THE NEW COIN CLUB
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| 1901 | 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. echoriath - 2013-05-09 06:42:00 |
| 1902 | rassberryberet wrote:
First, a couple of general questions: 1. What is the date range of the coins? echoriath - 2013-05-09 06:55:00 |
| 1903 | oldbnz wrote:
Without photos there's not much more that can be said than in my post #1885. chrisr5 - 2013-05-09 09:44:00 |
| 1904 | Oh hi, umm yes forgot to mention they are nz pennies and half pennies all in good condition and will check date range shortly, thanks rassberryberet - 2013-05-09 12:13:00 |
| 1905 | rassberryberet wrote:
In that case, scarcer years are 1941&2 for both. In great condition of course. 1945 has some 'burnished' pennies that are valuable but hard to spot. 54&55 are also scarcer years for halfs and 54 for pennies. The best of the lot is the 56 penny with no shoulder straps with a mintage of (est) 50,000. You have to be sure that its not a case of wear that's made it no straps and apparently there are a lot of fakes. chrisr5 - 2013-05-10 09:35:00 |
| 1906 | I should add that all pennies and halfs with no wear and with original lustre, no/minimal toning or stains or spots and before 1960 have a catalogue value of $20 or greater. That goes after cleaning, polishing, drilling, gluing or soldering so choose your subjects carefully! chrisr5 - 2013-05-10 09:43:00 |
| 1907 | No one else taking up the question baton so an easy one - Why did the buffalo leave the mound? chrisr5 - 2013-05-10 16:49:00 |
| 1908 | chrisr5 wrote:
Because he had struck the third batter out and his team was at bat? To comfort the crying Native American from those anti-pollution commercials? echoriath - 2013-05-10 17:05:00 |
| 1909 | To get to the other side? translateltd - 2013-05-10 17:10:00 |
| 1910 | chrisr5 wrote: Edited by rebel58 at 5:32 pm, Fri 10 May rebel58 - 2013-05-10 17:31:00 |
| 1911 | One keeps coming to the conclusion that this is no longer a coin club but an animal antics association. Any way if the bison didn't spend a penny he would burst. Edited by alpha111 at 5:55 pm, Fri 10 May alpha111 - 2013-05-10 17:48:00 |
| 1912 | All good answers, I can't decide which is the best. So I'll leave it to first past the post gets to ask the next question. In recognition of Alpha's valid point however, the next question needs to avoid any involvement of animals. chrisr5 - 2013-05-10 20:04:00 |
| 1913 | If I was to say Mule in relation to coins to what would I be referring. lester36 - 2013-05-10 20:11:00 |
| 1914 | Weird story: How does that make its way through a cash till without someone noticing? echoriath - 2013-05-10 20:12:00 |
| 1915 | lester36 wrote: alpha111 - 2013-05-10 20:36:00 |
| 1916 | alpha111 wrote:
This is starting to give me the jitals ... translateltd - 2013-05-10 20:36:00 |
| 1917 | echoriath wrote:
Something a bit weird there, as it's way bigger than anything else currently in circulation. Does it look legit to you? LIBERTY looks a bit too strong for the condition of the coin to me. I also like the idea that he had to do a bit of research to work out what it was, even though the country name, denomination and date are all on the coin. Unless "research" means "reading what was in front of him". Reminds me of my attempt to spend a 1967 DC Day dollar at the Te Papa café a few years ago - the guy first handed it back and said, "Sorry, sir, we don't take British coins here". translateltd - 2013-05-10 20:41:00 |
| 1918 | alpha111 wrote:
Very good suggestion. But also India lester36 - 2013-05-10 21:00:00 |
| 1919 | I'm not sure about authenticity, but that kind of thing turning up is often an indication that someone's coin collection has been stolen and is being spent as "money", a privilege reserved for remarkably few coins that are over 100 years old. The irony is that dollar coins have never really circulated much in the US. I had people there look askance at Sacs, SBDs, presidential dollars, Eisenhowers AND even Kennedy Halves, like I was trying to pay with nails or washers. Even bank tellers occasionally had to read the actual coins to see that they were money. More irony: At least as recently as 2004 I was often getting rolls of Kennedy halves from tellers in banks when possible and pulling the silver ones (up to eight in a roll of 20!), mostly Kennedies, but also the occasional Franklin and even a Walking Lib! echoriath - 2013-05-10 21:04:00 |
| 1920 | lester36 wrote:
Where NZ is concerned, also Canada (twice), Malaya and the UK. translateltd - 2013-05-10 21:19:00 |
| 1921 | chrisr5 wrote:
But to return to just a modicum of seriousness, it was to give the denomination shelter from the elements. translateltd - 2013-05-10 22:43:00 |
| 1922 | Back before the smaller coins came in it wasn't unusual to find post 1947 florins, shillings and sixpences. But I had one stand out in 2004, when I was given a 1937 Florin in the change. Not the same as a US 1900 dollar coin, but it stuck in my mind. Edited by justinian1 at 10:25 am, Sat 11 May justinian1 - 2013-05-11 10:24:00 |
