THE NEW COIN CLUB
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| 1701 | Welcome to the Coin Club. We are an assortment of newbies, amateurs and experts with questions and answers for 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. chefman1 - 2013-04-16 11:20:00 |
| 1702 | Lester's book is over 45 years old now so it's good to see more recent information on NZ varieties coming out. New question: What have “scum” and “sex” to do with the 10 and 50-rupee notes of the Seychelles, issued in 1968 and 1972, respectively? translateltd - 2013-04-16 11:27:00 |
| 1703 | 'Sex' in palm trees..lol..i had to look it up..sorry chefman1 - 2013-04-16 11:39:00 |
| 1704 | chefman1 wrote:
Half-way there :-) translateltd - 2013-04-16 11:57:00 |
| 1705 | chefman1 wrote:
Sounds like a cocktail...... I notice you can get quite a scum from some of the coral. chrisr5 - 2013-04-16 14:45:00 |
| 1706 | Sounds like a cocktail chefman1 - 2013-04-16 18:09:00 |
| 1707 | chrisr5 wrote:
That was on the 10 rupee note btw. chrisr5 - 2013-04-16 20:39:00 |
| 1708 | I think Chris has nailed it. - They are words that some people believe they can see worked into the design elements: “scum” in the shape of some coral and “sex” in the shape of some palm leaves on the two notes, respectively. translateltd - 2013-04-16 22:27:00 |
| 1709 | Some people study notes way too much by the look of things! I think it's chefman to ask the next question then. chrisr5 - 2013-04-16 22:34:00 |
| 1710 | name the date of a australia penny that as three errors on it and name the errors. cheers chefman1 - 2013-04-16 23:03:00 |
| 1711 | chefman1 wrote: And so it goes I can not be sure to the date you are referring. lester36 - 2013-04-17 07:18:00 |
| 1712 | australia 1928 penny chefman1 - 2013-04-17 07:46:00 |
| 1713 | 1923 Melbourne has 4 chefman1 - 2013-04-17 07:53:00 |
| 1714 | Every time they ask at the Post Shop if I'm sending any prohibited items, I have this overwhelming desire to ask if methamphetamine is a prohibited item to post. So far I have resisted the temptation.... echoriath - 2013-04-17 12:27:00 |
| 1715 | echoriath wrote:
A few years ago in the UK they reckoned that a rather sizeable proportion of £5 notes had traces of cocaine on them, presumably from being rolled to snort. So do you sell notes at all, if so it may be a pertinent question.... chrisr5 - 2013-04-17 18:38:00 |
| 1716 | So Chefman are you going to ask a new question or nominate Lester? (just making up the rules as we go along here!) chrisr5 - 2013-04-17 18:40:00 |
| 1717 | chefman1 wrote:
This is the book that has the Aust errors in it lester36 - 2013-04-17 18:44:00 |
| 1718 | So Chefman are you going to ask a new question Edited by chefman1 at 6:57 pm, Wed 17 Apr chefman1 - 2013-04-17 18:51:00 |
| 1719 | chefman1 wrote:
And here we are rolling on towards 2000...... echoriath - 2013-04-17 21:19:00 |
| 1720 | 1935 UNC threepence sold tonight for $4,000. carlnsue - 2013-04-17 21:34:00 |
| 1721 | This is slabbed by PCGS, which is the gold standard in third party grading. When you get to the top end in the ANA 70-point scale, values can increase exponentially (or at least rather dramatically) with just one bump up, e.g., from 63 to 64. I don't know the book values for the 35 Threepence off the top of my head, and of course die varieties come into play as well. Ultimately, whatever price the market will bear. echoriath - 2013-04-17 21:55:00 |
| 1722 | echoriath wrote: lester36 - 2013-04-17 22:12:00 |
| 1723 | chefman1 wrote:
Sorry to hear that, can't even remember what was so controversial. You'll have to PM me. Lester, looks like you have the question. Nice 3 pence. I guess when it comes up so infrequently in that condition you have to go all out for it! chrisr5 - 2013-04-17 22:58:00 |
| 1724 | The member deleted this message. chrisr5 - 2013-04-17 23:13:00 |
| 1725 | echoriath wrote:
currently $3500 in unc but as you say whatever someone will pay for it. chrisr5 - 2013-04-17 23:19:00 |
