THE NEW COIN CLUB
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| 9901 | Welcome to the Coin Club. We are an assortment of newbies and oldbies, amateurs and experts with questions and answers for oldbies and newbies, amateurs and experts in coin collecting, also known as numismatics. Whether you are just getting started, have been collecting for years or have simply found some old coins about the place that you’d like to sell, this is the place to ask your questions. No one has all the answers, and you may get five differing answers to the same question, yet each may be right in a manner of speaking, especially if opinions are involved. Opinions often vary. If you receive no answer to your query within 48 hours, please ask again. To post a photo: click on My Trade Me, then on "View My Trade Me". Then scroll way down toward the bottom to "My Photos" and click on that. Click "upload photo" and follow the instructions on-screen from there. Once done, you can copy-and-paste the link to your picture into a message posted here. translateltd - 2020-08-24 11:31:00 |
| 9902 | kiwichampagne wrote:
Looking at the market right now the key question would be to determine whether the sets and loose dollars are proofs or ordinary uncirculated issues. If they're proof, then the silver content in the large dollar-sized coins will give their market value a boost. translateltd - 2020-08-24 11:38:00 |
| 9903 | What's the best way to sell 6kg of nz pennies? I was thinking of scrapping them with other scrap i have? mj2356 - 2020-08-29 08:07:00 |
| 9904 | mj2356 wrote:
If you have time it might pay to sort through them for any 1956 "strapless" examples, which would be worth a good premium, but other than that it might be worth just scrapping the rest if it's a well circulated/worn lot. translateltd - 2020-08-29 09:49:00 |
| 9905 | Any clever ideas for what to do when an item you've listed closes and auto-relists, then a couple of hours later someone sends a request through the TM system to buy your "expired item" for a fixed price? There isn't even any way to get in touch and say "Sorry, but it's already been relisted". translateltd - 2020-08-30 16:02:00 |
| 9906 | You could send an fpo and take the risk of selling it twice ? You can always lift the sell price on the relisted auction while waiting for a sale or not on fpo. funho1 - 2020-08-30 20:26:00 |
| 9907 | Thanks, Peter - not sure FPOs are even possible once an item has been relisted, so I'm a little mystified about how these requests sneak through every now and then! translateltd - 2020-08-31 06:18:00 |
| 9908 | Bump translateltd - 2020-09-08 06:23:00 |
| 9909 | Hi Everyone! I recently found my boyhood coin collection. Mainly gifts from relatives for birthdays and Christmas. Several are larger commemorative coins held in square plastic holders, or 'folders' containing everyday coins minted for a specific year. Are the larger commemorative coins actually silver? nathanielj - 2020-09-08 08:33:00 |
| 9910 | Australian 2015 ANZAC Day Red $2 two dollar Coin Mint Bag 25 coins - now going for northwards of $A400 on ebay oz. What would be a reasonable price expectation on TM as a S=R=BN ? https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/1396784559.jpg funho1 - 2020-09-08 09:04:00 |
| 9911 | nathanielj wrote:
The individual large dollars in the hard plastic cases with slide covers are base metal (cupro-nickel, like the old 5, 10, 20 and 50c). Silver proofs tend to be in plush cases (though to confuse things, some of the earlier dollars in plush cases were also just Cu-Ni). Basic guide is that the silver proof dollars started on a regular basis from 1977 onwards (plus the 1974 Games $1). Edited by translateltd at 10:12 pm, Tue 8 Sep translateltd - 2020-09-08 22:11:00 |
| 9912 | translateltd wrote:
Im keeping mine to take the the Reserve bank of NZ next time Im in Wellington spead - 2020-09-10 21:08:00 |
| 9913 | spead wrote:
Might pay to check the current price of copper - I think you'd get more for melting them than for exchanging them at face value. Face value would give you $1 per 120 pennies, whereas those 120 pennies would weigh a little over a kilogram ... translateltd - 2020-09-10 22:28:00 |
| 9914 | Bump ... translateltd - 2020-09-17 20:33:00 |
| 9915 | translateltd wrote: gammoner - 2020-09-18 11:10:00 |
| 9916 | opinions on this please? dtpapa - 2020-09-24 11:55:00 |
| 9917 | dtpapa wrote:
