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Pillar of the Community
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Edited by shanew
01/15/2013 06:59 am
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Pillar of the Community
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hi Shanew can you please post a close up of just the coin that you think is proof so we can judge if it is proof or not?
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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The coin does not appear to have the frosted surfaces you'd expect on a proof.
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I just happened to photograph this proof $1 ready to be posted on ebay tomorrow. As you can see it has mirrored surfaces and frosted detail, distinctly different from what you have found by the looks of your photo.  |
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IMO you just have to love proofs.! They ooze class.!
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Pillar of the Community
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well just got home had the coin go on the scales and thing are now very strange the $1coin weighs 25.2 grams what would this coin be
shane
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It would be exactly what you would expect for a normal $1 coin within the production tolerance/scale accuracy range. |
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well just got home had the coin go on the scales and thing are now very strange the $1coin weighs 25.2 grams what would this coin be
shane
That is weird a normal $1 coin comes in at 9g, in 2006 there was a gold proof set issued ,including a $1 coin. At that weight it could be a gold coin  Keep us posted on this coin  |
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Pillar of the Community
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FNQ I thought a $1 dollar coin weighs 9 grams
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It would be exactly what you would expect for a normal $1 coin within the production tolerance/scale accuracy range.
NO WAY 9g is the weight not 25.2g, A huge diferance. |
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how would you test this for gold with out scratching this coin as the jewler who weighed this coin wanted to scrath it on a file to test the gold content
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Pillar of the Community
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lol I was looking at the diameter...
From what I can find the 2009 .9999 Au Mob of Roos $1 was 21.52 grams, so would expect the 2006 to be the same.
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01/16/2013 07:26 am
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how would you test this for gold with out scratching this coin as the jewler who weighed this coin wanted to scrath it on a file to test the gold content If the jeweler tries to do this punch him in the nose. Do some research on the RAM site and that will tell you the weight and pureness of this coin "If genuine". Good luck with this, outstanding find if it works out |
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This thread relates to the 2006 gold set, but I can't see individual coin weights (yet) ..... had a quick squizz. http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/...&whichpage=1Afternote: Ships in the night with FNQ, I think his weights above would be more than accurate. Edited by The Unicorn
01/16/2013 07:54 am
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To play devils advocate. Who would be dumb enough to let nearly an ounce of gold into circulation?
I wonder if scales were calibrated correctly. Could the 16g not be in the scale itself?
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Strangely, the 2006 set is not listed in any of the Mint Issues released during 2006, particularly the May issue as would have been expected. However the 2005 issue were publicised, along with specifications, so it would be safe to use those weights for comparison.  |
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