| 1726 | And of course coin catalogs/price guides are reactionary documents, generated by surveying what things are selling for. Mind you, with the flooding of the market on the internet by every man and his dog having a dungout of all their old stuff means a lot more availability of some items, so one has to wonder to what extent prices (especially at the bottom end) may have tapered off and whether that's really reflected in the price guides. That's just one more reason to buy quality. echoriath - 2013-04-18 06:53:00 |
| 1727 | That's very sage advice. chrisr5 - 2013-04-18 11:16:00 |
| 1728 | 1995 Silver Eagle silver $1/JFK silver 1/2 $1 1964 thanks crazyfrog9 - 2013-04-18 14:22:00 |
| 1729 | crazyfrog9 wrote:
They might only be worth the value of the silver content which is 1.36 t oz. currently NZ$27 per t oz. silver is a bit low at the mo. chrisr5 - 2013-04-18 16:06:00 |
| 1730 | lester36 wrote:
That's a new one on me - who was the author pse? Wonder if that inspired the similar NZ publication the following year. translateltd - 2013-04-18 16:34:00 |
| 1731 | translateltd wrote:
The author was a chap by the name of John Dean lester36 - 2013-04-18 19:40:00 |
| 1732 | Ok, flipping through Krause prompted me to wonder: For how many countries (besides itself) has the US minted coins since it passed legislation authorising such production? (Let's see if you get the same answer I got!) Edited by echoriath at 12:09 am, Fri 19 Apr echoriath - 2013-04-19 00:08:00 |
| 1733 | echoriath wrote:
Up till 1963 the total of countries coins minted in USA was 36 but they also made blank planchets for Argentina. lester36 - 2013-04-19 06:54:00 |
| 1734 | I came up with a higher number..... echoriath - 2013-04-19 07:25:00 |
| 1735 | So when did it pass legislation? Does Hawaii count as another country, as US struck coins for it before it was 50 iiuc. Are you counting Franklin mint and the many circulating and nclt they do? chrisr5 - 2013-04-19 08:37:00 |
| 1736 | I'm thinking circulation currency based on legislation circa 1874. I'll double check my reference when I get home, but you're right: Hawaii should be on the list. echoriath - 2013-04-19 12:24:00 |
| 1737 | Yes, the figure includes Hawaii. echoriath - 2013-04-19 17:26:00 |
| 1738 | echoriath wrote: lester36 - 2013-04-20 15:45:00 |
| 1739 | My question. What is the only hexagonal coin minted in the US (Country ,date & denomination) lester36 - 2013-04-20 15:48:00 |
| 1740 | lester36 wrote:
Belgian Congo 1943 2 Francs? ETA - KM#25 with an elephant on the reverse but please don't ask me what the shape was! Edited by chrisr5 at 4:25 pm, Sat 20 Apr chrisr5 - 2013-04-20 16:24:00 |
| 1741 | chrisr5 wrote: lester36 - 2013-04-20 17:04:00 |
| 1742 | lester36 wrote:
I just followed your cookies and read what you'd been reading. chrisr5 - 2013-04-20 17:07:00 |
| 1743 | chrisr5 wrote:
Scary. I know it's not my turn, but what was the "typo" on the hexagonal BC 2 francs? translateltd - 2013-04-20 22:04:00 |
| 1744 | Hope you avoided the floods Lester. translateltd wrote:
I thought my joke was a total flop so thanks :-) I think I must have stumbled across the same PDF file Lester found. *** goes in search of pictures of BC 2 francs. *** chrisr5 - 2013-04-21 13:54:00 |
| 1745 | translateltd wrote:
Ah did they miss the 'c' in Belgisch? chrisr5 - 2013-04-21 14:00:00 |
| 1746 | chrisr5 wrote: lester36 - 2013-04-21 14:22:00 |
| 1747 | chrisr5 wrote:
Yep - either no-one noticed at the time or no-one cared as there was never a correction on that particular issue. Presumably the dies were cut in the US by someone who didn't speak Dutch and wrote -ISH out of habit rather than -ISCH. translateltd - 2013-04-21 15:36:00 |
| 1748 | A comment about spelling Nazi's seems somehow inappropriate just now..... echoriath - 2013-04-22 13:06:00 |
| 1749 | And over we go..... echoriath - 2013-04-22 13:06:00 |
| 1750 | for a busybeaver..... echoriath - 2013-04-22 13:06:00 |