| 1923 | Nice one, justinian. Long time, no see, BTW! Presumably the florin was the same size as an existing denomination? I got a 1936-S Bison in change in the US in 1999. It was not terribly magical in terms of condition (maybe CVF-30?), but I was about to list it here a few years ago when I noticed in the photos I was cropping that the mint mark was repunched! But that's really the funny thing about US coins: even the 1794 Dollar remains legal tender. echoriath - 2013-05-11 11:26:00 |
| 1924 | echoriath wrote:
I'm usually lurking around, always keep an eye on the conversations going on in here - I've enjoyed the recent running quiz! The florins were the same size as the old 20 cent pieces and were still legal tender until 2006 when they resized all the coins. The florin was pretty average, but it was the first and only "real" silver coin I got in the change. justinian1 - 2013-05-11 20:02:00 |
| 1925 | Until the mid-1970s you could get most pre-1947 silver sixpences, shillings and florins in change as 5c, 10c and 20c pieces. It was only after about 1976 that they pretty much disappeared from circulation for good. translateltd - 2013-05-11 21:20:00 |
| 1926 | Gold hitler coin . This listing is at $100. !989 medal to celebrate Adolf's 100th birthday. Someone's making a killing ~ no pun intended. alpha111 - 2013-05-12 10:56:00 |
| 1927 | alpha111 wrote:
Why on earth would someone celebrate that?! Whilst I personally can't see anything wrong in collecting nazi memorabilia, anything produced to celebrate is deeply wrong. Not sure why TM haven't removed it. chrisr5 - 2013-05-12 15:38:00 |
| 1928 | Hi all Can anyone help me with an identification of this coin please lester36 - 2013-05-12 17:09:00 |
| 1929 | Don't know what happened there Thats better Edited by lester36 at 5:13 pm, Sun 12 May lester36 - 2013-05-12 17:11:00 |
| 1930 | lester36 wrote:
It's British but I believe you will also find it listed under Canada. I'll have a look in the Withers book on early 19th-century tokens and report back. translateltd - 2013-05-12 17:24:00 |
| 1931 | Where do i go to divest myself of some unwanted pre-1960 coinage ? bibi57 - 2013-05-12 17:34:00 |
| 1932 | Withers (British Copper Tokens 1811-20) lists it under The British Copper Company, Walthamstow, Essex, three varieties, W610-612, Davis 39-40, 38. It's quite hard to see, but the little rectangular block to the bottom-right of the shield with the Union Jack reads BCC, the company's initials. translateltd - 2013-05-12 17:36:00 |
| 1933 | I don't see it in my antiquated copy of Charlton so ignore my Canada comment earlier. Plenty of English tokens of this period circulated there. translateltd - 2013-05-12 17:40:00 |
| 1934 | This lion token issued by the British Copper Company has quite a few listings on e bay. Edited by alpha111 at 5:57 pm, Sun 12 May alpha111 - 2013-05-12 17:55:00 |
| 1935 | bibi57 wrote:
TradeMe is a fine place to do that. How many coins? echoriath - 2013-05-12 17:58:00 |
| 1936 | Congrats on 500, alpha! Must be pretty frustrating to have so many trades and yet still take so long to reach a measly 500! echoriath - 2013-05-12 18:00:00 |
| 1937 | Thank you. That's because of getting quite a few items over a short period of time from reliable traders. Probably would be a lot higher if everyone had given feedback but it doesn't really worry me. I didn't want the TM shares anyway ! There are better things to spend money on. alpha111 - 2013-05-12 19:13:00 |
| 1938 | translateltd wrote:
Cheers Thanks for that I found it now. lester36 - 2013-05-12 21:56:00 |
| 1939 | thanks for the info chrisr5, much appreciated. :-) rassberryberet - 2013-05-12 22:09:00 |
| 1940 | ok have had a look now and have 1941 half penny and 1942 penny also have quite a few very old ones oldest penny is 1915 and half is 1916 will look them up. rassberryberet - 2013-05-12 22:30:00 |
| 1941 | rassberryberet wrote: rassberryberet wrote:
If they're British this is a useful page. - Edited by chrisr5 at 5:02 pm, Tue 14 May chrisr5 - 2013-05-14 16:54:00 |
| 1942 | Am a general wheeler and dealer, anything in particular? rassberryberet - 2013-05-14 21:26:00 |
| 1943 | rassberryberet wrote:
I was just thinking about Raspberry Berets, the knd you find in a second hand record store. It was a Prince song. chrisr5 - 2013-05-14 22:50:00 |
| 1944 | Haha i love that song obviously! rassberryberet - 2013-05-15 09:26:00 |
| 1945 | Filthy lucre - I was reading this article in the Aug 2012 Numismatist about bugs that were cultured off old money,including botulism, diphtheria and possibly leprosy. Some of the bugs implied the coins had been in contact with rotten flesh and postulated poor handling practices by butchers. So anyone with concerns about the cleanliness of their coins, I'm happy to take them off your hands free of charge. Just pm me. chrisr5 - 2013-05-15 09:31:00 |
| 1946 | Postulated or pustulated? This is still an animal topic! alpha111 - 2013-05-15 16:33:00 |
| 1947 | alpha111 wrote:
Hi Don I hope you are not getting CATTY it really BUGS me when people HORSE around . lester36 - 2013-05-15 17:56:00 |
| 1948 | What is the heaviest legal tender gold coin, its weight and what is its face value? gammoner - 2013-05-15 22:00:00 |
| 1949 | gammoner wrote: lester36 - 2013-05-15 22:21:00 |
| 1950 | Very good, and a cash in price of just over NZ$55 million. gammoner - 2013-05-15 22:25:00 |
