Australian 1981 Error 20c Coin. [unfortunately Not]

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darge Valued Member Australia 236 Posts	Posted 04/02/2014 11:23 pm I was going to post a pic of this coin asking if anyone had seen an error like this. The right paw appears to lay over the ripple instead of the ripple running through it. Report this Post to the Staff

darge Valued Member Australia 236 Posts	Posted 04/02/2014 11:35 pm I thought it was a bit too good to be true so I took a couple of new photos in direct sunlight this morning and it is obvious that only PM damage makes it appear this way. darn shame. LOL Report this Post to the Staff
darge Valued Member Australia 236 Posts	Posted 04/02/2014 11:39 pm I should have said the ripple crosses over the paw - not through it. Anyway this topic is dead so it can die. Just thought I would show how misleading things can be. In the hand the coin appears like the first photo, it is only the sunlight that shows it up. Thanks for letting me get this off my chest. LOL Report this Post to the Staff
Nevol Formerly nancyc Australia 5385 Posts	Posted 04/03/2014 02:43 am Never mind, you're sure to find something interesting soon. life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved Report this Post to the Staff
darge Valued Member Australia 236 Posts	Posted 04/03/2014 05:24 am Thanks for your condolences nancy but I really have no right to complain. I have picked up some great errors over the past two weeks. Report this Post to the Staff
Nevol Formerly nancyc Australia 5385 Posts	Posted 04/03/2014 7:02 pm Sweet!! life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved Report this Post to the Staff
darge Valued Member Australia 236 Posts	Posted 04/03/2014 9:12 pm Ha Ha They are nice eh? Mind you "picked up" was completely wrong terminology, I did have to pay for all of those. Happy with what I paid though. Report this Post to the Staff
jerry Valued Member Canada 109 Posts	Posted 06/10/2014 10:35 am Respective of the 1981 "3 1/2 claw" variety I wish to clarify a number of mis-interpretations. Firstly, This coin was discovered by its obverse characteristic-not the 3 1/2 claw reverse. It was called the "Flatfield" variety back in 1996 when I discovered it and reported it to the Australian Coin Review. I find it funny that the major distinguishing characteristics on the obverse are being ignored and the very minor reverse characteristics are the ones being focused on. The major characteristics are the "Flatfield" on the obverse and the "Scalloping" on the base of the lettering on the obverse-that's all you need. The "Flatfield" is obvious WITHOUT a magnifier ! Cheers.. J.H. from Beecroft Report this Post to the Staff
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