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Pillar of the Community
Australia
1041 Posts |
hi all I have been offerd this coin from a dealer who I buy some of my unusal coins from what would you pay and would any one buy it it fits my style off collecting but would it be a good investment let see who would pay what before I tell the price he wants and thats one heck of a die crack   |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
1607 Posts |
Very nice  , if it were on ebay who knows what the final price would be 3 to 5 K maybe. I'd pay a thousand for it LOL ( if I had plenty of money ),but I'm a tightwad bargain hunter.  |
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Valued Member
Australia
165 Posts |
I like it very much, very rare coin.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
1006 Posts |
An interesting point that die crack you see actually isn't a die crack it is a metal crack this mostly happens on coins struck on the wrong planchet because the machine is set to a certain pressure for each coin for example 5 cent coins take less pressure to mint than a 50 cent coin so the pressure is set accoringly. This results in a small planchet being hit with enough pressure to mint a much larger coin so the metal cracks instead of the die. Just an interesting point in terms of value I would say $500-4000 just depends on how rare it is cause some of these types of errors can have quite a few coins circulating.
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Pillar of the Community
 Australia
1041 Posts |
oh my florin you are right in the disripition it says metal crack from to much presure have you see one before or heard off one before I ahve a few contacts with dealers and they say they have never seen this coin before as the metal crack is a part you would remember very well
shane
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
762 Posts |
My guess would be about $2000 at auction and maybe double that retail.
Being in uncirculated condition suggests that it is "mint sport" which really doesn't interest me. I view it as like NCLT.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
507 Posts |
My view of "mint sport" is somewhat harsher...
Of no genuine numismatic interest, and stealing/theft as a servant.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
869 Posts |
It's quite likely a coin from a Downies Auction. Judging by the look under the top of the 2. Downies Auction: 311 Item number: 511 Description: Twenty Cents 2000 struck on Al/Br planchet with collar (8.88gms) metal fracture caused by striking pressure on incorrect blank else choice Unc and extremely rare, the first we have seen. Estimate: $1,500 Sold for: $900 plus comms ($1,073.25)  |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
1607 Posts |
Well there ya go,so Shanew how much is your dealer asking for it?
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
4411 Posts |
I really dont like the crack
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
869 Posts |
In the first picture it looks like a die crack rather than an actual pressure fracture/split that you can obviously see in the 2nd shot.
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Valued Member
Australia
165 Posts |
Yeh same coin.. Nice coin make sure you get a good price.
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Pillar of the Community
1119 Posts |
now that an awesome looking coin, but, what are the chances of it really being an error and not a mint olympics as someone said. still be nice to have as a center piece.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
539 Posts |
can someone explain what "mint olympics " means to me?
oh and I like the crack, I think it adds charactor
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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can someone explain what "mint olympics " means to me? Mint workers concocting error coins for their own profit. |
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Posted 02/01/2013 06:43 am
