Complete Pre Decimal Coin Collection

r9453 · May 27, 2016, 03:56:50 AM

The downies collection has 339 coins, my collection has over 350 individual coins (not inc. 1930 1D and 1923 1/2D). The difference is probably mostly in the pennies. How many coins in your collection?

ausjack · May 27, 2016, 08:02:53 AM

about 10 kilo's

Robster · May 27, 2016, 08:04:35 AM

:laughingneqw:

ausjack · May 27, 2016, 08:16:19 AM

Well I got one person to smile so my job for today is done :thank_you:

autocoupler · May 27, 2016, 11:16:20 AM

Quote from: 'ausjack' pid='89371' dateline='1464301973'about 10 kilo's

You bloody beauty AJ :yahoo: I bet you have one of those 1922 pennies I'm looking for

:biggrin::laugh2:

trout · May 27, 2016, 11:21:55 AM

Quote from: 'ausjack' pid='89371' dateline='1464301973'about 10 kilo's

Perfect

:laugh2:
I have pretty much ignored my pre decimal collections over the last few years and have been concentrating on the Decimal side of Australian coins.
Recently a certain member gifted me a set of Maundy coins and as a result of this I have been concentrating most of my collecting efforts on these types of coins ever since .
I have many different types of coins from various countries and eras including medallions and anything else that attracts my attention as I am easily distracted by something that is unknown or new to me.

I do cherish my Australian pre decimal collection But I am not a fanatic and I long ago realised that the 1923 1/2 penny and the 1930 penny are way too expensive for me to justify owning them just because they are a rare date and the design is the same as the rest of my coppers.
This is why I have little interest in these already completed sets as putting a collection together from scratch is far more interesting and rewarding than just buying one off the shelf.
Each to their own But this sort of offering holds little interest for me :ok:

r9453 · May 27, 2016, 12:23:39 PM

Quote from: 'ausjack' pid='89371' dateline='1464301973'about 10 kilo's

Hilarious, next time you tip them onto the floor, put each different type coin into a separate pile and report back how many piles. :yahoo: :ok:

ausjack · May 27, 2016, 04:00:09 PM

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Quote from: 'ausjack' pid='89371' dateline='1464301973'about 10 kilo's

You bloody beauty AJ :yahoo: I bet you have one of those 1922 pennies I'm looking for :biggrin::laugh2:

Maybe, I'll have to get them out and have a gander..should only cost ya an arm and a leg auto if your lucky :mocking: nah I'll have a look at what I got for ya :angel:

ausjack · May 27, 2016, 05:02:37 PM

Quote from: 'trout' pid='89389' dateline='1464313915'Recently a certain member gifted me a set of Maundy coins and as a result of this I have been concentrating most of my collecting efforts on these types of coins ever since .

:mocking:

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Quote from: 'ausjack' pid='89371' dateline='1464301973'about 10 kilo's

Hilarious, next time you tip them onto the floor, put each different type coin into a separate pile and report back how many piles. :yahoo: :ok:

Next time your up you can tip them out ya self

trout · May 27, 2016, 05:09:25 PM

All is good AJ.
I had heard about these coins in the past But had never seen them "In Hand".
The details in the designs are outstanding for such a small coin and the toning can be quite beautiful

ausjack · May 27, 2016, 05:15:49 PM

Yes I like them :friends:

r9453 · May 28, 2016, 04:06:17 AM

Quote from: 'ausjack' pid='89413' dateline='1464334357'Next time your up you can tip them out ya self

Yeah, right-o, I will. I'm going to Canberra on Sunday but when I get back I will be in touch.

Now, for me one thing I like about collecting coins is counting them. This is a summary I made a few years ago. Since then PCGS has added 17 pennies to the list:

robbiegal · May 28, 2016, 09:11:09 PM

I have noticed that some 'collections' don't count the various die marked versions, say on the penny
i.e. 1941 penny - K.G ; Y. ; no dot - 1940 K.G ; no dot
same for the 1955, 1956 & 1958, 1959 - Melbourne or Perth
so, often they only have one of each year, not each mint

ausjack · May 28, 2016, 09:45:28 PM

Yes RG that's the trouble with collecting is what to do and some varieties can be quite expensive.

nealeffendi · May 28, 2016, 10:34:51 PM

r9453, your list misses the crown.
As for some of those 17 pennies that PCGS added I'm not sure that some of them should be included (like the 1925 broken leg, it is just a die clash and not a die pairing or mint mark). Also haven't they added a few variations in other denominations this past year ('53 florin, 1926 serif/sans serif sixpence etc). Certainly the "complete" Downies set isn't complete.