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Well for what it's worth I'm with you,i believe it is a 1920 altered date,i cut a rounded piece of paper and sat it on top of the date & the 3 is too low by about a millimetre or fractionally more.
All the numbers in the date are evenly spaced from the inner circle "EXCEPT" the 3.
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wow: pics taken at an oblique angle make assessment difficult.
The seller puts this caveat on the sale -
AS IS NO CERTIFICATE and I WILL NOT REPLY TO ANY REMARKS AS NOT COIN EXPERT
with 7 days to go, AU $3,050.00 [ 38 bids ]
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You just need to read sellers negative feedback and you will see the same coin it sold(NOT) for 2k a couple of weeks ago. highest bidder was not a happy chappie.  there are plenty of new IDs bidding this time  |
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And "No returns". All adds up to steer clear. Must admit the note about pickup from bank safe deposit is a nice touch! Of course, you can lodge anything in a safe deposit by paying a small fee. If I had a genuine 1930 penny I would be getting a certificate from, say, Walter Eigner http://www.numismatics.com.au/ and send it to one of the big auction houses. ebay is not the place to sell one of those. Walter knows pennies like Nancy knows Cuds.  Jeff |
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Formerly nancyc
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I think it's the 0 that started life as a 6. This seller purchased a 1930 replica/copy back on 1 March for $12 from gr8-coins. I just sent the seller this message: "Recycling the Replica/Copy you bought in March for $12 - SHAME! SHAME! SHAME! SHAME! SHAME! SHAME! SHAME! " I don't expect an answer from him, but maybe he'll get cold feet and pull the sale. I haven't bothered reporting it to ebay, as in my experience they don't give a toss!! life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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hi nancy I also bought one of them off the same seller about the same time and when I read your post ,you frightened the heck out of me ,i hope you did not think it was me , so I was happy to check back my records and saw I got mine in january the 26 th and not the 1 st of march .. how could anybody try to sell one of them as real , why is someone allowed to make them like that , I thought coppying aust currency was illegal .. ,, kel ,,
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Formerly nancyc
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,you frightened the heck out of me ,i hope you did not think it was me Breathe easy Kel, no way did I think it was you!  life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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I will not reply to any remarks.
straight out saying the coin isn't real in my opinion.
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nancyc Posted - Today :1 Hr 55 Min ago -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I just sent the seller this message: "Recycling the Replica/Copy you bought in March for $12 - SHAME! SHAME! SHAME! SHAME! SHAME! SHAME! SHAME! " I don't expect an answer from him, but maybe he'll get cold feet and pull the sale. I haven't bothered reporting it to ebay, as in my experience they don't give a toss!!  you go girl   I think that's just the way of the world these days nancyc..no one or very few cares..unless it effects them directly..very sad, but it's the world we've made so now we must pay the price  2 quotes I quite like are. As for me, all I know is that I know nothing. And another is. False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil. |
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This guy has sold like 4 of them, so obvious its dodgy as hell..
Even the last buyer says some negative remark on his feedback.
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keldaw2222 Posted - Today :2 Hrs 18 Min ago -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- why is someone allowed to make them like that , I thought coppying aust currency was illegal .. ,, kel ,,  well Kel it would be if they were being done here but like a lot of thing they are made in china or russia or some other place they get away with blue murder, so unless the offending countries do something..anything, nothing will change..same as drugs my friend..how do they get tons of the stuff on to our island? as I know I don't have the money or the contacts to get so much passed customs and don't start me on the guns or other illegal things Yes I know it's a lot of coastline so maybe we should get the ADF to do their job as well and maybe think about something like the US coast guard. sorry for the rant  Edited by Ausjack
07/16/2012 8:52 pm
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I think it's the 0 that started life as a 6.
Either way the coin in question has an English obverse,so there's virtually no chance of it being real. |
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Thanks for the good words Jeff, the coin has flat obverse rims like a Sydney mint strike which would make it appear to be a 1920, but there's a lot of flattening to the detail without apparent wear - note the robes of King Geo V, the legends. I'm more inclined to say it's a modern copy.
In regards to the legalities, it's legal to import/export/produce/buy/sell copies of coins produced before 1965 as long as you don't have the intention to pass it off as an authentic item. It's not very well policed though.
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Appleangel, the English die is the first giveaway as well as the "ZERO". I'm surpised there are so many people are bidding!
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Posted 07/16/2012 4:35 pm
