Received in change

seedyrom · April 28, 2017, 07:47:10 PM

Optical illusion. It's the mirror finish reflecting a dark room.
Fun fact. The ridges on the outside of the proof coin are really sharp

seedyrom · April 28, 2017, 09:12:28 PM

Quote from: 'brismike' pid='106759' dateline='1489621978'Got the 50 cent in change from the Post Office and the $1 from the self serve checkout at my local Coles this morning.

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Cheers Mike

Quote from: 'Hercules' pid='106771' dateline='1489628286'I agree about the $1, but I can't see anything special about the 50c. Brisbane is awash with the AIATSIS coin at the moment, and after noodling over 100 of them, I cease to get excited about it anymore.

Yeah, I kept finding AIATSIS ones as well ... to the point that it doesn't interest me.
Anyway, I was just looking at https://www.ramint.gov.au/fifty-cents and I noticed the AIATSIS 50c coin has a tiny montage (3 million).
Odd that they keep appearing

robbiegal · April 28, 2017, 09:35:42 PM

maybe they released more in QLD because there are more A&TSI people in QLD than the other states?

rollycoins · April 28, 2017, 11:02:22 PM

I've never ever gotten one of the AIATSIS 50 cents from change here in Adelaide before. I've only managed to find one after noodling almost $1500 worth of 50 cent rolls - and sadly, it's not in the best condition. Probably got brought down from QLD haha. Shall keep going till I get a nice one!

Hercules · April 29, 2017, 06:57:26 PM

That's really unfortunate, rollycoins. I've noodled 126 of them so far, out of 7959 ($3979.50 worth of) 50c coins. That's a rate of 1.6%, or one in every 63 ($31.50 worth of) 50c coins. I still find it hard to believe that the mintage is only 3 million, so I'm glad you can shed some light on this.

rollycoins · April 29, 2017, 07:42:40 PM

Haha that's heaps of them you've found. That's probably where they're all hiding I guess.

tania · April 30, 2017, 09:57:03 AM

I have also found lots of AIATSIS 50 cent coins.

Tania

JeffH · April 30, 2017, 10:07:06 AM

Today a Fiji 50¢ at the papershop.

Hercules · April 30, 2017, 12:22:03 PM

Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='108098' dateline='1493381142'maybe they released more in QLD because there are more A&TSI people in QLD than the other states?

I very much doubt it. The mint doesn't decide where the coins go - Armaguard does, and they couldn't care less which design's printed on them. Armaguard would have sent them up here because there was a shortage of 50c coins in Brisbane at the time, so I think it's just a coincidence that most of them ended up being AIATSIS ones.

Nevol · April 30, 2017, 01:50:19 PM

Quote from: 'tania' pid='108138' dateline='1493512023'I have also found lots of AIATSIS 50 cent coins. Tania

I don't know that I'd say lots, but probably more than I expected to find. I mostly chuck them back now as they're usually pretty well dinged up.

Pubbrad · April 30, 2017, 07:25:53 PM

Quote from: 'AaronG' pid='3693' dateline='1353490373'A $2 Poppy coin

What did you find today?

I went to the bank yesterday and they gave me a full unopened bag of 2017 $2 remembrance coins

I'm trying to find the value of some coins! Does anyone know if a updated AUSTRALIAN COIN and BANKNOTE CATALOGUE BY GREG McDONALD is being released anytime soon? I only have the 22nd addition 2015.
Thanks for
Any help

robbiegal · April 30, 2017, 07:42:21 PM

Wow
Where do you live?

Pubbrad · April 30, 2017, 07:49:18 PM

Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='108152' dateline='1493547141'Wow
Where do you live?

I'm very fortunate to be good friends with the people in at the bank!! And they help me out anytime I visit.
I live in werribee.
Is it worth holding onto?

jens coins · April 30, 2017, 07:50:31 PM

Yes definitely worth holding onto.

robbiegal · April 30, 2017, 07:51:34 PM

Hell yeah!!!
Whetes weeribee? Is thst victoria?

Phone texting .....