Hmm yeah that's eBay for ya, it can be crazy expensive, or super cheap, give it about 12 month and it should level out, I only got the 1 mint baggie, have tried a bit of noodling to no prevail, so I will just have to do with looking at coins thru a bag, I would like to have one I can put in a 2x2 or just so I can have it in hand, anyone got a spare I can have, I will be a happy girl

I got a couple from "The Wild" this trip.
You are more than welcome to one of these AC :yahoo:

Australian coin · August 23, 2013, 09:29:31 AM

aww sweet