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TSmith3510 Valued Member United States 455 Posts	Posted 05/26/2007 4:41 pm Does anyone know what a "wavy" coin is? I've heard the term used before when describing 19th century 1/2 dollars but I don't know what it means. Report this Post to the Staff

GO Moderator United States 6563 Posts	Posted 05/26/2007 4:48 pm I believe it's a 20 Cent Australian coin from 1966. Other then that I have no idea. Quote from ebay auction quote: The 1966, 20cents coin was designed by Stuart Devlin, this design called Platypus, which is a semi - aquatic mammal endemic to eastern Australia and Tasmania. This coin has a wave on the top of the bottom stroke of the 2 in 20 cents. These type of coins in the market are sold for over AUD $200. The wave varieties sited of the obverse generally revolve around the length and number of the claws of the platypus. Ok Knights & Aussies...I still don't get it. What's so special about this coin? Edited by GO 05/26/2007 5:01 pm Report this Post to the Staff
TSmith3510 Valued Member United States 455 Posts	Posted 05/26/2007 5:36 pm Thanks grace, but I don't think so. It's more or less used as an adjective, not a type of coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Bryan1315 Bedrock of the Community United States 14454 Posts	Posted 05/26/2007 6:46 pm when ever I hear wavy coin I think of the new waffle coins that has been released over the past few years Report this Post to the Staff
tights24 Pillar of the Community United States 2254 Posts	Posted 05/26/2007 7:02 pm Makes me think of my Un Ultimate Franc that I purchased last year. It is literally wavy as in the coin in "bent" for lack of a better word. Utterly beautiful, and I think Dave posted a picture of hi quite a long time ago. Report this Post to the Staff
Gary Burke Rest in Peace United States 3730 Posts	Posted 05/26/2007 7:07 pm My first thought was the "coins" the U.S. Mint destroys by putting them through a roller and giving them a waffling, wavy effect. Edited by Gary Burke 05/26/2007 7:07 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Bluesfil New Member Australia 14 Posts	Posted 05/26/2007 8:17 pm It's a variety of the 1966 Australian 20 piece - one of the dies was damaged and produced a wavy effect on the base of the 2 on the Reberse. It is highly collectable, quite rare in higher grades, very scarce in any grade and commands a price of 2000 dollars in Choice Unc or better. Report this Post to the Staff
GO Moderator United States 6563 Posts	Posted 05/26/2007 8:20 pm Ok now I see the difference. I need to check all my 20 cent pieces and see if I am a thousandaire! Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 05/30/2007 07:28 am I've never heard the term, and the only thing I can think of that they might be refering to would be bifurcated letters that often appear on the early halves and dollars, sometimes on the large cents as well. Its a result of incomplete die fill causing the bottoms of letters with vertical uprights to have a wavy appearnce. Report this Post to the Staff
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