RAM Australia’s Newest Circulating Coin Swap

[Mister T]

Ah of course - Brisbane had everything else the roadshow had to offer.

[kchan1111]

Saw this on Facebook...

Invictus Games Sydney 2018 Coin Swap
4 September from 10:00-14:00
First Fleet Park, George St, The Rocks, Sydney 2000

[jens coins]

The Mint will be holding a coin swap of the Invictus Games Sydney 2018 $2 Circulating Coin as part of the Games' Medal Reveal in First Fleet Park, Sydney.
The coin swap will take place on Tuesday 4 September from 10am until 2pm. Also available at the event will be the latest releases in the Invictus Games Sydney 2018 Commemorative Coin Program.

What does this mean. 
Are there other coins coming out as it says coin program?

[redlock]

The Mint will be holding a coin swap of the Invictus Games Sydney 2018 $2 Circulating Coin as part of the Games' Medal Reveal in First Fleet Park, Sydney.
The coin swap will take place on Tuesday 4 September from 10am until 2pm. Also available at the event will be the latest releases in the Invictus Games Sydney 2018 Commemorative Coin Program.

What does this mean. 
Are there other coins coming out as it says coin program?

Yes. I just checked and there is now a fifth coin determination on the Federal Register.

Apparently, there will be a coloured One Dollar coin  commemorating the Invictus Games -- see item #6
https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2018L01202


Also interesting is item #5:  A One Dollar coin   'AUSTRALIAN COINAGE PORTRAIT 1998 - 2019
NCLT or cc?

[Triggersmob]

NCLT or cc?

I guess we will have to wait and see.

[Mister T]

Also interesting is item #5:  A One Dollar coin   'AUSTRALIAN COINAGE PORTRAIT 1998 - 2019
NCLT or cc?

Probably NCLT with that kind of theme.

And it looks like the Invictus Games $1 will be coloured.

[runway]

We will know for sure on Monday

[redlock]

Apparently, there will be a coloured One Dollar coin  commemorating the Invictus Games -- see item #6
https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2018L01202


Also interesting is item #5:  A One Dollar coin   'AUSTRALIAN COINAGE PORTRAIT 1998 - 2019
NCLT or cc?

The suspense is over. Both $1 coins are NCLT. What a pity. (I'm not into NCLT -- with a very few exceptions).

[Triggersmob]

Thanks for the update Ralf.
That coin won't be on my shopping list.

[seedyrom]

Ahhh, the funny coin collecting freaks.

So I arrived at First Fleet Park at 10:45am in my work gear. Slick suit, nice silk tie, on point leather soles shoes ... it's obvious that I was just going to get a few bags and be on my way.
I got the line etiquette wrong, and was told to go to the rear of the line on the right. No problem.
I get to the end of the line. Some guy in a tracksuit appears to my left and pushes in to be standing in the line in front of me. I thought he was homeless, and the line was only 5 people long and moving quick, so I didn't care. But then I noticed he had three of the large Mint tote bags filled with coins, and was buying more.

It was Sméagol/Gollum-esque, where he was concerned that I might get and opportunity to buy coins, and risk him missing out (on his 400th time through).
Bizarre.

Seeing how small the coin packets compress to, he must have had something like $10-20k worth of coins.
What the hell?
Is he from Cotton and Co?

Apologies if it was a member here, and I suggested that your appearance made you look homeless

[kchan1111]

I was there at 10:00. There was bit of a queue already built up. Both the CEO of RAM Ross MacDiarmid and Ian Thorpe were there. Lot of media people taking photos. 

[Unicorn]

Great photos KC. :good: Love the photo bombing Ibis!

[kchan1111]

The ibis was owning it

[JeffH]

And I thought they were now called the bin chicken!

[Fulvio]

Seeing how small the coin packets compress to, he must have had something like $10-20k worth of coins.

Err, no.

My $2,200 worth at Fed Square took four Bendigo Bank cloth sacks, and added near 30kg on the back of the bike.

No way the RAM paper bags would hold anywhere near that much.