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July - Coins featuring "uniqueness, color, condition or rarity"

23/7/2022

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Our small group of five Coin Collectors met for out July meeting with four apologies due to winter ills.
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As usual there were a number of interesting coins presented to the Group due to their uniqueness, color, condition or rarity.  These included:
  • A first day cover of the 1971Apollo 14 Moon Landing.
  • Pre-decimal 1 and 2 pound notes in crisp condition.
  • A 1966 round 50 cent coin. This coin is unique as it contained 80% silver and 20% copper and because of the silver content were discontinued after 1966. Present day 50 cents coins are 75% copper and 25% nickel.
  • A natural alluvial gold ingot weighing 5.5grams and based on current gold prices valued at $493.
  • An old Persian (now Iran) coin obtained by a coin member’s father when he travelled to the country around 1920’s. This coin which had no identifying writing was checked against a mobile phone app called Coinoscope. One of our members demonstrated this handy app which is used by taking a photo of the coin which is then processed and compared to a search engine coin data base for identification.
  • A pre-decimal album of coins that had not seen the light of day for some years.
  • A unique 1988 medallion presented to one of our collectors at the Hamilton Agricultural Show for champion maiden poll ewe.
  • Full set of decimal currency coins (5 cents to $2) covering all years from 1966 to present.
  • A year 2000 proof set of Australian coins with a beautiful blue colored 50 cent coin at its centre piece.

An edible coin cake was enjoyed for afternoon tea (see photo). One of our members achieved an OBE and presented a beautiful cake decorated with (chocolate) coins and in the colors (red/blue/gold) of his old football team Fitzroy, now Brisbane Lions.
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Doug Smith
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    Coin Collectors

    ​People over the years have bags, boxes or tins of old coins of pre decimal and decimal currency.   If this is an interest or hobby of yours and you would like to discuss the significance of coins and notes with different designs that commemorate the events and people that create a history of Australia, consider joining our Coin Collectors group. Meet others who have been putting coins aside and have not yet sorted or catalogued their collection.  Discuss, view, swap and/or buy coins to complete various sets.  We aim to get more enjoyment from our collections and look forward to seeing your coins and sharing stories.    

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    Doug Smith
    0417 527 171

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    4th Monday
    ​1.30 pm to 3.30 pm
    ​U3A Meeting Room 1

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    Thank you, Alex!

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