Today I found in my change...............
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thats how i felt about poppys when they first came out. I think i missed quite a few nice condition ones back then, but then Sammy told me to save them, and Sammy knows best. At worst they will always be worth $2 I suppose. The coronations though I feel have potential.
House said:scrooged said:
They are. The design on the $2 coin has never been changed so bit if an 'occasion' on that front. The coloured ones are 500k mintage and were only distributed through RSL's. 5m mintage for the non-coloured ones as they were distributed as normal through banks. Hold on to them if you find them.
Edit to add link for more info- http://www.ramint.gov.au/media/noticeboard/2012/20121026.cfm it was really well hidden on The Google
House thanks mate, appreciate it.
Could be time to raid the cookie drum.
Andy28 said:
I think at worst, should the SHTF, the $2 coins will figure in my cash reserves. I have about $250 worth of poppies and coronations. There are few red poppies in circulation, for other than the carded proofs from the RAM, the red poppies were sold by the RSL clubs for about $9 each as a fund raiser, so they will always have value. I have yet to find a red poppy in circulation, which is why I feel the coloured coronations will always have value.
sadly, I am still waiting to find any coloured $2 coins in my change, but am still keen in finding them. I have found a handful of "non-coloured $2 poppy" coins which I was happy with. I spent the first few I got, but have saved the others I have found since.
Also, I have noticed that the $1 ANZAC 100 year coin is now out to the public. I found 2 in the last 24 hours in my change (at two different stores). I am happy to see them. Its like a kid in a candy store. lol. Feels good having news coins in my hands. Am going to save them for the moment. May wait until circulation numbers are announced. Or until budgets go down...
Also, I have noticed that the $1 ANZAC 100 year coin is now out to the public. I found 2 in the last 24 hours in my change (at two different stores). I am happy to see them. Its like a kid in a candy store. lol. Feels good having news coins in my hands. Am going to save them for the moment. May wait until circulation numbers are announced. Or until budgets go down...
jimbo k said:
The coloured $2 have been hoarded out of circulation. There's going to be 21 (or 22 it's early and I am not coffeed up yet) million ANZAC coins......
Nabullion Dynamite
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I found a 1943 war nickle, I wasn't even trying to look for it. I was feeding change into a vending machine and felft the difference. I wish I had learned about this along time before, who knows how much valuable change I got rid of 
SydneySilver
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Found two interesting coins today:
First 2014 $2 in the wild and an error coin of some sort?
First 2014 $2 in the wild and an error coin of some sort?
SydneySilver said:
Can we see a picture of the edge of the coin where the double rim is?
bloomst said:
They have almost been hoarded out of circulation. I've only found a couple in circulation and haven't had one for a couple of months.
SydneySilver
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SydneySilver said:
Thanks, a slightly misaligned die but the lack of an associated error with the collar means it's worth $2 and not unusual.
S. Ohno
Member
Shiny 2014 1 Yen (aluminium 1g)
This year they are spending 25 million dollars* to make 16 millon dollars worth of 1 yen coins.
That is 1.6 billion coins.
Last year only 26 million were made.
In 2011 and 2012, under 1 million, only available in mint sets.
*The cost is estimated, since the mint keeps the cost a secret.
"To maintain confidence in the money of the people, and because doing so would facilitate the counterfeiting of money" :lol:
Some people say the cost is 3 yen a piece.
This year they are spending 25 million dollars* to make 16 millon dollars worth of 1 yen coins.
That is 1.6 billion coins.
Last year only 26 million were made.
In 2011 and 2012, under 1 million, only available in mint sets.
*The cost is estimated, since the mint keeps the cost a secret.
"To maintain confidence in the money of the people, and because doing so would facilitate the counterfeiting of money" :lol:
Some people say the cost is 3 yen a piece.
The coffee shop girls had 2 poppies and 1 coronation for me this morning.
The first $300 of my SHTF cash is made up of these $2 coins.
The first $300 of my SHTF cash is made up of these $2 coins.