Nice design detail but the rim looks flat/damaged toward 5/7:00 depending which side you look at. Bid odd to be a strike issue, but I guess hard to say without seeing it in real life. translateltd - 2020-09-24 13:51:00 |
| 9918 | I agree it does look a bit suspect maybe a copy or the like, if it was genuine would have expected it to fetch a lot more than it did. Good detail but maybe some nose wear to the full figure warrior hints at a copy. Not sure about it being silver either weight seems a little high also? here's a similar example of coin in different metal dtpapa - 2020-09-24 16:47:00 |
| 9919 | Didn't even notice the metal description, was just looking at the grade and the rim! I wouldn't think a cast copy would be as sharp, but I guess it could be another alloy that either didn't strike up properly or was more prone to rim damage if soft. translateltd - 2020-09-24 17:03:00 |
| 9920 | Hi Everyone, 26tiki - 2020-09-26 17:39:00 |
| 9921 | 26tiki wrote:
Key question - do both the "kiwi" sides look normal, or is one side like a mirror image? If it's a mirror image, it's what's called a brockage, and it's caused by a coin getting jammed in the minting machinery, and then the next coin that's struck is hit by the jammed coin, not the die with the Queen's head on it in this case. They're quite spectacular errors. If the two sides are both normal, the first thing to look for is any sign of a seam around the edge, or maybe just inside the rim on one side, which would indicate someone's either cut two coins in half and joined them together, or has hollowed out one coin (to keep the milled edge intact) and then cut another coin in half and trimmed the edge off on a lathe so it will fit inside the other coin neatly. If that's the case it will be worth just novelty value, though you could win a few games of heads-or-tails with it :-) The other option with two matching sides is that the mint made a genuine error, by setting up two matching dies instead of one die for each side of the coin, or a mint worker was having some fun with the equipment outside of working hours. If it's a genuine error it could be worth a premium. Check the coin against what I've said above and let us know what you find. Also, if you can get hold of some digital scales, check the weight. It should be pretty close to 11.31 grams. If it's too light or too heavy, that could indicate someone's joined two coins without cutting them both precisely in half. translateltd - 2020-09-26 18:11:00 |
| 9922 | Wow - thats awesome. Thank you! 26tiki - 2020-09-26 18:45:00 |
| 9923 | Can anyone help me identify this Roman coin Edited by lester36 at 8:00 pm, Sat 26 Sep lester36 - 2020-09-26 19:59:00 |
| 9924 | lester36 wrote:
It's a bronze tetradrachm of Alexandria (Roman Egypt). I'm pretty confident the Emperor is Aurelian, and the letters looking like LD on the reverse mean year 4 of his reign (AD 273). Edit: 18mm seems a bit small for a tetradrachm, though - it could be a smaller unit. I'll keep digging. Edited by translateltd at 9:56 pm, Sat 26 Sep translateltd - 2020-09-26 21:53:00 |
| 9925 | Here's one with the same reverse and a matching obverse legend. Diameter is slightly larger but I see tetradrachms of Probus just a few years later were down to the 18-19 mm range, so it's possible: translateltd - 2020-09-26 22:08:00 |
| 9926 | Thanks for your help Martin In Roman Coins by Sear I think I have found it on page 272. lester36 - 2020-09-26 22:35:00 |
| 9927 | lester36 wrote:
Something else I've learned today - I didn't realise Sear covered Alexandrian issues! Just checked my old 1981 copy and that looks like a match. translateltd - 2020-09-27 07:21:00 |
| 9928 | Hi everyone. Probably a dumb question here. I've got a number of empty Dansco albums that I'm getting rid of. Two of them have split in half along the spine (New Guinea and a NZ Shilling-Florins album). Is there any point in trying to sell them or are they just for the bin? justinian1 - 2020-09-27 12:19:00 |
| 9929 | justinian1 wrote:
I guess there's no harm in trying if it's only the spine that's damaged. translateltd - 2020-09-27 16:34:00 |
| 9930 | Bump ... translateltd - 2020-10-04 12:32:00 |
| 9931 | Another bump, before the group disappears from view ... translateltd - 2020-10-11 18:01:00 |
| 9932 | How deep are your pockets ? smyrnia - 2020-10-13 12:46:00 |
| 9933 | smyrnia wrote:
