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Valued Member
Australia
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That's so right, nancyc, there is not much you get to do in order to get the coin stamped; just press the green button when the guy tells you to. He does all the work on his side. I wonder when some enterprising metalworker will make some dies so as to stamp out fake conterstamps in a shed. Doesn't seem too much to it.  Actually, is there a safety lock or something on his side of the press? When he's putting the coin into the machine, what would happen if someone on the other side presses too soon? Could you then get a coin with a fingertip counterstamp?  |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Im sure the RAM worker would have to activate the machine before the button works otherwise like youve said you might get a struck through finger error. I have heard a story of one of the coins in the mobile press being miss struck. The mint worker wouldnt let them keep it of course. If they had it would be one unique error coin.
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Valued Member
Australia
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Oh, I found this special $1 counterstamp in yesterday's bag. Looks like it has come out of the same shed as Australian Coin's 'S' version back on page 11 of this thread   |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Haha it's a no2.
Whish I knew what they were supposed to mean.
At first I thought they were pokies coins.
I think my one even had the traditional grey lead ring around it, but maybe its like when we used to put "x" on $2 coins to see if you would get them back.
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Formerly nancyc
Australia
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Actually, is there a safety lock or something on his side of the press? I would imagine so. My guess is that if the slide door is up, the button won't work.  life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Actually, is there a safety lock or something on his side of the press?
I would imagine so. My guess is that if the slide door is up, the button won't work.
Yes the door has to be shut. edit: Have a look at this article http://www.australian-threepence.co...n-press.htmlEdited by the-purple-penny
08/14/2012 5:39 pm
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Valued Member
Australia
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Thanks for that, tpp
The pics remind me of the natty latex fingertip protectors the guy was wearing at the Caulfield ANDA show, and how the coins are arranged in the plastic rather like a selection of chocolates...
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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abracadabra ta da (these are C mm pre bluebell counterstamp so there wasn't so much security over these)  Edited by the-purple-penny
08/14/2012 6:50 pm
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New Member
Australia
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found a $50 note today with low number but not great condition or year serial number was AA03001110 could had been 000001 would had been cool :)just thought it was cool being so low of a number  Edited by gizmo123
08/17/2012 02:53 am
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New Member
Australia
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Nice find Gizmo
Its a first prefix and a low number. Shame about condition.
Also I think it may be called a Binary note due to just 1's and 0's.
I have been looking for one but no luck as yet.
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New Member
Australia
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Binary note interesting,never herd of it before I guess they would be hard.but thanks for info...wannna buy it :))
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New Member
Australia
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If you hold onto it until when we are both not newbies msg me then.
I am waiting till I get to my 50 posts before I buy/trade on here.
I believe its worth $5-10 above face value.
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New Member
Australia
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yeh true have to wait,so I put it on ebay for $75 |
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New Member
Australia
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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... from last nights "noodling session" of 1 dollar coins I retrieved a "rare" counter-stamped 1985 "number 4"  . See attached ! Squire  |
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