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New Member
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Oh.. I should mention too .. that I have a 1973 20cent piece that makes a very odd sound, like clunk, when you drop it on a table.
It has a crack line running around the edge like it is separated .. but it has not actually come apart.
Opinions would be welcome on the probable estimated worth of this coin too.
Edited by fireant
06/17/2012 07:25 am
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Question; how did you find both separate halves together? or were the halves still loosely joined?
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New Member
Australia
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Yes they were joined by a very thin bit of metal.
You can see it at the bottom of the left half.
I just pulled and they fell apart.
I probably should have left them together but I really wanted to see the inside.
My only excuse is I was much younger !
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Valued Member
Australia
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Nice error coin you have there!! I see one was recently on ebay, a 50 cent as yours and got $91-ish I don't think I'm allowed to post links, being a newbie...but put in 'split planchet' in the ebay completed listings search, and you'll see more such coins of a similar type. |
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New Member
Australia
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Thanks for the information. I had no idea what to look for on ebay. I see a dealer wanted $400 for one too ! Wow .... Not bad for change for an ice cream ! |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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That's wierd...I just pulled them up... In ebay, go search for "split planchet" & search Then go to "Advanced" on the right hand side, which will give you more options, tick "Completed Listings" & search |
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New Member
Australia
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Sorry .. my fault .. It was the browser  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Seem $100 is a good estimate seeing one sold recently for that. Not bad for 50c thats for sure.
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Very very nice error coin!
My partial coin collection http://www.omnicoin.com/collection/gxseriesMy numismatics articles and collection: http://www.gxseries.com/numis/numis_index.htmRegularly updated at least once a month. |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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It seems the RAM had a problem with lamination when rolling of the strip, prior the the blanks being punched out. This problem is more often found with the ten cents and Twenty Cents coins around this date. I have two parts of a 20 cent coin. I got it from pocket change, while the two halves were still intact. They almost fell apart when I gently tied to split them. |
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I have a '76 almost the same. Can't remember what I paid for it tho... probably less than $100, maybe $75?
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Posted 06/17/2012 07:32 am
I'm off to bed...
