2016 50TH ANNIVERSARY DECIMAL CURRENCY

[jens coins]

New design round 50c gold plated coin.

There will be 10000 available at the mint with special packaging on the 13th February.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/131714600889?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

[trout]

Cool

[Pedro]

:drooling: Like the look of these little fellas (but then again I liked last year's too!)

Pedro

[trout]

A round 50cent piece, What's not to like

[interest]

Anybody be going to the MINT on the 13th?
That could get me one or two?

[keldaw]

the bids are up to $ 20.50 on eBay just now .

[trout]

I picked up 4 as a pre order from old mate in Lismore  at $20 a pop :good:
There is also this set

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/121877763393?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

[serial]

Is it silver?

[trout]

Is it silver?

Yes

[serial]

I just found out its going to be cupo nickel. Not happy, a round 50 is meant to be silver and ram knows this. They are releasing this to soften us up to the idea before dumping a "special" proof set on us with no silver 50 cent!
I was going to buy this big, now I will pass, it will flop in value imho

[trout]

The uncirculated set with the 1 and 2 cent coins in it has a silver round 50 cents in it.
I would imagine that a proof set with the same coins would have a silver proof round 50 cent coin included.
This cupro nickle gold plated coin is pretty uneque and i would think a "Must" in any 50 cent collection.

[SULLA]

I agree that in an UCLT Collection it would be a must.

[notcb]

Hi,

Understand that there are going to be three (3) versions of this gold plated coin:

(1) standard UNC version on card labelled Special Release - this is the one that people have been rushing to pre-order  (mintage 21966)

(2) standard UNC version on card labelled Special Release but with additional labelling indicating released on 13th February at the Mint on the day (included in mintage of 21966)

(3) standard UNC version on card labelled Special Release but with additional WMF Berlin on the label PLUS the special Privy Mark  (mintage 5000)


The third one will be the most collectable as I believe it is the first 50cent to have a special Privy Mark on it.

Cheers

Peter  (notcb)

[interest]

Hi,

Understand that there are going to be three (3) versions of this gold plated coin:

(1) standard UNC version on card labelled Special Release - this is the one that people have been rushing to pre-order  (mintage 21966)

(2) standard UNC version on card labelled Special Release but with additional labelling indicating released on 13th February at the Mint on the day (included in mintage of 21966)

(3) standard UNC version on card labelled Special Release but with additional WMF Berlin on the label PLUS the special Privy Mark  (mintage 5000)


The third one will be the most collectable as I believe it is the first 50cent to have a special Privy Mark on it.

Cheers

Peter  (notcb)

Yeah I agree with that

[runway]

2013 Melbourne Stamp Expo Kangaroo & Map PNC coin was first 50c to have a special Privy Mark