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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Valued Member
Australia
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is it just me, or does the roo on the second strike look bigger?
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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I posted this one on another forum and someone pointed out the second strike is the same size. It had me fooled, I too thought it was larger. Its a nice coin thats for sure!
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Valued Member
Australia
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an optical illusion then... nice to know I wasn't the only one... ;-)
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Formerly nancyc
Australia
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Hmm...what do we think? An insider? Prolly works for a Security Co or knows someone who does.  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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We need an insider...no I need to be an insider!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I'm certainly no 'insider' on Australian errors, but why does the second strike look rougher--roos, legends, queen's hair? This is not what I would expect to see.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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They look like fake die struck errors to me. The aecond strike on each coin is grainy and weak. The second strike often has some types of design distortions on genuine errors due to metal flow, but nothing like what is seen on these two coins.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Did anyone notice this sold for AUD$2,338.99?
The seller had sold another in November--with the same grainy second strike--what's the chance of that?
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I'm no expert on Aussie errors, but I don't understand why the second strike on that auction has much less sharpness. In that detail, they don't resemble the double strikes I see on US coins or other countries. |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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The immediate theory I have for the significantly different second strike is due to AlBr (the material Australian dollar coins are made out of) work hardening very easily. The second strike is mushy because a higher striking pressure would be needed after the first strike. The first strike of course work hardens the coin. The $2 double strikes look quite similar and I've handled several of those.
It's also possible that the coin is not an accidental error, but rather is "mint sport". The second strike may have been applied deliberately by mint staff having a bit of fun.
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Moderator
 United States
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It does look fake, kind of like those fake error club medals.
swcoin.ecrater.com
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New Member
Australia
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it looks as if the guy chopped a bit off of the first coin and welded the second and did a poor sanding job
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Nice, you can see all the silhouettes of the roos on the reverse. I like it alot!
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Posted 12/09/2012 04:54 am
