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Valued Member
Australia
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Found these while noodling 20c 2008 - cannot see the date but the coin looks to be in fairly good condition? so it seems unlikely just the date has been worn, especially for only a 4 year only coin.  the other is a 2006 with what I think is a die crack, but its fairly big? like the diameter of the coin, but it doesn't feel like a scratch cause it feels raised when I run my nail over it, and once again coin is in VGC. I actually have no idea when it comes to die cracks:/ thanks for the help!  |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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The obverse could be an oil filled die or the date could have been buffed off with a bench pollisher. The rim where the date was looks worn away in comparison to the rest of the rim , the rest of it looks like a good strike.
The reverse looks like a scratch, (far too shiney to be a die crack).
Don't get too excited over this is my advice
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Just had another look and the scratch on the obverse matches exactly to being have put in a vice and buffed.
Sorry folks nothing to see here
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Valued Member
 Australia
258 Posts |
Trout what do you mean? they arent the same coin.
the top is a 2008, the bottom is a 2006.
wait, no you said obverse so I assume you just mean the 2008 20c
Edited by joshtammi
01/04/2012 07:17 am
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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joshtammi, I know you are trying to do your best at finding error coins. But the 2008 has definatly been worn away=pmd. And the 2006 is definatly PMD because it skips when it meets a high point in the coin design. |
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Valued Member
Australia
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got a better pic of the 1st one, the rim seems to be fine, just not struck perfect centre, hence why from the other angle looked like the rim was worn down.  |
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Valued Member
Australia
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what do you mean by it skips when it meets the high points? I have no idea about die cracks :(
sorry!
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Die cracks are a raised part of the coin design because the die is becoming damaged, They normally start from a high point. Run a sharp edge over a junk coin and you will see that the mark "jumps" over the high points of the coin. I'ts all good keep looking  |
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Valued Member
Australia
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ahhh I think I understand, and I dont suppose it would be that big either realistically they would have noticed. did the second image of the 2008 help? or is it still definately PMD? cheers for the help. |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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You can see the rim worn away. Definatly PMD. Some people just like to deface our coins  |
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Valued Member
Australia
258 Posts |
 s! Cheeers anyways, I did find a rim Cud at least and a few commemratives, a volunteers one, and about 20 Wedding 20c coins, pity they look ugly as sin on it :/ I also managed to find an Unc 1980 20c, looks beautiful! and two of the gap 20c coins in unc. ill put those away and hope they turn out to be worth something Edited by joshtammi
01/04/2012 08:06 am
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Australia
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Not so fast people I found a 2008 20c with weak date too!
They are a common thing never really bother about it, think I had a rotated one two but it went back into circulation because I don't collect that stuff. If the weak date hasn't been spent from my pile to get rid off ill take a pic.
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