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Valued Member
Australia
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With the rarity of our 20 cent 1966 wavy and 2000 $1 / 10 cent mules I've been wondering if anyone has heard of any fakes as yet. I've seen a few coins that look a bit dodgy to me on ebay and with their costs I suppose it's only a matter of time before someone has a go at producing fakes. Has anyone seen or heard of any as yet? |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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It's not a matter of if but its a matter of when these start coming out of China. If it smells of fish and rice don't touch it  |
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Valued Member
Australia
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I once read, perhaps on the threepence blog page, that the 1966 wavy had many people to forge them - what they would do would be to (I'm going from memory...) place something hot on the 2 to give it the bump on the baseline. So what the advice from whereever I read it said, is you need to make sure the bump in the baseline is mirrored in the wave above it.
- Otherwise could have been attempted forgery, OR, it could just be a die error- Either way, look for the bump to be mirrored! -
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Formerly nancyc
Australia
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There are some 'home made' wavies that people need to be on the lookout for. I copied this image from somewhere, can't remember where, but it's a DIY job. Note that the curve is not reflected in the wave above the baseline, which is a dead giveaway for this fake. 20c 1966 Wavy Baseline Forgery:  life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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Australia
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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The one on ebay is not right, it's simply been hit with something as it looks flattened in the wave area.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
1244 Posts |
Yes I have seen heaps of types of fakes for wavy 2s. Heres some good info on real stuff. http://www.australian-threepence.co...ine-20c.htmlhttp://triton.vg/20-66.htmlThere are two different types I have seen on the net. Both should be lighter pressed in at the wave part. If it's a deep gouge it's faked. The first type I would call a overhang [img]http://images.numismatics.com.au/jpg/photos/PCGS/20247375-rev.jpg[img]bluesheet And the other is the simple little bump that doesn't have a major curve to it. [img]http://triton.vg/images/20c66wavyL.jpg[img] triton |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Yes, I saw that one on ebay too. No wave in the swirl. Only saving grace is asking price is so high that probably nobody will be interested in it. Jeff |
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New Member
Australia
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same, the $40 one! I may be kicking myself one day but, the swirl above isn't right and the wavy bit looks like it has been hammered down, not raised
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New Member
Australia
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Wondering when...this will lhappen.....to this thread too.  Quote:
It was locked because it is old! It was locked because it is old!  |
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New Member
Australia
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There also appears to be the absence of the reflection indentation in the wave immediately above the wavy crest.
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Valued Member
Australia
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That ebay one smells like sardines mixed with tuna to me. |
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