Similar to last year's Olympic coins, it looks like Woolworths are releasing more coloured $2 in change for a limited time plus selling a pack. https://www.woolworths.com.au/shop/discover/possum-magic https://eshop.ramint.gov.au/Possum-Magic/511072.aspx The stores I've been to so far are doing the 2 per customer thing again.
Well the last lot (Olympics) were also unlimited but they only minted 2 million of each colour. https://www.ramint.gov.au/annual-reports page 105
My guess is not much better than the paralympics series Main reason - they're being sold in an UNC set at not much about face value in unlimited mintage. So it's too easy for every collector & grandma to get their hands on one in pristine condition. I don't see any investment value in it, but hey, $15 for $10 worth of UNC coins isn't too bad!
They Olympic sets were selling for about $25 down the market, and selling quite well, I think they are all gone. I would imagine the possums would do about the same. I know one stall holder who already had them for sale at $25 because he figures some people are too lazy to go to Woolworths to pick them up. I haven't seen a lot of adverts for them, and there isn't much in the store promoting them either. There will always be people wanting to stockpile them for future gains though and I can't imagine them ever being really rare.
I can't really imagine them being rare. I think they are trying to capitalise on the popularity of $2 colour coins in a way that makes them more money which unfortunately for the collector means they will be worth less, no $2 coin will do better than the purple coronation but I think the plus with these is the kids will want them and they will see the collection of a friend and want them too so parents will buy them for the kids... Only time will tell but if they fetch more than $6 each down the track I will be surprised...
The number of coloured $2 coins is going up every year, I am already sick of them, the novelty will wear off soon enough but they will milk it for as long as possible. I bought five sets and will be passing them on to members of the coin club who have somehow not managed to get a set but other than putting one set aside, I don't think I will be speculating on them.
The pre-packaged sets are no fun. Overcoming the embarrassment of admitting you're a fully grown adult who collects coins and asking the checkout lady if you can have one in your change takes a little of the dullness out of life.
Whilst the 1c coin is legal tender it is mint set only so your not likely to see on in circulation unlike the $2 coin. The same applies to the $1 coins in the set, they will be where the money is
Even my wife likes the $1 coins. I have ordered some capsules for them, they are already discolouring around the rims, not sure what can be done about that but it looks a lot more pronounced than coins usually are that are just minted.
In my humble opinion, $1. coins are the most popular at this time. Especially in rolls. They have out-performed every $2. roll ( in a 'current value Vs. face value' sense ). Certain $1. rolls have performed very well. Eg. 2016 Change-Over, due to low mintage. ( lucky I have 50 complete sets of the 2016 rolls. Better performing than any precious metals I dealt with ..... )
After searching the ebay listings for a week or so, it seems that Week 2 Possums are the scarce ones. Plenty of listings for Week 1 & 3 .... but not Week 2. On this, I noted one ebay seller last night, who had two sets of the three weeks issues in Armaguard rolls. All H&T. I secured the two sets using the 10% discount ( expire midnight last night ). Average per roll cost me $153. Including postage. I think complete $2. sets in rolls of the same wrapper, and as H&T might be worth the outlay.
Unless a recognised 'scarcity', around $10. over face value ( and that's if you are lucky to have a buyer looking for that item ). Over-supply on ebay & dumbtree.
