50 Cent Coin Paper Wrap

Started by MattGold, March 23, 2015, 03:36:33 PM

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MattGold

Can someone tell me what decade these sheets of paper wrap were used for wrapping 50 cent coins? I can't find any images online but I'm probably searching the wrong thing like usual lol. I think they could be 70's 80's but I have been wrong before.
Thanks in advance

Fordprefect

No later than 1982, I was a Club Treasurer that year and all "Silver's"
were bagged in the little baggies for banking.
The coppers were still being paper rolled, though I think there were
plastic bags for them as well.
Rob the Elder

JeffH

When the local Westpac Bank had a cleanup in their strong room I picked up over 100 pads of paper coin wrappers -all denominations from 1¢ to $2. So (what year was $2 coin introduced?) I think they were still being used into the present century. However I have the thought that ziplock change bags were already in use well before then; especially the small ones saying "$1 of copper or $2 of 5¢ (last year of circulation coppers was 1990).
It may have varied between banks -some of the wrappers I obtained were branded "Westpac" and some were generic.
My wife is a wizz at rolling them but she has been doing it for cough, cough years.
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MattGold

Do they sell? lol, if so, how much maybe?

JeffH

I did quite well selling some on eBay and, after a Newcastle coin dealer (no, not him) bought some I offloaded the rest of the surplus to him. Can't remember the price now -it was few years ago- but I was pleasantly surprised.
I did keep some for myself.

Recent eBay prices are all over the shop. eBay search
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Unicorn

I feel I should know what bank that is, but I'm not guessing at the moment.

I thought quite a few used holes in the wrappers to ensure correct denominations. (This bank obviously didn't). I think Commonwealth did.

Anyhow, here's some baggies .......


JeffH

Westpac branch here is still using the one in the top, right of your picture.
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Australian coin

yes i have seen the black ones