Today I found in my change...............

Sorry to say but i didn't get your point.

If you can tell in brief it will be good for me to understand.

What is the rare variety ?

Usually where you spend ?

 

I noodled these yesterday

 

seriously? Both in one day? Epic score

 

what is with the ring i have a few of those

also is this an error if it is whats it worth
its nearly missing the nine its there but its not really raised at all

 

RING? What ring?...I see only coins in the pics..

Could you please explain your post ?

And ,perhaps the answer to the low nine is "someone filed it down"

maybe?

 

the ring on the 20c

i also thought of that but it doesnt look to have any file marks or anything

 

ha, i thought you meant you had a few $1 mules

 

i wish

 

the ring is a coin roller mark
it really reduces the value of the coin however that doesn't matter as this is the 1st one I have found so it is a keeper
a hard coin to find in circulation given the age and publicity it has received in the past
8balls - the reason the coin is rare and valuable even in this condition is the wavy line on the base of the 2. unique to 1966 20 cents and only a small amount of them. it is one of 3 Australian decimal circulation high value rarities that's you can find in your change and it is nothing short of a miracle that I found 2 in one night from $600 change!!

 

thanks serial that explains it now i can put that to rest

do you have an opinion on the $1 1985 that i posted up with the 9 not being raised

 

The specific variation on the 20 cents is the wavy base line on the 2..has been described here on SS , very recently and in Australian Coins and Banknotes.
A dremel with a grinding tip would not show file marks...many ways to doctor coins
Did you find it in your change?

 

yeah found it in my change thought it was unusual hoping it might be worth a few $ more than face value

 

I would put your error down to an oil filled die (Google it for examples) not as uncommon as you would think but still an error coin. Problem is there is a limited market for them on eBay and in the condition yours is in you would be lucky to get a few bucks for it. Me I put mine in zip lock bags and store them in case they ever become popular but I am more hoarder than collector

 

Thanks serial I'll just put it back in the back and into the back of the cupboard with the rest of the random coins I've got

 

lol if your cupboard is like mine it will be full soon

 

On the weekend I was showing my wife pics of sovereigns, letting her know how much I would like to get some. Today she brings me home this. She works in a bank, and was going to get rid of all the loose foreign coins, just throw them out, when it caught her eye. I couldn't be happier. Unfortunately all the other coins went in the bin. She now knows not to do that again.

 

Is that a half sov or full sov?

Edit: Great catch either way!

 

Full sovereign

 

1981 3.5 claw twenty cents in my change today.

Can anyone confirm?
http://i.imgur.com/sGsCTE7.jpg

Cheers!

 

I got one of these think its worth about 2 $ depending where you spend it