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LukeDARLING Valued Member Australia 56 Posts	Posted 10/30/2011 9:39 pm I was sifting through my change today and found this Australian $2 coin dated 2008. The rim below the queens head is significantly thicker compared to the rim above her head. Is there anything special about this coin? Report this Post to the Staff

steve - Oz 50c man Valued Member Australia 490 Posts	Posted 10/30/2011 11:28 pm SNAP! I got one almost as off center today (2009 $2), although the thinnest part on mine is near the date and interestingly the reverse is only slightly off center and hardly noticeable while the observe is quite noticeably off center... what is the reverse of yours like LukeDarling? Also in the same handful of change from the Vietnamese takeaway a '79 double bar 50c (very well circulated, but still fun) Report this Post to the Staff
LukeDARLING Valued Member Australia 56 Posts	Posted 10/31/2011 05:20 am The reverse appears normal! I don't know much about error coins, is this a mule? Report this Post to the Staff
steve - Oz 50c man Valued Member Australia 490 Posts	Posted 10/31/2011 06:29 am A mule? I don't believe so... sorry... Yass or one of the other members may see this and may be able to explain better why one side is off center while the other is not - misaligned dies? I am guessing... Report this Post to the Staff
LukeDARLING Valued Member Australia 56 Posts	Posted 10/31/2011 06:38 am Mule or no mule, I don't have a coin like it in my collection and will be keeping it! Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16834 Posts	Posted 10/31/2011 07:17 am If only one side is skewed and the other is normal, then it's a "misaligned die". If both sides are skewed in the same direction to the same degree, then it's an "off-centre strike". Misaligned dies and off-centre strikes generally don't attract too much of a premium unless part of the actual design of the coin is missing. That doesn't mean they're not worth keeping if you find them "for free" in change. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
Enlil Pillar of the Community Australia 560 Posts	Posted 10/31/2011 7:20 pm Miss aligned coins are pretty common, you can find them quiet easily in our coinage, but I see they are sparce in HK coinage. Maybe it is the way the mint produces the coins. Report this Post to the Staff
Gecko Valued Member Australia 278 Posts	Posted 11/01/2011 10:07 pm still worth keeping! Report this Post to the Staff
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