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Australia
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the rim is in great condition and the reverse shows no impact damage.
Looks like an extremely weak strike on the obverse to me
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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weak strike seems plausible but so does acid
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Australia
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by the way I nearly forgot  to ccf!  Edited by enworb
05/19/2012 11:21 pm
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Australia
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Weight it on some scales accurate to 0.1g and let us know the mass. It could well be a very late state brockage.
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Thank you and Thanks for the info I will weight it and get back to let you know the results!
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### by the way I nearly forgot  to ccf! ### enworb I think you may have clicked on the wrong smilie  poppycoke2010 |
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Indeed, to CCF poppycoke2010 life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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bahaha lol Thanks for the welcomes I have my magnifying glass out out the moment I don't have scales so I will have to wait until tomorrow. The coin looks to nice to have had acid pored onto it I can notice what looks like the queens head & part of a No.2 on the obverse  .... I will be back!!  and thank again |
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Bloody iphone mobofroos. Post amended |
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Bedrock of the Community
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popycoke: Welcome to the CCF!
My guess is that the obverse has been machined off then polished to remove the machine marks.
To prove this theory or otherwise, the coin would need to be weighed. Take it to your local pharmacy, if you haven't the means to weigh it accurately yourself.
In consideration of the fact that it has been in your possession for about 40 years, it seems that it has acquired a nice patination since (perhaps) alteration.
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Could you please get an accurate weight and a larger picture of the affected side? Provided that the weight is normal, your coin was struck through a capped die. A capped die occurs when a newly struck coin adheres to a die instead of being ejected from the coining chamber. The die cap then begins to act as a die as the press continues striking coins. If there are any traces of the lizard, it would be a late stage brockage error caused by the capped die.
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To me it looks like part of the reverse design is going from the bottom of the queens bust runs up toward the front of her face & the same on the other side from shoulder uparound the back of her head, can only just make it out but IMO it's there.
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Rest in Peace
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, poppycoke2010! |
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