Coin Hunting

[Adrian ss]

I have a lot of coins from 62 years of detecting ( I guess I should sort them out one day .inc a couple of 1914 sovs. and a cart wheel penny in good nick.

 

[Adrian ss]

This is the CWP.in not as good condition as I remember it.

 

[silver]

What a find hey..... finds are always looking better at first sight(may have something to do with that rush of excitement)

 

[Jaros]

Well done - a beauty. :clap:

 

[deepblue]

The number that exists in top condition is small because they were sold for scrap value and were considered impractical for normal day use.
There's mine in the collection PCGS MS64 RB

 

[Adrian ss]

What a find hey..... finds are always looking better at first sight(may have something to do with that rush of excitement)

Yes I reckon you be correct mate. Every coin found at first glance is rare as hens teeth and worth a mint until you get the crud off it Aye!

 

[deepblue]

New Silver Penny for the collection 1247 - 1272 Henry III 2nd finest graded.

 

[silver]

Had a bit of a look
Couple of interesting enders

2001 cof looked good

But the obverse, even though it looked nice

Had green on it, so back it went into the returns bag
(Had it been a mule I'da kept it though )

Also found a donation dollar and a nice 1984 $1

Act 2001 20c ender is a bit grubby, but sharp detail

United Nations 1995 20c ender is rather good

Also found 2001 Vic 20c

And 2001 Norfolk Island 20c

And a NT, & QLD 2001 50c

As well as a couple of 1970 cook 50c

And a crisp 1991 decimal anniversary 50c

And lastly, two nice 5c that I'll card up
1976 5c

And a 1975 NZ 5c in good order

I enjoyed that hunt..... been a while

 

[Topenda]

Are there any error or other special 1 or 2 cent coins to look out for ?
Can not seem to find much info on them. :/
Just keep the shiny ones? :sunny:

 

[deepblue]

One cent. Mintages under 200,00
1986
1991
Two Cent. mintages under 200,00
1986
1987
1990
1991

1966 thru to 1969 look for blunt 1st claw or 3rd claw different mints and 2nd claw also if sharp claws minted in Canberra.
1966 thru to 1969 no SD

 

[deepblue]

Sorry mate forgot about the 1981 2 cent without SD and also legend near edge type.
erfect:

 

[silver]

Here's an old 2010ish bit of rennicks info

1c
Look what that 1968 1c went for

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2c
And the right 1967 2c...... or that 1968 2c

 

[Topenda]

Thanks gents.

 

[deepblue]

Guys collect the coins you want too, not for the value of the coin. Reality is the coins are worth no more what the next person is prepared to pay.
I have thousands of Uncirculated coins that I have collected and when I approached a well known dealer he offered little more then face value for them. It would appear that when every new coin that comes out the dealers purchase huge stocks of them and drip feed them out to make it appear that there are few of them about.
Enjoy building your collections
cheers db

 

[silver]

True, it's nice to know you have them when you find them.
I just want a few nice sets sitting in the cupboard when I go, knowing that I found the best examples that I could. I think on occasions that if my own parents had of saved the best examples they could find to swap out for a great collection, instead of just keeping a few willy nilly..... well you can imagine the difference hey, so, because I know better due to circumstances of insight, I am endeavouring to do what they did not, within my own current sphere of possibilities.
I also know that my 1968 1c peices are only valued at 1c to me.
My entire collection is while in my possession only current face value, and falling with inflation(as it is real money)

 

[deepblue]

My latest Silver penny to the collection. Elizabeth I 1560 - 61 beautiful small coin. Martlet (Duck)mint mark London second issue hammered coin.

 

[silver]

Funny that you can see inflation at work in times of old there, because pennies were once silver, then went down to copper.
Still nice looking for its age deepblue.

 

[deepblue]

The older coins were minted in 916 because of a shortage of silver but then they changed to 925 for the milled coins. These old coins are very well preserved for their age.

 

[Mackka]

Absolutely beautiful deepblue.
Mackka

 

[Topenda]

To quote the Laksa queen...... "Where is the beauty, no beauty" :Y: