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Australia
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Goatieman,
Where did you get the doublestruck $2?
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Valued Member
Australia
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Thought I'd share my Melbourne Centenary florin. Its not my favourite Australian pre-decimal variety, but it was the last one I needed to complete my pre-decimal type set. Also, nice 38 crown ADMISLSE.   |
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my second favourite at the moment   |
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Valued Member
Australia
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All nice coins. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't jealous of some of your coins!
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Pillar of the Community
 Australia
518 Posts |
ADMISLE...WOW thats amazing ! erkle that is a nice coin, I have one aUnc cleaned unfortunately.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
869 Posts |
Ozcoins: I got the doublestruck off ebay. I've spoken to The Purple Penny about them on a couple occasions. Scarce. I believe there's less than 20 of them around. But just like the $1/10c mule, it's likely that there's ten times as many around. |
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United States
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Scans of my rare find here in the US, complete with my annotations on the 2X2:  |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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In reference to goatieman's post.
Nah,they are rare as rocking horse nuggets,hundreds of times rarer than the $1 mule.
Edited by appleangel07
02/13/2012 01:16 am
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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According to Fred Lever the likelyhoods of:
DIES
$1/10c Mule is 1:100,000
ERRORS
Double-strikes as a 1:50,000
Brockages as 1:100,000
As for the main difference between the two (dies & errors)...I'm not sure. I'm not sure where &/if any comparison lies.
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Australia
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Well Fred would certainly know.
I'm just going buy what I see ,you see a fair few hundred mules before you'll see a double strike for sale.
Maybe once people get them they keep them where as the mules may go through a few hands every year so you see more of them.
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Australia
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Could be quite likely. I'm a bit of a brockage hoarder. I've got a full 95% 3d 1949, a weak 1953 3d, my avi which is a semi-weak 1958 3d, a 6d (QE II), a 1d (QE II) & a 2/- (QE II), but boy have the majority of them cost decent dollars.  The most expensive was the one below (full 95% 3d 1949); it cost me $1431 (inc. commission & GST):  As for my 2000 $1/10c Mule, I got a nice coin, above EF, so mine is not moving. Hard to catch a quality mule. |
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Australia
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Very Niiice goatieman  ,i'd really like to have a couple of them in my collection. |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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It's me & my oddities. My collecting has gone from one way to another to another, back & forth, round the trap but I always get stuck back at:
Brockages
My $50 polymers
My handful of nice coins
My main problem is that I don't know whether to clear out alot of the collection & just keep my goodies or to hang along for the ride...within that lies the problem of you keep your goodies & it might be a small amount of items but they make up 90% of the value of the collection. Catch 22...
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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I really like the little threepence error,i do have a heap of Broadstrikes. This 1 is a bit of a favourite,checkout the 9 & 5,i do have more spectacular off centre ones but this one just has something extra IMO.  Edited by appleangel07
02/15/2012 05:36 am
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Australia
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Appleangel07: I love the way the top rim just goes off into a sharp & crisp point. Very nice. As for my latest's, I received a few of the coins that I have...today...um...no details...YES. Anyway, I'm listening to SAP's post on 4/6/2009 https://goccf.com/t/48269&SearchTerms=counterfeit & I've decided to take his advice which is: "putting it in a watertight, airtight plastic bag with a big sign saying 'Warning! Counterfeit Coin! Do Not Spend!'. Digging a hole in the backyard, burying it & plaing a plaque on the spot saying 'Time Capsule - Do Not Open Until 2060'" Here are the goods, I've never had luck finding any so here's some weights & images to see if you're $2 is really $2. WEIGHTS Norm - 6.60g 1992 - 6.55g 1995 - 6.55g 1996 - 6.47g 1997 - 6.46g 1998 - 6.43g Just remember, the easiest way to find if your $2 is really $2 have a look at the rims/side profile.    If you want to get $2 for that $2 you found, I'll be there. |
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