Comments by "Helmuth Schultes" (@helmuthschultes9243) on "This Parcel Left Us SPEECHLESS...." video.

  1. The round 50c was discontinued because it was produced with silver content exceeding the coin face value. Even poor dull coins are sold for over $5, and premium coins for quite large sums. Many are horded as they just on silver content now are far above face value, even more than when the multi sided current style replaced the round ones.
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  2. The miniatures of supermarket products were a Coles, or was it Woolworth, promotional toy offer free with shopping one item per $20 on invoice if I recall correctly.
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  3. In its time 1950s to 1960s, a 1/2 penny bought a few lollies. 5 Penins a icecream, 10 pennies got a small bottle of lemonade.
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  4.  @johnd8892  while it is so, and others had low silver by comparison, it was the 50 cents that were too expensive to keep producing due to silver content by the current no silver types.
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