Aust 1972 5 cent coins

Unicorn · November 10, 2013, 10:55:39 AM

Quote from: 'Fulvio' pid='33818' dateline='1384041978'which is why I'm salting away any and all sacks of UNC coins I come across

Unusual preservation technique McDuck!

Should stop the silverfish from eating them I suppose ....... :laugh2:

2012 MORs Fulvio?

purplepennyhunter · November 10, 2013, 11:07:05 AM

That MS68 must be a bloody nice coin though. I'd have it and sit on it and love it dearly.

MobOfRoos · November 10, 2013, 11:14:24 AM

Quote from: 'purplepennyhunter' pid='33823' dateline='1384043825'That MS68 must be a bloody nice coin though. I'd have it and sit on it and love it dearly.

I stand to be corrected here as I am no expert on slabbed coins but it seems to me that it is easier to get high grades in the smaller coins.

I have seen a few MS68 5c from the 1970s, I've even seen an MS69 5c from the 2000s.
With 20c and 50c from the 1970s however the highest I have seen is MS67.

Fulvio · November 10, 2013, 01:48:25 PM

Quote from: 'Unicorn' pid='33821' dateline='1384043139'2012 MORs Fulvio?

Yeah.. nobody's seen ANY. Imagine walking into a bank and finding a sack now though. :yahoo:

Point is we just don't know until the reports come out a year or two later. So the only reliable way is to snag everything and wait them out.

Oh, and are your silverfish on steroids or something? Mine don't have much of a taste for metals... :dodgy:

Unicorn · November 10, 2013, 02:09:37 PM

:laugh2: .... well I thought if you were going to use salt ...... then I'd have to use silverfish (silver fish, swim, money bins, oh well) .... I suppose they'd make a mess of cardboard mint set and PNC packaging ....

Yes, the 2012 MOR, if you don't have any I don't think anyone has.
I'm guessing Mint Set Only.

Fulvio · November 10, 2013, 02:31:36 PM

Quote from: 'Unicorn' pid='33836' dateline='1384054777'I'm guessing Mint Set Only.

Yup, that's what I reckon. And I'm cheesed off that since I stopped buying sets years ago, I naturally don't have any. Oh well...

Ozcoins · November 10, 2013, 02:56:28 PM

Just on the 2012 MOR....
I have not seen any either (Sydney).

ausjack · November 10, 2013, 03:53:48 PM

Looks like mint sets only for the 2012 MOR, been a while as the last time would have been the 91 set for the MOR

So any ideas on the worth of ms66 if the 68 is over $500 :scratch_one-s_head:

robbiegal · November 10, 2013, 05:54:54 PM

I have one (and only I think) nice 1972 five cents but I don't know if it's a MS68
it's a nudie coin (i.e. raw) not a dressed one!! ha ha

ausjack · November 10, 2013, 07:28:29 PM

Can I see a nude shot please RG :blush2:
I wanna be good but ya makin it hard :winkextra:

robbiegal · November 10, 2013, 08:02:13 PM

ok
i'll load up a pic but make sure your mother isn't in the room!! ha ha

Ta Dah
nudie 1972 2 cents and preedie enough for moi

purplepennyhunter · November 10, 2013, 08:09:46 PM

Very nice Rob.

robbiegal · November 10, 2013, 08:16:41 PM

ta purple one
it isn't a MS68 as I imagine that coin has to be this side of perfect or FDC for a 68 grade
but it is a very nice unc - choice unc me thinks

markn · November 10, 2013, 08:20:44 PM

Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='33879' dateline='1384076801'ta purple one
it isn't a MS68 as I imagine that coin has to be this side of perfect or FDC for a 68 grade
but it is a very nice unc - choice unc me thinks

What's going on with the rim around 3 o'clock on the reverse?

robbiegal · November 10, 2013, 08:30:23 PM

yeah - I noticed that too :cray:

hey Mark
it's weird
I just looked at it with my x 10 magnifier (well - it is the son's geological x 10 magnifier but that is another story)
anyways, it looks like a rim pattern - now that is weird
I'll take another shot of it