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appleangel07 Pillar of the Community Australia 1607 Posts	Posted 03/07/2012 07:22 am I bought one of the 4 pack wheat dollars & when I looked at them I was shocked to see the terrible strikes on these coins. As an error collector it does'nt really worry me but it was still a bit of a shock. The pics are'nt great because their hard to photograph in these packs but you will see what I'm talking about. Edited by appleangel07 03/07/2012 07:42 am Report this Post to the Staff

enworb Pillar of the Community Australia 4411 Posts	Posted 03/07/2012 07:46 am I assume you are referring to the crappy rims mainly? but that might just be the photos? Report this Post to the Staff
Australian coin Pillar of the Community Australia 1244 Posts	Posted 03/07/2012 07:52 am Wow, that's not great! I hope I don't order a set like that. I saw a "p" wheat on ebay with a streak on the $1 and I turned y nose up at it, seems there being a bit slap happy at the mint. Also major unhappy with the 2012 proof set I ordered from the mint, I spent a few months saving up for it and when it arrived it had grease on the outside of the plastic, I wiped that off BUT INSIDE too, I think the $1 is covered in it. WHAT HAPPENED TO QUALITY CONTROL! Also the box had a crease in the cardboard corner, was spewing for ages about it as I'm a perfectionist. Anyway couldn't be bothered to send it back, it will end up being an error set. Report this Post to the Staff
appleangel07 Pillar of the Community Australia 1607 Posts	Posted 03/07/2012 07:53 am Yes the wobbly rims & I can assure you it is'nt the photo's they look worse than that in hand. Report this Post to the Staff
Australian coin Pillar of the Community Australia 1244 Posts	Posted 03/07/2012 07:57 am enworb, I thought the queens head was lightly struck maybe they need to add more pressure to the stamp? Report this Post to the Staff
appleangel07 Pillar of the Community Australia 1607 Posts	Posted 03/07/2012 08:09 am Thats is pretty bad AustralianCoin,I've never heard of anyone actully having grease in the case,but about 4 years ago there was a discussion on Oztion about coins that had something on the centre of the coins that took all the frosting away from the coins in a perfect circle. Edited by appleangel07 03/07/2012 08:10 am Report this Post to the Staff
the-purple-penny Pillar of the Community Australia 515 Posts	Posted 03/07/2012 4:34 pm Australian Coin if you contact the Mint they will give you a reply paid address to send your problem set. This way there is no cost to you in getting a good set. You just have to have kept your receipt. Report this Post to the Staff
the-purple-penny Pillar of the Community Australia 515 Posts	Posted 03/07/2012 4:39 pm http://www.australian-threepence.co...-dollar.html See my wool $1 has a (incuse) wart on HM's nose. Not impressed. Edited by the-purple-penny 03/07/2012 4:41 pm Report this Post to the Staff
trout1105 Pillar of the Community Australia 7096 Posts	Posted 03/07/2012 4:52 pm They are nasty looking coins. I have bought heaps of mint sets and touch wood I have not had any dramas yet. I got a few 2012 mint sets ( Love the 50 cent) and the ones with the early serial # seem to have a better strike than the set with later serial # that's what may have happened to these coins , but in spades. my Proof sets are always perfect including the 2012 set Report this Post to the Staff
mrcruise Pillar of the Community Australia 552 Posts	Posted 03/07/2012 5:14 pm The mint has shifted in my opinion to a more profit driven approach to coins and thus a collector may expect quality issues with their coins when ordered from mint. Good example of profit driven thinking is 150th Anniversary of State Government series silver coins they now sell for $87 even though they are minted with silver they purchased in 2005/2006 when it was very low. They couldn't sell them at $60...now there at $87....when business logic would suggest drop the price not increase. With this profit driven mentality one may expect a drop in quality to naturally follow Then again, they are not doing anything different than most big business thesedays..... Report this Post to the Staff
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