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Australia
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I am a little dissappointed at the attitude shanew has copped. While the claims look pretty big to me, I think "extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof" would have covered it without the less friendly parts. We are generally a pretty friendly bunch and that seems to have slipped a little here. I can make out the number on the last photo and it matches up with http://www.pcgs.com/Cert/26486936.htmlThe population report there says "N/A" |
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thank you oz coins I just need some help I'm not a collector I get the cab mag every month and buy stuff I think is unique my boys are 13 year old twins and have gone through about 7000$1 coin over the holidays looking for a mule no the havnt got one yet but have found some cool coins lot of errors they used there savings to with draw $1000 in coins noodle them and take them to anouther bank and get anouther $1000 in coin and on and on and this 2006 is one they held out till I got home to see what it was as it was very shiny and heavy
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Regarding your odd $1
I think you will need to get it looked at by someone knowledgeable.
It seems too "out of the ordinary" to easily/accurately advise what is going on.
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Apologies. Let us know what major city you are near and we'll send you to a reputable dealer. Better still why don't you show it to/talk to Scott Waterman at Universal Coins in Melbourne? He deals in the sorts of slabbed errors you're showing and I am pretty sure sold all of the ones you've shown here at one stage or another.
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01/19/2013 2:13 pm
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Australia
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thanks mark most of my stuff does come from alex at Universal Coin I will keep you posted the wife is taking me shopping for a camera she is laughing her guts out at how grown men play with there coins hahahaha |
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I am sorry to have doubted you shanew but when I read that those errors seemed pretty impossible for example when you said 1 cent on sixpence I thought immediately how in the world did the mint mule a sixpence which had been out of production for around 14 years with a one cent on a planchet which had not been used at the mint for 37 years and then you said you owned a copper 20 cent. Its just the way you phrased it and the terms you used alluded to you having unique or one of a kind coins such as a 1c/sixpence mule and a copper 20 cents all of which were inaccurate descriptions of the coin, all in all just a misunderstanding.
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01/19/2013 5:32 pm
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Australia
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I am very sorry shanew a lot of the time things seem to good to be true this is one of these times. You saying that you had multiple coins struck on different planchets, trial 50c and now you found possibly a gold $1. I see now that I was wrong and you just have an amazing and expensive collection.
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Formerly nancyc
Australia
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Please accept my apology as well.  life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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01/20/2013 3:21 pm
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Australia
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Back to the most interesting dilemma in question about the one dollar. You need to find a gold/silver buying shop, I'm sure there are plenty out there that can test what metal this dollar is made from. They should have a machine and it should not interfere with the surface of the coin ie, scratch it. Imagine all those people who go to trade/sell/pawn gold, these shops have to test the metal to make sure they are buying the real thing. So they have to have these types of machines, I think it's called an XRF. We had Unico test this coins composition at an ANDA show with their machine. http://www.australian-threepence.co...r-coins.htmlEdited by the-purple-penny
01/19/2013 6:45 pm
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Shane, I'm real glad that the reality issue has been resolved. There is no doubt that much of the uncertainty or suspicion is due to some recent BS posts on the forum from people pretending to be who they were not or to have things they did not. These people attempted to make a mockery of the forum, its purpose and its members. Again, I'm glad to see that your genuineness has been cleared. Hopefully some of the other good graders in the forum will look into assisting you with your other query. https://goccf.com/t/139021 Good luck to your boys with their noodling. |
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new camera will help I will get one tomorrow and take pix that can be graded
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Good morning all- I believe the biggest dilemma is yet to come.! If this coin is proved to be gold (and I am crossing my fingers that it is for those concerned) do you cut it in half to divide amongst the twins or do you find another one.!   Regardless, best wishes on a positive outcome.! |
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SHANEW just a thought if its made of gold, hand held XRF or metal detector could give a pretty good indication of what material the coin is made. ErikP
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01/21/2013 07:09 am
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Australia
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I don't know what a common hackers metal detector is but yes an experienced metal detectorist with a decent metal detector would be able to give you a pretty good guess to whether its gold or not.
Forget jewelers and cash converters, Not sure what state your in but someone like ABC Bullion in Sydney or Cashforoldgold in Melbourne have the equipment to test this for you without damaging the coin, Take the coin in and I'm sure they would be happy to help, When you have such an unusual item you will find most people happy to help out if they can.
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