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New Member
Australia
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Is this an error coin  ? |
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New Member
 Australia
42 Posts |
I need to also attach the obverse picture though - how do I send another picture, it doesn't give me an option to do another attachment?
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
4411 Posts |
Looks like PMD inflicted by too many fights with other coins in an overcrowded pocket  When you post the picture the link should come up in the area you write. Then click upload image again and it should let you upload another which will then show up as a link in the text box. Really haven't explained it well sorry  hope you can make some sense from it! |
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New Member
Australia
42 Posts |
Oh, I will try that next time, I will check out your link as I dont know what PMD is, I don't know much about error coins but came across this today. Here's the obverse pic anyway  |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
4411 Posts |
PMD - post mint damage This poor bugger looks like he went through both world wars!
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New Member
Australia
42 Posts |
PMD = Post Mint Damage - makes sense! Thanks for the info. Hey while on the topic, I also have 1 $1 coin and 1 20 cent piece with a hole in them (like as if someone drilled them to put on a necklace or something). Can post pics but won't worry if they are also likely to be PMD (sound all professional now)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
570 Posts |
If they were drilled, then they would be PMD as well since it was done after the minting process. |
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New Member
Australia
42 Posts |
Is it possible the holes could have been made during the minting process?
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
869 Posts |
No it is NOT possible the holes could have been made during the minting process. Someone has scraped at the coins (with some sharp tool) from both sides possibly just to test the strength of a coin. The comment of PMD, just to clarify some more is: POST (after) MINT (the manufacturing plant of the coins) DAMAGE This pretty much means that this damage has occured after & outside of the minting process (or outside of the mint). |
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New Member
Australia
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The hole just looks so perfect, you can see from the pic how I thought it could of been an error (especially being a newbie)   |
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Pillar of the Community
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mmm, I drilled a couple of 20's like that to use as mini bus bars, 1 had 2 holes the other 1 before I spotted they where to big and used 2 cent pieces instead. that could be one of them
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New Member
Australia
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Could be funny if it is! Ummm, what is a mini bus bar?
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
4411 Posts |
At school me and some mates used to put holes in 10 and 20c coins. We would get a protractor and use the needle on the end to scrape away until there was a decent dent. Once there was a decent dent we would get the end of scissors and swivel it around and around until it went right through. It would take about 2 days of boring lessons to get through each coin.
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Pillar of the Community
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in my case it was to join 2 different size electrical wires together. about 18 months back I done it, so plenty of time to circulate if it was the one of the ones I drilled
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Rest in Peace
United States
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 , Claired! Yep, your holey coin is just PMD. |
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Posted 02/24/2012 09:05 am
