new coins for 2018

jens coins · January 01, 2018, 10:53:52 AM

The new $1 Australia's Convict Era 1788 -1868

New Commonwealth Games 50c Gold plated coin $25 each

New Celebration Proof Set $130 each

Choose a sleeve:

Celebrations set Anniversary Gold

Celebrations set Anniversary Silver

Celebrations set Anniversary Copper

Celebrations set Congratulations Gold

Celebrations set Congratulations Silver

Celebrations set Congratulations Copper

Celebrations set Gold

Celebrations set Silver

Celebrations set Copper

All available on the Mint site

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seedyrom · January 01, 2018, 09:09:26 PM

LOL.

The choose a sleeve thing is odd!

jens coins · January 01, 2018, 09:31:01 PM

New Commonwealth Games 50c Gold plated coin $25 each

jens coins · January 01, 2018, 09:32:26 PM

New $1 coin

jens coins · January 01, 2018, 09:34:08 PM

Celebration Proof set.

jens coins · January 01, 2018, 09:35:36 PM

The Mint your own coins at the RAM have 5 different packaging this year.

seedyrom · January 02, 2018, 05:55:22 AM

Wait a sec ... i'm Heading down on Australia Day.

I usually press three coins (one for me, one for each of the kids).
$9 was highway robbery enough.

Am I now up for 5 x 3 x $3?

Anyone been yet? Are the cardboard sleeves mounted sequentially in the hopper?
This will cause massive delays.
I'm so confused.

I guess reading that article the other day about the mint basically making more from numismatics than currency, makes me think the collector will just be squeezed, and squeezed again

Hercules · January 02, 2018, 08:05:42 AM

Quote from: 'seedyrom' pid='113570' dateline='1514834722'I guess reading that article the other day about the mint basically making more from numismatics than currency, makes me think the collector will just be squeezed, and squeezed again

That was fairly self-evident. Because it costs 7c to make a 5c coin, and they make millions of 5c coins each year, it really shouldn't be a surprise that they make more from numismatics than from currency. Currency is a loss-making exercise, whereas numismatics is a profit-making exercise. :ok:

kchan1111 · January 02, 2018, 08:41:06 AM

Quote from: 'jens coins' pid='113566' dateline='1514804648'Celebration Proof set.

More importantly, so this Celebration proof set is the only way to get a 2018 MOR $1 in proof right? The regular 2018 6 coin proof set has the Armistice Centenary $1 coin.

Goldseeker · January 02, 2018, 09:45:27 AM

One can secure the Kangaroo $1 in UNC by buying the Mints baby Set.

Goldseeker · January 02, 2018, 08:43:52 PM

Has anyone been to the RAM as yet and done there own MYO coins?

If so, can you advise that the five different folders that hold a single coin, are dispatched randomly from the presses or does one go to the shop to secure the set of five folders.

Thanks in advance.

seedyrom · January 02, 2018, 09:44:48 PM

I'll be able to report back in 3 weeks, but this was on the Mints Facebook page.
No signage about it that I can see, so I reckon the cardboard sleeves will be alternating in the hopper.

runway · January 02, 2018, 10:12:05 PM

Quote from: 'Goldseeker' pid='113576' dateline='1514888032'Has anyone been to the RAM as yet and done there own MYO coins?

If so, can you advise that the five different folders that hold a single coin, are dispatched randomly from the presses or does one go to the shop to secure the set of five folders.

Thanks in advance.

I was there on Jan 1st Goldseeker and avoided the huge lineup mainly due to the 100 ballot being filled at 7:10am and I was 15 minutes too late so just went shopping elsewhere and got back to RAM around lunchtime
The different folders are dispatched in sequence so as long as you pressed 5 coins consecutively 5 different folders was guaranteed
Biggest problem early on they only allowed 2 per line up , the first press played up all day which required an attendant inside the cage and the best thing was RAM provided staff to pick up the despatched coin in cotton gloves then place in folder I preferred to keep virgin folder and place coin in a 2x2
Great quality coins and theme this year

kchan1111 · January 02, 2018, 11:41:17 PM

I reckon it won't be. The sleeves will be printed in batches so you will get the same sleeve all from the same batch.

They will offer to sell coins in the different sleeves to you on their website.

seedyrom · January 03, 2018, 05:12:23 AM

Or if you can ask at the Mint shop for the various sleeves:

"Hi, can I get one each of the mint your own sleeves?"
"Sorry, two dealers came through on January 1st and asked for 500,000 each, which depleted stock. You might want to check secondary markets to see if you can purchase one from there."