Are round 50's more valuable than threepence??
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1for1
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50s are not Collectable at all as there is only one date and they are usually uncirculated.. You could spend a lifetime collecting all the 3ds of the world
Depends on your specific question but 50s are more popular to stack for silver stackers due to them being a solid barter coin each being of equal value 3ds can be nickel 50% or sterling so require a little knowledge to differentiate
1for1
Depends on your specific question but 50s are more popular to stack for silver stackers due to them being a solid barter coin each being of equal value 3ds can be nickel 50% or sterling so require a little knowledge to differentiate
1for1
Sorry, should have been more specific.
Silver stacking not coin value in collecting terms.
The threepence prior to 1944 actually has a higher silver content compared to a 1966 round 50, but you need 23.9 of them to a troy ounce.
Is it worth hording these little globs of preciousness or are they physically too small to be of any real benefit??
If you are going to use them as barter you are really getting into the part dollars, maybe more hassle than what they are worth?
Silver stacking not coin value in collecting terms.
The threepence prior to 1944 actually has a higher silver content compared to a 1966 round 50, but you need 23.9 of them to a troy ounce.
Is it worth hording these little globs of preciousness or are they physically too small to be of any real benefit??
If you are going to use them as barter you are really getting into the part dollars, maybe more hassle than what they are worth?
I keep only Post 46 3d.
Golden ChipMunk
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Depending on what 3p you have.
Some can fetch Hundreds. *Rare date, *scares coins.
Other than that not very popular compare to 66 50's
Some can fetch Hundreds. *Rare date, *scares coins.
Other than that not very popular compare to 66 50's
I currently have about 800 of the suckers at the moment. Frankly I'd prefer the equivalent silver weight in round 50's just because of how amazingly liquid they are but there is something cool about having piles and piles of little fractional coins.
SilverPete said:
You have too many fifties for your own good. Close the box, walk away, don't look back, ring me, and think of all the green $100 notes that I will give you. You know you want to.
sterling-nz
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I have masses of them and would consider them way more likely to increase in value than the 50s.Gollum said:
I also like collecting the 50s as 3 to an ozt seems like a good measure.
3d's as a numi hedge as much as anything.
I bang one of my film canisters full of 3d's down and i know that i have almost pure silver and could sell even any date for at least $2.
Then the real early dates in poor condition can start at $5 over here as long as you do not mind waiting a few weeks for the right buyer.
Aus 3d's are in my top 15 coin list,.
No1 and 2 are mercury dimes and Aus 6d's .
fltacoma said:
They are equivalent to your last half dollar silver coin. From memory, the '64 Kennedy. Our fifty cents was produced in 1966 as a round coin with 80% silver, a shade over 1/3 ounce silver content. All subsequent 50c pieces had no silver and were made in a 12 sided shape. They are the trope of a silver coin in Australia as they were the only decimal silver coin produced. Subsequent to 1966 we used pounds, shillings and pence, and though many of the silver coins were sterling or 50%, they are no longer in the public consciousness so the round fifty reigns supreme.
I don't worry about the 3d I just stack round 50's and the normal 5c, 10c, 20c pieces.
I like the normal circulating 5c, 10c, 20c pieces because they are scaled from the 6d, 1s, 1f coins so you can weigh them up and they all have the same CuNi content for each cent. The content of CuNi is usually floating a bit below the face value.
For post-SHTF I could pay you $9 by giving you 1 round fifty and say 5x 20c pieces or something like that. They also have a face value so are useful even pre-SHTF.
I like the normal circulating 5c, 10c, 20c pieces because they are scaled from the 6d, 1s, 1f coins so you can weigh them up and they all have the same CuNi content for each cent. The content of CuNi is usually floating a bit below the face value.
For post-SHTF I could pay you $9 by giving you 1 round fifty and say 5x 20c pieces or something like that. They also have a face value so are useful even pre-SHTF.
tozak said:
Excellent model. Is there a published CuNi price? I ask because I have not considered your model. I stack the uncoloured $2 poppies, believing they are worth maybe up to $3 each, but your model in a SHTF situation will certainly trump my stack.
sterling-nz
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I personally keep both.
Post are 50% silver and pre are 925%.
50% being cheaper for their metal content and i have found from watching sales number over here on different auction sites that they have cycles.
Often they are just selling for spot , but when new buyers (maybe newbies) start buying from these sites the prices can go crazy.
Crazy being 2X + spot.
Well worth having and worth keeping an eye out for these MUST HAVE buyers.
Post are 50% silver and pre are 925%.
50% being cheaper for their metal content and i have found from watching sales number over here on different auction sites that they have cycles.
Often they are just selling for spot , but when new buyers (maybe newbies) start buying from these sites the prices can go crazy.
Crazy being 2X + spot.
Well worth having and worth keeping an eye out for these MUST HAVE buyers.
Hi Guys,
Can you explain why you only keep post 46?
Thanks Gollum...[/quote]
Easy.... Post 46 3d are the most fractional silver coin in the world.
Better to have bags of post, because they are easy to trade. No one is going to question the silver purity as in the worst case they might get some 92.5% instead.
3d are the only size coin not to have copper-nickel modern equivalents to be 'accidently' included in the bag.
Hence I only keep post 3d. Seems to be catching ....
Can you explain why you only keep post 46?
Thanks Gollum...[/quote]
Easy.... Post 46 3d are the most fractional silver coin in the world.
Better to have bags of post, because they are easy to trade. No one is going to question the silver purity as in the worst case they might get some 92.5% instead.
3d are the only size coin not to have copper-nickel modern equivalents to be 'accidently' included in the bag.
Hence I only keep post 3d. Seems to be catching ....
The other advantage for the post pre is that you can just weigh it and half the figure and know what you've got. Not that subtracting 7.75% is hard but for those stacking for SHTF it makes things easier. You could weigh it on a simple balance and know what you've got.
You get a lot of coins in 3d post that's for sure!
Post isn't anywhere near as popular as pre and is being melted down illegally by the ton all around Australia. I think over time even post will become rare to find once this generation clears out all the hoards from their grandparents.
Post isn't anywhere near as popular as pre and is being melted down illegally by the ton all around Australia. I think over time even post will become rare to find once this generation clears out all the hoards from their grandparents.