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New Member
Australia
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Hi to all, new here but have been collecting for a while... mainly Australian Dec coins & notes (paper/polymer).... also some pre-decimal coins.... more coins than notes.... Sydney based. I have a history of noodling significant amounts of change & sometimes $50 polymers. I'm hoping I can get some feedback from the think-tank out there on its rarity & possible value. I'm not expecting a huge premium but maybe something ? re. Australian 2005 polymer - Condition = Extra fine - Cat value = $ 50 There seem to be a few wet ink transfer errors on this note..... but there is also another less obvious error that eagle eyes may be able to spot... but I won't reveal it yet. Maybe you've seen it before. I haven't noticed it previously or heard of it but I'm not an "errors" expert. And I'm not referring to the uneven cut on the bottom right. Any ideas ? OK regarding the ink transfer, most are similar to goatieman23's note....from the pics you should notice the shadowy 50 on the bottom right; but there is also "Australia" printed in mirror writing on far right margin; faint characters on the left under the window; & ink above the serial numbers on the left. On the other side there are a few transfers but they are much less noticeable, including a faint bit of a $50 under the window. From a previous post I see goatieman23 quotes a rough premium rate of around 10% for this kind of error...depending... So is this only likely to worth around $55 - ish ? How rare are these kind of transfers ? And did you find the other error ? Thanks, xevious    |
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Formerly nancyc
Australia
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Hi xevious,  to CCF!  life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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New Member
 Australia
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Thanks Nancy !
Error hint -
the error is clearly noticeable in the second or middle photo. But it is subtle.
xevious
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Formerly nancyc
Australia
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Looks like a zero showing under Aus, and something else to the left of it, maybe part of a 5.  Nah, you already pointed that out.  Gee, I dunno!  Is it the extra shading in the indicated area?  life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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04/08/2012 9:44 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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If the error is that subtle then It probably isn't worth a premium
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Rest in Peace
United States
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, xevious! I'm guessing you've pointed it out with arrows, but not familiar with how a correct note should look. Is the faint ink by the script "Australia" an offset error? |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
7096 Posts |
OK now I see it.  There is another faint 50 below the original the 0 encompasses the Aus in Australia  |
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New Member
Australia
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Hi, thanks for the welcomes & stabs at the error... perhaps I should have called it an inaccuracy..... actually after further checking it seems quite common.... Photos show the inaccuracy and the the normal note - or is it the other way around ? xevious   |
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Formerly nancyc
Australia
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Using your last 2 pictures, I find the top one to be the far more 'common' example. The number of letters protruding to the left varies from 0 - 4½. These are three I found with the most letters protruding: 2003  2004  2005  life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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The 50 imprint under Australia is rather odd because realistically it should be in reverse i.e mirror imaged on the note.
As Nancy said with the writing, it's a very common occurance for the print to be out of wack in that area.
I'll actually post some images of a different section of a $50 that spun me out the other day. It was some colour issue that just stood out. It's probably common, but I'd never noticed it before.
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