30-03-2023, 12:30 PM
(19-03-2023, 03:44 PM)alpha111 Wrote: What about the "LOVELY OLD GOLD COINS COLLECTIBLE COINS" Listing # 4033418490 . There are four souvenir Perth mint tokens at the top of the picture. It's a long time since I've been at the Perth Mint.
(28-03-2023, 02:50 PM)Dean Wrote:(27-03-2023, 12:17 PM)alpha111 Wrote: The 1934 Fiji florin is a strong strike and should retain its value but one should be cautious of spending too much on any one coin.
There is a good lesson from recent New Zealand history. The Auckland Coin & Bullion Exchange Ltd Numismatic Listing of September 1983 with Manager JHJ (moomoos) and Assistant Manager HM (curio) has a 1974 NZ Day Proof dollar for $425.
Using the Reserve Bank of New Zealand's iinflation calculator General (CPI) an item that cost $425 in 1983Q3 would cost $1664.60 in 2022Q4. A lot of ancients had a similar plight.
But you can currently go on to the Oceanic Mint website and get the Proof Dollar for $55.00 (it's listed as silver).
I'm bemused as to why it would have been $425 at any time!
I understand there was a little 'stockpiling' going on in certain quarters ... AC&B and others would just have been reflecting market availability at the time as a result. Somewhere I have a "wanted to buy" list from Donald Ion offering what to us would seem a crazy price for the 1974 NZ Day issues.