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Pillar of the Community
United States
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This year again, I find multiple scratches on my 50 Cent 1/25 ounce gold coin. The crevasses spread across 45 degrees! Even the heavy frost isn't enough to hide the defects.  Last year's Gold Coin:  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Thats pretty sad :(. Can you exchange it or something? Not sure of the RCM's return policy. |
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Canada
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Looks like I'm gonna have to go to my dealer to get one instead of ordering one online.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Actually, this may sound bizarre but I will keep them. These defects are virtually impossible to see with the naked eye, and interesting since some collectors have also discovered similar scratches on theirs.
I wonder how they are introduced.
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I wonder if they are being picked up with a tool a few times... off the press, to inspection, to packaging? Don't know the process.
I don't think it is a die problem but could be, but the marks aren't consistently in the same location and I think there is only the one set on 15,000 coins.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Maybe these marks also exist on other (larger) coins but we never paid attention?
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^^^I do not own many NCLT's so... it is hard for me to comment. I will check people's pictures for them on NCLT's as they get posted. The 1/25 series shows it seems. You don't often see the actual NCLT coins, usually the just the image the RCM provides which is not of an actual coin. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Didn't see that on this coin in my av. I'll check the little coins later.
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Canada
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With the 2011 1/25th that came it had the same defect although in a different place. As well the areas affected had flattened frosting making the area affected quite noticeable. Just sent it back and will not be getting a replacement.
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United States
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Even back in 2006...  |
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Canada
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@realpenny Thanks for the  . @canadian_coins That 2006 might have been missed if I were looking at the coin since its so close to the rim. It's not so unsightly that it deters from the coin. |
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C_C: Check the level of frosting in the rims... 2006 = better frost = lines present. 2011, 2012 = poor frosting = lines present. The lines have seemed to always been there. The frosting effect might not be working/adhering because of the lines, thus a little more noticeable in later years when the frosting went to poor (whichever year that started)? OR The RCM noticed the lines and tried to cover them up with heavy/poor frosting and it didn't go as planned! Like the old lady who swallowed the fly... then the spider... |
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Posted 02/05/2012 7:35 pm
