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New Member
Australia
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Quite possibly genuine but the seller is a little silly/lazy not listing the exact diameter and mass.
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New Member
 Australia
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Ah it seems very suss. Sell real stuff and sneak in a few fakes. Nevertheless we can't trust ebay :/ |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
4411 Posts |
As far as I know the seller seems reputable. Blank planchets certainly exist.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
1607 Posts |
Yeah the seller looks alright,the only thing i'd be a bit iffy about is it's just impossible to know/tell for sure if they are australian planchets.
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Valued Member
Canada
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It could be an Australian 2-cent planchet, but the only way to know for sure is to weigh it and get the diameter. Or pull it out of a sealed mint roll!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4212 Posts |
I take it 2c blanks aren't common w/a asking $$ like that.
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Valued Member
United States
362 Posts |
I can certainly understand collecting errors and the like, BUT, this either genuine or fake just seems silly to me. Whoever buys this let them know I have a bag of garbage selling for $20.00 they pick up.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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I take it 2c blanks aren't common w/a asking $$ like that. I wouldn't have thought they'd be too rare. I saw a halfpenny planchet for $30 at a coin show and halfpennies haven't been made in nearly 50 years. 2c pieces haven't been made in 2 years (I think). |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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. 2c pieces haven't been made in 2 years (I think).
I think the last ones made were in the 2006 Mint sets  |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Right you are trout. I thought there was some anniversary set made in 2010 but I see it is 2006.
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New Member
Australia
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HAHA Fatman, *Hi there dealer this is my collection of blanks* Dealer *  * |
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New Member
Australia
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Mr T,
You are correct about the 2 cent coin - the RAM produced a heritage set in 2010 of 40 mintage which included 1 and 2 cent bronze coins and a round 50 cent coin - making them the lowest mintage ever of these three coins in their correct metal composition.
I notice that the latest Mackas Catalog (2013) fails to mention this set at all.
There was also a 1 and 2 cent coin set produced in 2011 (but in fine silver) to commemorate the 21st anniversary of the discontinuance of the 2 cent coin in normal production in 1991.
If you are lucky enough to get hold of one of these heritage sets, it is a veritable gold mine if ever split up, as there are 1 and 2 cent coin collectors out there who would want the coin to complete their sets.
Cheers
Peter (notcb)
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New Member
Australia
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Mr T,
The previous post should have read a mintage of 400 for the Heritage set, not 40! Sorry! Just the same, a rare coin to collect.
Cheers Peter (notcb)
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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I notice some posters are referring to blanks and some to planchets. IIRC a blank is the stamped out disc and a planchet is the blank after rimming.
I know Canberra now outsources its blanks supply (Korea) but did that outsourcing happen before or after they stopped minting 1 and 2 cent circulation coins? Does Korea send unrimmed blanks or rimmed planchets?
The price also seems high (compared to pre decimal blanks). I picked up a halfpenny planchet about 4 years ago for 25 cents and a sixpence planchet at spot a few months ago. Also I have seen penny planchets in dealers for 20-30 dollars. Perhaps 2 cent blanks are scarcer than pre decimals due to tighter security at Canberra compared to the older Perth or Melbourne mints?
For all we know this blank might be from a NZ (or Bahamas etc) coin. Might not even be a coin blank but some random industrial stamping.
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Pillar of the Community
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You are correct about the 2 cent coin - the RAM produced a heritage set in 2010 of 40 mintage which included 1 and 2 cent bronze coins and a round 50 cent coin - making them the lowest mintage ever of these three coins in their correct metal composition.
I notice that the latest Mackas Catalog (2013) fails to mention this set at all.
There was also a 1 and 2 cent coin set produced in 2011 (but in fine silver) to commemorate the 21st anniversary of the discontinuance of the 2 cent coin in normal production in 1991.
If you are lucky enough to get hold of one of these heritage sets, it is a veritable gold mine if ever split up, as there are 1 and 2 cent coin collectors out there who would want the coin to complete their sets. Thanks, I thought so. I thought I was loosing it when my 2013 McDonald's didn't mention anything for 2010 as I was sure my 2012 did (and I just gave it away). Quote:
I know Canberra now outsources its blanks supply (Korea) but did that outsourcing happen before or after they stopped minting 1 and 2 cent circulation coins? Does Korea send unrimmed blanks or rimmed planchets? Not sure when the outsourcing happened but I have a feeling it was sometime in the 1980s. Quote:
For all we know this blank might be from a NZ (or Bahamas etc) coin. Quite possibly. I was recently surprised to find out that Australian, New Zealand, Solomon Islands, Cook Islands, Papua New Guinea etc coins seem to have slightly different size and weight coins. |
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