1983 & 1984 20 Cent Coins

[Triggersmob]

I'm in need of one of each of these coins for Ralf (Redlock) in Germany.
Coins from mint sets are a bit pricey, so I'm wondering if anyone has any
spares they might have found in circulation. Any help would be appreciated.

Cheers

[trout]

I will have a look when i get back home, I am at Tarmala Station fishing at the moment.
Yes i know it is a bugger of a job but somone has to do it:)

[Unicorn]

From memory the 83 and 84's were melted down ...... but then again I could be wrong.

Happy fishing Troutski!

[Triggersmob]

I will have a look when i get back home, I am at Tarmala Station fishing at the moment.
Yes i know it is a bugger of a job but somone has to do it:)

Thanks Jim. I hope you land some big ones. 

From memory the 83 and 84's were melted down ...... but then again I could be wrong.

Happy fishing Troutski!

Yes, that is right Uni, that's why the remaining ones are so expensive.

[runway]

Buy a 1983 and 1984 mint set they are relatively cheap

[redlock]

From memory the 83 and 84's were melted down ...... but then again I could be wrong.

What? Australia, The RAM resp., first minted 55,1 Million 20 Cent coins in 1983 and 27,8 Million in 1984 and then never released most (all?) of them into circulation? Instead, they were melted down? Was that cheaper than storing them?

[Mister T]

From memory the 83 and 84's were melted down ...... but then again I could be wrong.

What? Australia, The RAM resp., first minted 55,1 Million 20 Cent coins in 1983 and 27,8 Million in 1984 and then never released most (all?) of them into circulation? Instead, they were melted down? Was that cheaper than storing them?

I think the Reserve Bank decided it was cheaper to melt them. I agree that it doesn't make a whole lot of sense - maybe the price of nickel made it worthwhile at the time?