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Valued Member
Australia
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Like most of these errors it is just too hard to tell from photos. I'm leaning towards a genuine mint fault caused by some part of machinery or foreign matter. A lot goes on at the mint that we don't get to hear about because of secrecy. Anyone who has opened a few thousand mint rolls will tell you that these things occur, but because there is no clear explanation and half the population believe in the hammer theory and grinders and polishers they get tossed in the "too hard basket".
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Pillar of the Community
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none of the design is missing as the impact mark is not on any of the design. and part of the feathering does look to have been flattened just a little. but then I did hear of a mint worker who lost his finger nail in a bunch of 10c planchetts maybe this is the coin it impacted on
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Valued Member
 Australia
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Yes Nancyc I did see those marks in the pic and have had a close look all round the rim on both sides and can't find a hint of anything having 'held' this coin.
If it was done by a hammer you would think the circle would show of the shape....
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Mint workers finger nail  That is by far the best explanation for an error I have ever heard |
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Valued Member
Australia
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ok here is another 10cent that's gone wrong ,your opinions please .  |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Grease filled die. I have a 20c exactly like this. I can see some scratches at 6 oclock which I think suggests it was on the end of a machine wrapped roll which has further weakened the lettering. I have noticed lately that the coins on the end of the roll have really be scratched up bad by the machines.
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Valued Member
Australia
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thanks Enworb ,  the coin does looks better in the hand, I reckon the fluorescent lighting gave it a whitish scruffy look to the coin's lustre ,it's just pure luck that I found it in my change without my glasses  |
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call me paranoid of fakes now, but is the bottom of her hair right? I dont have any coins handy to compare it
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Valued Member
Australia
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hi erkle, it's a genuine 10cent ,it has the right weight, and it doesn't smell like chop suey. I reckon it wouldn't be worth the trouble making fake 10cent coins.
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Australia
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i thought low denominations wouldn't be worth faking as well but a little while ago erkle posted a link to a Chinese company producing fake 20c coins so nothing is impossible when it comes to fakes nowadays.
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Australia
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Australia
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Valued Member
Australia
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 larena, sorry for dropping in on yar topic  . For what it's worth I am leaning towards mint damage for your coin , some thing isn't right with the rim on the reverse just under the fault.That's hard one to call tho  |
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Australia
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bellyflorin...it's OK...with mine...I wish I knew which way to go...part of me say mint error....but ...maybe...PMD? wish a note was left with the coin when this happens...would make life easier  |
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the damage has happened after the coin was finished, the rim is pushed over onto the coin face
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