Very nice indeed - would be good if my pockets were that deep, but I'll just have to enjoy the pictures :-) translateltd - 2020-10-13 13:37:00 |
| 9934 | I was browsing through the latest Bertrand catalogue, and noted a Queen Mary Centre token listed (CV $25)- a bit obscure, but does anyone have one they could do a buy now listing for? enserf - 2020-10-16 19:20:00 |
| 9935 | I've seen one, perhaps two of the QMC tokens on TM in recent years but don't have one, unfortunately. translateltd - 2020-10-24 07:34:00 |
| 9936 | I seem to be stuck with the new look trademe which does not appear to allow the downloading of auction photos to your computer for more detailed study. Anyone else come across this problem? Any possible work around for this issue would be much appreciated. Thnx! dtpapa - 2020-10-26 10:36:00 |
| 9937 | dtpapa wrote:
Seems to depend on the browser you use. I couldn't see an easy way to do it with Chrome, but with Firefox there is an option to "View Background Image" when you right click on an image - from there you can save it. justinian1 - 2020-10-26 22:09:00 |
| 9938 | justinian1 wrote:
thanks! Usually I would use chrome but can switch to firefox if required. Can download photos now, wonder why trademe changed it? Edited by dtpapa at 6:58 pm, Tue 27 Oct dtpapa - 2020-10-27 18:58:00 |
| 9939 | Have they deleted "Bid History" from the new layout? translateltd - 2020-10-29 10:12:00 |
| 9940 | Some free digital catalogues - since nothing is being sold, hopefully this is OK to share here. The first instalment of the 3rd edition of Leon Morel's catalogue of NZ commemorative medals; updates to the printed challenge coin catalogues; and NZ geocaching trackables. Just click on any of the item descriptions to download: https://www.RNSNZ.org.nz/collector-info/catalogues/ translateltd - 2020-10-29 10:33:00 |
| 9941 | translateltd wrote:
thanks Martin very interesting reading! Regarding the 1940 NZ Centennial medal issued in silver, has anyone come across an example that does not have the appearance of cleaning or polishing at one time? I might be interested! dtpapa - 2020-10-29 15:52:00 |
| 9942 | dtpapa wrote:
You mean M1940/CEN/1? (There are a few different silver ones :-) ) I've seen at least one with what appeared to be natural toning, but I suspect a lot will have been treated as medals rather than coins and polished accordingly. translateltd - 2020-10-29 17:17:00 |
| 9943 | translateltd wrote:
yes mainly 1940/CEN/1, although 1940/CEN/1B would be good too! who owns a 1940/CEN/1A? I might be interested! (spotted one while perusing the noble archives, it didn't sell for a huge amount given its rarity, although don't think it was a recent sale!) dtpapa - 2020-10-29 17:49:00 |
| 9944 | translateltd wrote:
yes the bid history feature is still there, haven't looked at it closely though. Not sure if it goes back to the very beginning of bids, don't think previous version did either. dtpapa - 2020-10-29 17:51:00 |
| 9945 | dtpapa wrote:
Leon Morel discovered one in his collection in around 2000, and hadn't previously been aware of it, based on a msg he sent me at the time. That one's now with an Australian owner. translateltd - 2020-10-30 11:48:00 |
| 9946 | You cannot place a bid as you already have bids placed on too many items. anyone got this message before? (was bidding on a bunch of stamps at the time, nothing of high value though!). A trademe glitch I guess. dtpapa - 2020-11-02 08:31:00 |
| 9947 | dtpapa wrote:
No glitch, it has happened to me gammoner - 2020-11-02 17:25:00 |
| 9948 | Raised the same concerns in another thread a few days ago gammoner - 2020-11-02 17:27:00 |
| 9949 | A few examples of the GCSB 40th anniversary medal (NZCC/GCSB/7.1 and 7.2 in the free online NZCC update and MP2017/6.1 and 6.2 in the forthcoming MacMaster/Purdy update) have surfaced lately, all with stains/scratches/dings, which seems quite odd for an item only three years old. Would be interested in any background info if anyone knows more. The centre field on the reverse is blank, possibly for engraving. Wonder if it was a run that was not used in the end and then not finished and discarded. translateltd - 2020-11-11 07:47:00 |
| 9950 | Mystery solved - at least in part. The items circulating (MP2017/6 as above) appear to be unfinished blanks, the finished version having an additional enamelled design that the blanks lack. translateltd - 2020-11-11 20:40:00 |
