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Tella, not saying you're right, wrong or otherwise. Without having the bag in hand it is impossible to confirm a lack of tampering, resealing or other.
I dare say a verification as to untampered originality by a respected third party would clear any doubt.
That being the case WOW! (And do NOT open the bag!).
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PS: The pictures do appear to show a tear through the seal of the bag.
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Yes it does, it doesn't go right through but I did get it from the bank
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And it has already been sent to the RAM for verification, they were very interested in seeing it once I showed them a heap of pictures
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Cool ..... let us know what they say about it!
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well if you can make one the unicorn so could the mint have made one if it missed the ink stage it could be real
CANT WAIT TILL THE ANSWER COMES
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I have to declare an interest I have one I got of ebay for $20 |
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Call me an old sceptic but the ripped bag looks WAY suss to my rheumy old eyes.
This is not my first thread on this coin and the ease of removing the ink with acetone.
I can't remember which forum I first made people aware of this , it was either here or on the Aussie site I'm not sure.
As soon as I acquired a few of these coins I did this experiment to show how easy it is and for collectors to be aware of shysters purporting that these coins without the paint are errors.
A similar scam was conducted with the pad printed Proof Millennium 50 cent coin.
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Law of physics the bag would have to be torn a fair way down into the bag itself to insert a coin, not only it isn't torn past the seal, it really would need to be torn the opposite direction to insert a coin. Being the first purchaser of the item from the bank, I'm almost certain the security company did not have a bottle of acetone next to them prior to bagging this lot together
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09/26/2014 08:13 am
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Law of physics the bag would have to be torn a fair way down into the bag itself to insert a coin, not only it isn't torn past the seal, it really would need to be torn the opposite direction to insert a coin. Being the first purchaser of the item from the bank, I'm almost certain the security company did not have a bottle of acetone next to them prior to bagging this lot together Hmmm You are not by chance a member of another forum and go by the username Sulla are you  |
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No I'm not, just an owner of something that could possibly prove you wrong. I have no doubt that there is sharks out there trying to make a quick buck by altering coins but to say it isn't possible that the mint can't make such a mistake is far from the truth
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09/26/2014 08:49 am
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The "tear" in the bag is a cut which is put into all the bags to make them easier to open.
It is not a sign of tampering and you can not get coins into our out of the bag via that cut.
However there are several ways I can think of to tamper with bags.
The coin COULD be a legitimate error from the mint.
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It could have been tampered with (eg acetoned and re-released)
Unfortunately, I cannot think of any way to tell the difference.
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I cannot think of any way to tell the difference. there is NO way of telling if a coin has been acetoned or if the paint was never applied. |
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man thats some good error making skills , u dont do this to make other errors do u ;)
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