1974 5c With An Unusual "date" - Please Help

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molydeii Pillar of the Community Turkey 870 Posts	Posted 12/26/2011 09:58 am I've found this Australian 1974 5c at a grab bag that was purchased from Turkey. There seems to be a digit, the number "7" seems weakly struck. Any ideas from Oz coin experts are recommended as even though I actively collect Australian coins I have very little idea about them, thank you. Report this Post to the Staff

DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 12/26/2011 12:01 pm I suspect there was some dirt/grease filling the digit on the die. When the coin was struck, the grease prevents metal from flowing into that digit, resulting in the weak strike. Report this Post to the Staff
molydeii Pillar of the Community Turkey 870 Posts	Posted 12/26/2011 1:07 pm I suspect that too. I haven't seen it in the decimal coins of the UK. I am sure someone here is able to tell me if this is common, uncommon or rare. I know there are some very experienced Australian collectors here Common or not, it's nice to have an error Australian coin here, so far away from its' homeland:) Report this Post to the Staff
trout1105 Pillar of the Community Australia 7096 Posts	Posted 12/26/2011 2:34 pm A lot of the pennys minted in the 60's had this problem as well Report this Post to the Staff
erkle Pillar of the Community 1119 Posts	Posted 12/26/2011 7:44 pm the A in elizabeth also seems a little mis-formed on the bottom parts in comparison to the A"s in australia Report this Post to the Staff
appleangel07 Pillar of the Community Australia 1607 Posts	Posted 12/26/2011 10:03 pm Not common,but not really rare either,not a lot of value but still interesting. Report this Post to the Staff
molydeii Pillar of the Community Turkey 870 Posts	Posted 12/29/2011 09:06 am Thank you very much everybody, this little 5c is going to my keep folder. :) Report this Post to the Staff
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1974 5c With An Unusual "Date" - Please Help