$1 Mule rarity/scarcity questions

JeffH · September 18, 2015, 08:07:21 PM

Agreed.

robbiegal · September 18, 2015, 08:36:15 PM

I think they are the modern version of the 1931 dropped one Indian die
one for the specialist collector with deep pockets

or the hobbyist who ferrets through hundreds, thousands and in the case of decimal coins, millions for that face value found ultimate die variety coin

we have never found one ... maybe one day or maybe they have all been found ('31 that is .. I don't care for that decimal mule $1)

Fulvio · September 19, 2015, 02:26:43 AM

Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='79595' dateline='1442574375'we have never found one ... maybe one day or maybe they have all been found ('31 that is .. I don't care for that decimal mule $1)

See, this is the difference...

Predecimals are no longer something you can find. You have to buy them from someone who found them back in the day, or a long chain of someones.

Decimals are available for anyone with the perseverance to bother looking.

And one day, in the not-too-distant future, decimals will also be a thing of the past. If we don't become a republic, we will at least have a new king (or kings). Either way, all the lizzies will disappear.

Just like all the current notes will be gone by the end of the decade.

robbiegal · September 19, 2015, 08:52:16 AM

agree

my dealer found a dropped one '31 a few years ago from a bulk lot
but yes, they were few and far between and most may have been found

and it's what you are into
I still can't figure out those incused 50c - my brain just does not compute!

Fulvio · September 19, 2015, 03:49:14 PM

Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='79625' dateline='1442618536'I still can't figure out those incused 50c - my brain just does not compute!

They're actually quite easy once you see one.

The incused design was supposed to be filled with paint, until they gave up and pad printed them instead. So the stripes on the flag are recessed to accommodate the paint, you see? And also the bottom of the stars, which were also to be filled, are flat, unlike the standard ones which have a rough surface.

runway · September 19, 2015, 11:05:09 PM

stay on topic this is $1 mule not 50c incuse

robbiegal · September 20, 2015, 09:05:25 AM

Quote from: 'runway' pid='79680' dateline='1442669709'stay on topic this is $1 mule not 50c incuse

ha ha I was waiting for that!!!
ya didn't let me down on that one runway!

runway · September 20, 2015, 09:06:39 PM

Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='79688' dateline='1442705725'
Quote from: 'runway' pid='79680' dateline='1442669709'stay on topic this is $1 mule not 50c incuse

ha ha I was waiting for that!!!
ya didn't let me down on that one runway!

New thread https://www.australian-coins.net/showthread.php?tid=4064 :yahoo:

Fulvio · September 23, 2015, 11:03:17 PM

The final price was $721 with 16 bids! Not too shabby for a $1 found in circulation, eh?