Thank you for your response @Faith-and-Hope.
Sometimes when you are going through your struggles, but it does help to know that you are not alone.
I must say, after connecting with some people through workshops that I have done, you realise just how many other people out there are struggling with something. So, this has caused me to try to always be kind and non-judgemental, as you can't tell what a person has gone through in life, just by looking at them or having a brief conversation.
And you are right, perseverance and resilience are very powerful tools. I just feel like I am on a roller-coaster ride. And it makes it hard for me to plan to do things with my daughter or family, because I don't know at what stage of my depression cycle I will be in.
But I use my daughter as my incentive to keep on trying.
I even got a tattoo on my arm that says "This too shall pass" just to remind me it will get better.
Kindest regards
Mustang67
@Harmonium Thank you for your reply.
I saw something on the news once about how coins in your change could be worth more than face value. Which peaked my interest. So I started writing a list of what coins I should be looking out for. While doing my research, I came across people who do noodling to find these valuable coins. So I thought wow, this could be fun. But on my first trip to the bank to withdraw some coins, I was told I could not withdraw rolls of coins because I didn't have a business account and that I could only withdraw a maximum of $50. So I was put off by this. In other states they can withdraw hundreds of dollars in rolls to noodle through. So it has put me off of "noodling", but I always check my change. I am hanging out to find a wavy 20c coin or a rotated coin. And of course the $1 mule coin. I even purchased a microscope that plugs into the computer where you can look at the coin in detail and take photos. I have found some 2c coins that are missing the SD initials. I am looking forward to starting to go through the coins that I have collected so far. My aim was to be able to collect the best quality of coin for each denomination for each year they were minted.
This is the obverse side of the coin
It is Niue Legal Tender
Congratulations on being picked the ballot process. I am familiar with that. But unfortunately it hasn't stopped people price gouging and being able to buy multiple coins. And then the actual collectors miss out.
When I have an depressive episode, I shut the whole world out and don't check emails or go on social media, so by the time I found out about the release of the Bluey coin, it was too late. And I refuse to pay the hiked up prices that people sell them for after the release.
When the $1 Olympic & Paralympic Team coins were released, it was the same. But I ended up finding a Baby Shop on line selling them. Who would have thought that would sell coins? And they were sold at the RRP.
And today I knew that Woolworths started the release of $2 Olympic coins in people's change. But my depression is coming back, and I just didn't care. I know I will regret that decision when I am on the other side of it. Last year I found you had to go to Woolworths as early as possible in the morning to have a chance of getting the coins.
I was lucky enough to win a 2012 $2 Red Poppy in a coin dip on Tic Tok. That was the only way that I would be able to get one of these. Lol
