Received in change

[Goldseeker]

Collected $600.00 worth of 50c pieces and found this one amongst the load.   I was not aware that this one went into general circulation:

[trout]

Collected $600.00 worth of 50c pieces and found this one amongst the load.   I was not aware that this one went into general circulation:

No it isn't, nice find.
Those teeth look even worse on a worn coin:Alvarin_33:

[czark]

Vending machine gave me a 50c bicentennial today. Havent seen one of these suckers in a while. Too bad it was in pretty bad shape.
Will be released back into the wild.

[kanjoe07]

Collected $600.00 worth of 50c pieces and found this one amongst the load.   I was not aware that this one went into general circulation:

No it isn't, nice find.
Those teeth look even worse on a worn coin:Alvarin_33:

Straight out of the The Big Book of British Smiles?

[Fulvio]

Would have been nicer if it was this one:
http://www.ramint.gov.au/media/press-releases/2011/downloads/20110412_SGPWedding50ccirc.jpg

[JeffH]

If you call into bank branches looking for "cash ins" then don't forget to ask if they have any coin wrapper pads. Amazing how many have a bundle, or three, sitting away since the year dot. Only problem is any teller under the age of about 35 will not have a clue what you are talking about!
If they have any "The Price is Right".
[Wrapping coins -another lost art.]

Here is today's take...
If you have no interest in them, get them anyway and let me know. I will take all you can find and pay for them (plus postage).

Jeff

[trout]

Would have been nicer if it was this one:
http://www.ramint.gov.au/media/press-releases/2011/downloads/20110412_SGPWedding50ccirc.jpg

Would that be a gold plated silver proof ?

[Fulvio]

Would that be a gold plated silver proof ?

It would.

Ooooh.. you can get wrappers?? COOOOOLLLLL!!!!!! I want some!

I have a template and was actually making my own. Not rectangular, but the arrow-shaped ones the big boys use. There's definitely a skill in using them, though the right tools help heaps. I'll see if I can remember where my CoF state rolls are and take some piccies.

Of course, now I just bag and tag.. MUCH easier! :angel:

[Fulvio]

Oooh, picked up a sack of recirc $2 near my doctor's today, because I couldn't get to my usual branches, and just found a coronation coin in it. Surprisingly good condition too.

[keldaw]

got this Monday out of the pokies   C M M

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[JeffH]

I have a template and was actually making my own. Not rectangular, but the arrow-shaped ones the big boys use. There's definitely a skill in using them, though the right tools help heaps. I'll see if I can remember where my CoF state rolls are and take some piccies.

I was thinking of doing my own at one stage and measured ones from different banks. Surprising differences in sizes for wrappers for same coins. {Commonwealth bank ones are way smaller than any others -must have been a hard learning curve for newbies there!}
I think I still have my list of sizes somewhere.

I am not sure paper rolls are a good long term storage medium -unlikely to be acid free paper. However, old rolls, after 20 years or so on the shelf, probably have expended any acid in partially decomposing themselves!

The big secrets in making good rolls are;
•practice, practice, practice.
•make a good size tuck under at the end before rolling -helps keep it firm and there is plenty of length to get a good wrap anyway.

And, an old trick from the banks; if you don't have the correct wrappers for particular coins, grab a similar size one (for another coin) and wrap it inside out. Then pencil the  coin type and total value on the [now] plain wrapper.

Jeff

[Coins from Vending]

Having rolled coin when I was in the bank the trick is to fold the edge of the wrapper over about 5-6cm then put the coin towards the end of the folded over section gives it a bit more purchase, then roll the wrapper over the coin and tuck it in hard, if it is sloppy coins go everywhere, definitely a learned art you'll soon get frustrated with coins squirting out the ends as you roll that's what thumbs are for.

[Unicorn]

Rolled around 1979 ..... still as good as new .....

[Fulvio]

Here's a roll I did a few years ago... 2006 20¢ UNC Cheek Cuds


The wrappers are printed and cut in bulk ahead of time. The stripe says its an error roll.


The secret I've found is in the right tool, plus a bit of perseverance. With practice, you can pretty much match the machine rolls.


Sadly, it looks like the calico sack and the cardboard box did nothing to protect them. The top surface of every roll looks foggy, and I can see early signs of verdigris.


Overall, I see no benefit in rolling like this. I'd MUCH rather stick to my new sealed bag approach. where I can jam them in tight so they can't move, and completely exclude the environment from consideration. The only advantages of rolls are in counting, since they're fixed and known quantities. That might be a factor in commerce or ebay sales, but it isn't in archival storage. Contamination is however.

[trout]

I found this in Mrs Trouts change.
I nearly broke my jaw when it hit the desk :angel:
I have NEVER found a 1966 20 cent coin or any other 1966 coin in this condition before in my change.