The Mystery Of The "scarce" 2006 Gymnastics 50 Cent

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OzLeigh Valued Member Australia 215 Posts	Posted 02/14/2022 9:10 pm Anyone who collects the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games 50 cent coins would have noticed that on ebay the Gymnastics coin for some unexplained reason is always listed as "rare" or "scarce" and are priced from $70 to over $100. A look at the mintages of the 16 coins, each depicting a different sport, will show that the Gymnastics coin is actually the 2nd most common of the set. Basketball - 21,994 Hockey - 21,761 Shooting - 21,070 Weightlifting - 22,332 Gymnastics - 25,574 Rugby 7s - 24,427 Cycling - 22,861 Athletics - 22,475 Triathlon - 22,302 Netball - 22,432 Table Tennis - 22,502 Aquatics - 31 702 Squash - 21 902 Lawn bowls - 22,602 Boxing - 22,602 Badminton - 22,270 An additional 15,000 of each coin is included as part of a full set that comes in a folder. (Often seen for sale WITHOUT the scarce Gymnastics coin) The coin with the lowest mintage (Shooting) usually goes for $12-$20, as do most of the other coins. Who decided the Gymnastics coin was something special and why has everyone else seemingly jumped on board? Report this Post to the Staff

Mr T Pillar of the Community Australia 2166 Posts	Posted 02/20/2022 12:48 am I'm with you - I remember seeing this years ago and not being able to figure it. I was only looking at coins from change in 2006 so I don't remember, but maybe they weren't all released at the same time and for ever reason, there may have been a shortage of the gymnastics coins which has kept the price artificially high. Report this Post to the Staff
crab eater Pillar of the Community Australia 521 Posts	Posted 02/22/2022 11:11 pm OzLeigh, I put your question of why the Gymnastics coin is dearer to buy now to a coin dealer who I buy from. He has it for sale at $65.00 while others are $15.00 to $27.50. He replied that it one of those collecting mysteries, no known reason for it as he is aware. Maybe he has the cheapest Gymnastics coin for sale? Coincollect ,is the coin dealer . Probably best to buy as a set ? You could buy all his stock and then sell on ebay for $100 Report this Post to the Staff
crab eater Pillar of the Community Australia 521 Posts	Posted 02/24/2022 02:16 am Missed out on this one. https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/2006-XV...125081528597 Report this Post to the Staff
OzLeigh Valued Member Australia 215 Posts	Posted 02/24/2022 02:51 am Looks like that seller listed all the coins at $17.95 each BIN and someone quickly snaffled that scarce gymnastics coin and ignored the rest. I bought the full set years ago for something like $14 a coin. Report this Post to the Staff
crab eater Pillar of the Community Australia 521 Posts	Posted 02/26/2022 01:03 am In my 29th edition of Renniks , Hockey mint is only 6261 ? Report this Post to the Staff
Mr T Pillar of the Community Australia 2166 Posts	Posted 03/19/2022 9:21 pm Oh - doesn't seem right but it would explain it. Report this Post to the Staff
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The Mystery Of The "Scarce" 2006 Gymnastics 50 Cent