2014 Maccas Errors and Corrections Thread

robbiegal · December 18, 2013, 09:55:44 AM

hey Greg
PP has excellent records of mintages etc
she can advise where that info is
PP would be a brilliant project officer for the next Maccas - I am sure that her project fees would be well worth it

runway · December 18, 2013, 11:23:22 PM

Great effort Greg compiling the best ever Pocket Guide yet well done

interest · December 19, 2013, 12:01:31 AM

Quote from: 'notcb' pid='37399' dateline='1387310099'Greg,

Good to hear from you. I tend to agree that modern issues are becoming increasingly difficult to keep up with.

Especially the explosion in $1 "specials" including all the various mintmarks and colour series. Long ago I made the decision to specialise in just one denomination, and that was the 50 cent coin - given that that was the first Australian coin to have special events added, the first being the 1970 Captain Cook and then subsequent ones from 1977 onwards.

Interestingly, as I wrote recently to some people, by my count there have been 33 different Legal Tender 50cent coins issued with the 2013 date this year and probably more than that with the $1 coin.

Keep up the good work - I know it is appreciated by all genuine collectors and surprisingly, is one of the main reasons that people get into collecting when they can have at their finger tips a book that both guides them as to value, but also to rarity and differentiation between the various issues.

Cheers

Peter (notcb)

Hi Peter I was only thinking about you last weekend when I was looking at some 50cent pieces, wondering how many there were this year. 33 A? WOW! There not cheap either are they?

notcb · December 19, 2013, 05:06:50 PM

Actually Interest,

I miss-counted - there were 37 different 50 cents coins with a total retail price of approximately $4400, of which $2800 was on the gold 50 cent coin!

I haven't done the sums on the $1 coins but I reckon it would be up around the same figure, even though the gold coin would have been much less - no doubt due to all the various mintmark coins that the $1 can be generated with the mobile press etc. and the Perth Mint kids coins. All well worth it mind you, as the more young collectors are encouraged the better for the future of Numismatics in this country.

If you add in all the PNCs associated with the 50cent coin, that adds another 30 or so (including the various overprints) with around $1000 spend at an average of $30 per PNC.

No doubt 2014 will bring a similar spend.

Cheers

Peter (notcb)

Goldseeker · December 23, 2013, 02:26:48 PM

Me thinks an error on Page 254, with the note at the bottom of the page.

Note states "50c coin with "M" Counterstamp issued on 12 may 2012" and "There was no mintmark for any of the other five days".

This is incorrect.

All the coins from the first day to the last day were all stamped with the Portable Press "M" Counterstamp.

One lined up at the AustPost counter and purchased a cover for $30.00 and was then given a token. This token was taken to the RAM Stand and swapped for a "M" Counterstamped 50c piece that was placed into a capsule to be inserted into the PNC.

One was not allowed to purchase the Conterstamped 50c piece without the token and the only way to get the coin was to purchase the cover and receive the token.

It is further noted that the issue was 1250 PNC"S/Covers to be issued on each of six days, a total of 7,500 covers However, not all covers/PNC's were sold for each day.

Unsold covers were taken away and disposed of so the figures of 1250 per day could be incorrect.

Page 253, 2013 Surfing PNC, February 12 in incorrect position and no Issue Price or Current Value shown.

For your information Greg.

Australian coin · December 23, 2013, 05:59:28 PM

yeah that's why my little page is a good thing, will try to do the same for 2014

2013 SURFING PNC (NCLT)
PRODUCT CODE 711010
$15.95 mintage unlimited

http://www.australian-coins.net/showthread.php?tid=651&page=5

markn · December 28, 2013, 02:03:01 PM

Keep this thread on the topic of corrections to the catalogue please.

Goldseeker · December 28, 2013, 04:29:58 PM

Page 114, immediately under the heading and pickies of coins etc:

"1976....etc" before the line commencing 1966.

MAYBE A TYPO OR INSERT ERROR.

purplepennyhunter · December 28, 2013, 04:53:44 PM

Trout made a comment about this thread nitpicking the book. I disagree, if there is a mistake it looks stupid in print.

2011 Royal Wedding 20c page 130. There is no listing for the official RAM wrappered roll. It also is not noted anywhere when the official rolls were made issue price/cv. They are very different to security rolls. Issued at a much higher price and this should be reflected in values.

runway · January 01, 2014, 10:17:43 PM

Quote from: 'Goldseeker' pid='37900' dateline='1387771008'Me thinks an error on Page 254, with the note at the bottom of the page.

Note states "50c coin with "M" Counterstamp issued on 12 may 2012" and "There was no mintmark for any of the other five days".

This is incorrect.

All the coins from the first day to the last day were all stamped with the Portable Press "M" Counterstamp.

One lined up at the AustPost counter and purchased a cover for $30.00 and was then given a token. This token was taken to the RAM Stand and swapped for a "M" Counterstamped 50c piece that was placed into a capsule to be inserted into the PNC.

One was not allowed to purchase the Conterstamped 50c piece without the token and the only way to get the coin was to purchase the cover and receive the token.

It is further noted that the issue was 1250 PNC"S/Covers to be issued on each of six days, a total of 7,500 covers However, not all covers/PNC's were sold for each day.

Unsold covers were taken away and disposed of so the figures of 1250 per day could be incorrect.

Page 253, 2013 Surfing PNC, February 12 in incorrect position and no Issue Price or Current Value shown.

For your information Greg.

Quite right
2014 Pocket Guide is bigger than ever I appreciate how some details are missed

Goldseeker · January 15, 2014, 06:10:19 PM

Page 151, Immediately under the three dollar coins pictured at top of page, the "titles" under the three coins are incorrect.

purplepennyhunter · January 16, 2014, 06:57:00 PM

The 2009 Service Nurses 20c seems to have fallen out of the new book altogether.

The 2011 War Historians is incorrectly captioned as Fromelles.

trout · January 20, 2014, 07:59:11 AM

Quote from: 'Goldseeker' pid='39676' dateline='1389771619'Page 151, Immediately under the three dollar coins pictured at top of page, the "titles" under the three coins are incorrect.

Also on page 150 "1996 (c) Landcare" ?

emu666 · February 05, 2014, 07:16:23 PM

The decimal section in the book is almost impossible to follow.

The other day I watched work colleague who wanted to know all the dollar coins dated 2012 struggle to find the information, and eventually give up and use Renniks which was much easier to follow.

I suggest a complete redesign of the decimal section so that information is easier to find.
I also strongly suggest a rethink of the prices. They are out of date and the price difference between unc and choice unc is in almost all cases absurdly low. I often see prices such as unc $20, choice unc $22. With such price differences no-one would buy an "unc" coin when a "choice unc" one was just 10% more expensive.

runway · February 06, 2014, 12:03:56 AM

A separate RAM and Perth Mint book would be good