CAC coins!

[Rocco]

One of my special interests is coins. Particularly professionally graded coins. Grading includes authentication and condition evaluation where a grade is assigned from 1-70. 1 is poorest condition while still able to determine the year and mint location (if applicable). 70 is a flawless and perfect coin with no blemishes, marks, or damage.

Here are some of my favorites that have been graded and then sent to a third party verification service called CAC (certified acceptance corporation)
CAC coins are somewhat popular in the coin hobby. Less than 40% of coins submitted for CAC review qualify for a sticker, the rest are rejected. Anything with a sticker is typically regarded as the highest quality for the assigned grade. Coins that receive a sticker typically sell for a lot more than the coin is usually worth. Some coins are extremely rare to find with a CAC verification.
When a coin is deemed in the top quality for its grade it gets a CAC sticker. They view each grade in three ways. A is accurate or above average quality and get a sticker. B is middle quality and gets nothing, and C is lowest quality, barely made the grade and gets nothing. Of CAC feels a coin is graded too low it get a gold colored CAC sticker. These are super rare and sell for stupid money, way higher than it’s worth.

For US coins there are several mints (coin factory) locations through history.
No mint mark or a P is Philadelphia Pennsylvania
C is Charlotte North Carolina (closed)
CC is Carson City Nevada (closed)
D is Denver Colorado
D is Dalonega Georgia (closed)
O is New Orleans Louisiana (closed)
S is San Francisco California

 

[Rocco]

 

[Rocco]

 

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Coin collecting is a huge hobby here and a lot of people like collecting sets of new coins as well as hunting for the old.

Australian coins price guide and values - Pre-decimal coins

 

[Rocco]

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I have a few Aussie coins from my travels there, and also have a few of the 5 cent coins graded (5 cent or denomination of 5 coins are my favorites)
I saved coins from all the various countries I traveled to with the military, Australian coins are really cool with the animal designs!

 

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Our notes are really pretty too.

Funny side note - all our notes are different sizes to make things easier for blind people, but with our coins the $1 is bigger than the $2.

 

[Shamar]

Our notes are really pretty too.

Funny side note - all our notes are different sizes to make things easier for blind people, but with our coins the $1 is bigger than the $2.

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I remember your currency was quite colorful and artistic. Just out of curiosity, whatever happened to the plastic A$5 note? Laminated in clear plastic or something like that.

 

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Just out of curiosity, whatever happened to the plastic A$5 note? Laminated in clear plastic or something like that.

All the notes in the picture above are polymer, so it doesn't matter if they go through the wash in your jeans pocket. We started using new designs recently but we've been using plastic notes since the late 80s. The advent of the colour photocopier forced us to do that, our paper notes were also very colourful but were easily photocopied.

It's our technology and patent that all the Euros and Pounds, as well as a few other country's notes are using now.

 

[Shamar]

All the notes in the picture above are polymer, so it doesn't matter if they go through the wash in your jeans pocket. We started using new designs recently but we've been using plastic notes since the late 80s. The advent of the colour photocopier forced us to do that, our paper notes were also very colourful but were easily photocopied.

It's our technology and patent that all the Euros and Pounds, as well as a few other country's notes are using now.

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Yes, I recognize the notes in the second photo. Sort of dates my time down there. Would love to visit again.

 

[Forest Cat]

Our notes are really pretty too.

Funny side note - all our notes are different sizes to make things easier for blind people, but with our coins the $1 is bigger than the $2.

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Nice colors. We have an ocean theme on our notes here up north.

Spoiler

 

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We have a mint here that makes coins purely for collectors too. The Perth Mint does not produce Australia's currency and is not associated with the Australian Royal Mint, it's just a commercial company making beautiful and unique coins as art.

Buy collector coins online | The Perth Mint