New $1 A-Z coins

trout · October 19, 2014, 08:58:05 AM

Quote from: 'kchan1111' pid='61092' dateline='1413671018'My God! You can go bankrupt collecting $1 coins.......

It cost me over 5K just for the silver proof 25mm coins :angel:

kchan1111 · October 19, 2014, 09:05:23 AM

Quote from: 'trout' pid='61093' dateline='1413671285'
Quote from: 'kchan1111' pid='61092' dateline='1413671018'My God! You can go bankrupt collecting $1 coins.......

It cost me over 5K just for the silver proof 25mm coins :angel:

My admiration for your dedication is rivaled only by my jealousy of your vast disposable income.

Quote from: 'purplepennyhunter' pid='61090' dateline='1413667614'
Quote from: 'Samhill' pid='61081' dateline='1413637734'I would expect some of the coins to be a lower mintage like U,X etc which could be hard to get in the future like some of the commonwealth games coins.
Didn't you know Umberto and Xeraphina are becoming way more popular. You could even call your child Umbrella or Xylol.

My impression is that these sets are likely a losing proposition is it not?

E.g. the Commwealth Games coins. For the shooting coin (one of the lowest mintages), Bluesheet values are $2, $6, $16, $60 for MS64, MS65, MS66 and MS67. But at the time retail was $4.95. I guess it depends on what MS you can achieve?

I quite like the 50c Australia At War coins. But the thought of paying $10 for a coin now that I could pick up for less in the future is putting me off. My logic wrong?

robbiegal · October 19, 2014, 10:12:52 AM

Quote from: 'Triggersmob' pid='61082' dateline='1413638517'Maybe you have to guess how many things are on the coin beginning with F.
Let's see, Flying Fox, or could it be Fruit Bat, then Fly, Fruit, Footprint...
Anyone see any others?

Trout's going to love this set.

I saw the footprints too and wondered about F's
and the plant with fruit but I couldn't figure out what it was but yep - fruit tree fits with the FFFfff's
I fink it's goanna be fun!

Samhill · October 19, 2014, 01:31:44 PM

Kachan111 wrote
My impression is that these sets are likely a losing proposition is it not?

E.g. the Commwealth Games coins. For the shooting coin (one of the lowest mintages), Bluesheet values are $2, $6, $16, $60 for MS64, MS65, MS66 and MS67. But at the time retail was $4.95. I guess it depends on what MS you can achieve?

I quite like the 50c Australia At War coins. But the thought of paying $10 for a coin now that I could pick up for less in the future is putting me off. My logic wrong?
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The risk is not being able to get the complete set of war coins or these in the future and have to pay heaps for missing coins. eg gymnastics coin.

I find blue sheet values change to much.Values can go up and down by 50% in a matter of weeks. I guess this is linked to the amount of coins in pegs data base more than the value of all the coins (slabbed and raw)

Samhill · October 20, 2014, 11:14:41 AM

Details are out in the new mint issue

$15ea for the al/br
$50ea for the silver proof versions.
Personalized Proof baby set $125 with a AL/BR version coin of your choice to place in the set.
Standard proof and Unc baby sets also available which have the MOR $1 coin in them.

Dealers will get the Anzac press $1 AL and M counterstruck coins allocation.

purplepennyhunter · October 20, 2014, 11:23:56 AM

Thank goodness I don't have to buy a baby mint set to get each of the letter coins. Right now I don't even know if I'll stretch to the $15 x 26, it's awfully harsh.

edit: awwww they make it easy, you can spend $351.10 and just get all of them at once:dodgy:

trout · October 20, 2014, 11:46:29 AM

That's 26x $50 = $1300
26x $15 = $390
Them we have yet again another Ethel Pedley coin, Proof MOR , Standard MOR.
That's without the year of the Goat and whatever else they dream up to put all the various countersamps/Mintmarks on for the ANDA Shows.
Then you have to add the postage etc
Probably will work out costing a small fortune and I wont be able to view/pick out the best coins either.
NO thanks, I can buy some rather nice Proclamation coins or some REAL numismatic Coins with that sort of money.
This year was bad enough just to get the different coins, I am buggered if I am going through all that again.

The number of different 25mm coins has been escalating over the last few years to a point where I cannot truly be bothered with them any more; The FUN has gone out if it for me and it is becoming a real pain in the rear end and simply a chore now to collect these.
I'M OUT

I am seriously considering on selling up ALL my Decimal collections and concentrating on truly interesting and historic coins rather than try to keep up with the plethora of $1 and 50 cent coins The Mint is Churning out lately.

serial · October 20, 2014, 12:31:04 PM

notice the baby proof set has a different 50 cent coin to the normal proof set

kchan1111 · October 20, 2014, 12:48:32 PM

So the proof set is $100 and mint set $25. Sydney ANDA coin show prices are not discounted. No bargain there.

Quite like the new 50c in Centenary Coin program though.

purplepennyhunter · October 20, 2014, 01:13:55 PM

Quote from: 'trout' pid='61134' dateline='1413767789'26x $15 = $390
Them we have yet again another Ethel Pedley coin, Proof MOR , Standard MOR.

You can buy all the al br unc $1's for a bulk deal $351 :blackeye:

And you can exclude Ethel, she's not there.

trout · October 20, 2014, 02:21:06 PM

QuoteYou can buy all the al br unc $1's for a bulk deal $351

For another $249 I can buy a Gold Pagoda.
Let me think for a moment A classic Proclamation coin or 26 pieces of Mint garbage :angel::angel:
I'm Done, Dusted and Dirty with the Damned Dollars Dagnabit

Goldseeker · October 20, 2014, 03:28:55 PM

Quote from: 'trout' pid='61093' dateline='1413671285'
Quote from: 'kchan1111' pid='61092' dateline='1413671018'My God! You can go bankrupt collecting $1 coins.......

It cost me over 5K just for the silver proof 25mm coins :angel:

These coins in silver are "frosted finish" and not "proof finish".

Sorry, the silver set is not for me.

Quote from: 'purplepennyhunter' pid='61139' dateline='1413773035'
Quote from: 'trout' pid='61134' dateline='1413767789'26x $15 = $390
Them we have yet again another Ethel Pedley coin, Proof MOR , Standard MOR.

You can buy all the al br unc $1's for a bulk deal $351 :blackeye:

And you can exclude Ethel, she's not there.

Ethel has been replaced by an "Kangaroo $1 coin".

trout · October 20, 2014, 04:14:17 PM

QuoteThese coins in silver are "frosted finish" and not "proof finish".

Sorry, the silver set is not for me.

All the other Silver 25mm Coins are minted deep cameo proof, I wonder why these new ones aren't .
Maybe they are going to pad print these as well as the ali bronze coins ?

Fulvio · October 20, 2014, 04:31:36 PM

Quote from: 'trout' pid='61142' dateline='1413777066'I'm Done, Dusted and Dirty with the Damned Dollars Dagnabit

Why do you think I gave up years ago? If it doesn't come out of circulation, not interested.

Now, if only my vision would return so I can actually SEE to noodle... (

trout · October 20, 2014, 04:42:01 PM

Quote from: 'Fulvio' pid='61147' dateline='1413784896'
Quote from: 'trout' pid='61142' dateline='1413777066'I'm Done, Dusted and Dirty with the Damned Dollars Dagnabit

Why do you think I gave up years ago? If it doesn't come out of circulation, not interested.

Now, if only my vision would return so I can actually SEE to noodle... (

I intend to keep all my coins that were minted for circulation and sell the rest.
I wonder if the market can handle a few hundred different 25mm dollar coins all at once :angel: