Does anyone collect New Zealand Coins?

They're a bit tougher in higher grades, but even then, they're not as rare or as valuable as their catalog values imply.

 

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so where do you get them

 

When I was trying to collect everything I paid particular attention to NZ because it seemed more attainable than most. Coins start in 1933 and there are really no impossible coins

 

I don't collect them but I got this in change when I was there in 1985.

 

It's been awhile since I did it. I know some of the coins around the World War II years have smaller mintages but there aren't really any that get into the big bucks besides the 1935 threepence unless you are looking for high grade. I was always just interested in filling the hole, not finding the highest grade possible. Now looking at the catalog I see there is a 1935 crown with a mintage of 660 that I do not have. But besides that the rest are pretty much attainable.

 

I just like the quality of the strike

 

So I got a few more New Zealand Coins that I had graded from Anacs. Three of them graded as really High Proofs. Check these out:
PF69 DCAM 1993 Dollar graded from Anacs!



When I sent this out, I had no thought it would grade this high, but you have to LOVE the KIWI here. It just leans out of the coin.

 

This 1977 20 Cent Proof came back ns PF68

 

This is a Proof 1987 Nickle graded at PF68. This has a reptile on it!

 

Bahama Mule (# 2).

 

Half crown 1940.

 

10 cents / one shilling 1968.

 

What is that depicting?

 

Now that is IMPRESSIVE. Imagine how the Royal Mint managed to miss this!

 

When I saw @Hiddendragon post his slabbed 1935 3 pence I had to go look at my raw ones. Mine is but a year removed from glory. Edit add: Numista says Two carved patu (Maori short-handled clubs)

 

This is a new 6 Pence addition..

 

Hey, I have more! I just poked through my world trips coin jar. Some of these must have been circulating in Australia as I have not been back to NZ since 1985.

 

Thanks for posting. That centennial half crown is my favorite New Zealand coin.

 

Aussie's take New Zealand money?