Finally, A 90 Degree Rotated Coin - No It's Not!

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awildeheart Valued Member Australia 295 Posts	Posted 03/17/2013 11:23 pm Sigh ... tricked by foreign currency. I just had a thought that because of the overall shield design the coins form when placed together, the obverse sides probably aren't in logical alignment to the reverse imagery ... And when doing a more thorough check on the internet just now, it seems this is the case. Boo hoo! I travelled for two months in the UK in 2011 and never noticed ... Quote: Knowing I am a coinaholic, my friend gave me half a dozen UK coins (left over from her trip last year) on Saturday night. Finally had a look at them last night, and the nice, shiny, and rotated 2010 20p coin had me doing a silly little happy dance in the kitchen. Edited by awildeheart 03/18/2013 09:54 am Report this Post to the Staff

enworb Pillar of the Community Australia 4411 Posts	Posted 03/18/2013 01:55 am Awesome! A shame its bot Aussie but dont let that detract from it being cool still. Report this Post to the Staff
robster Pillar of the Community Australia 674 Posts	Posted 03/18/2013 04:50 am It is not the country thats important, it is the Rotation.!! Good Find.! Report this Post to the Staff
Fatman Valued Member United States 362 Posts	Posted 03/18/2013 08:02 am Report this Post to the Staff
Nevol Formerly nancyc Australia 5385 Posts	Posted 03/18/2013 08:44 am Great find! life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved Report this Post to the Staff
awildeheart Valued Member Australia 295 Posts	Posted 03/18/2013 08:53 am Ain't she a beauty? PS I didn't realise how tricky it is to take a piccie using a mirror and a KB digi microscope while trying to hold one hand steady with the coin and focus and click with the other ... Report this Post to the Staff
Fatman Valued Member United States 362 Posts	Posted 03/19/2013 1:42 pm Awesome find awildheart. Your picture taking idea with the mirror is creative, looks harder than I have the patience for, but highly effective. Report this Post to the Staff
oih82w8 Pillar of the Community United States 7840 Posts	Posted 03/19/2013 1:47 pm "Done with mirrors~srorrim htiw enoD"...sounds like an album...Aerosmith (1985) Nice fifth of a pound! Edited by oih82w8 03/19/2013 1:49 pm Report this Post to the Staff
enworb Pillar of the Community Australia 4411 Posts	Posted 03/19/2013 4:36 pm Because its a foreign coin I reckon you can pardon yourself. I've made similar mistakes with foreign coins before. Did you know that when I first started collecting I was blessed enough to have all of my 10 or so US coins rotated 180 degrees?! lol Report this Post to the Staff
Nevol Formerly nancyc Australia 5385 Posts	Posted 03/19/2013 4:49 pm This is the normal orientation of the UK 20p with the part shield on the Rev. Seven sided heptagon with the point above QEII's head at 12 O'clock. I never noticed the Cuds all over this one until taking the pics just now, bonus! life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved Report this Post to the Staff
robster Pillar of the Community Australia 674 Posts	Posted 03/19/2013 5:54 pm Could someone pass that dear old lady a tissue please.! Report this Post to the Staff
The Unicorn Pillar of the Community Australia 750 Posts	Posted 03/19/2013 7:42 pm Excellent cud-a-scope work Nancy. Robster, itsnot for the beginner these UK coins. (We are pleasantly amused .... royal wave ) Awildeheart, I'd have said the same if I'd seen it! (PS: Do you have the full shield set? Just curious, nice idea). Report this Post to the Staff
Nevol Formerly nancyc Australia 5385 Posts	Posted 03/19/2013 9:09 pm These are the coins that make up a shield, but these aren't all from the same year. I just grabbed one of each denomination to make it up. Lazy bones. Left to Right, Top to Bottom ......One Pound Ten Pence - Two Pence ......Five pence One Penny - Twenty Pence ......Fifty Pence life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved Report this Post to the Staff
The Unicorn Pillar of the Community Australia 750 Posts	Posted 03/19/2013 9:28 pm That's excellent! Thanks for posting that Nancy . (I'll know now that I'm not seeing things when I come across some). Report this Post to the Staff
awildeheart Valued Member Australia 295 Posts	Posted 03/20/2013 07:38 am ... I'm nearly over my disappointment and embarrassment OK ... well, maybe not quite yet ... ... and now I am slightly even more embarrassed - by The Unicorn. Yes, you! Can you believe I actually bought a UK mint set only a few months ago and totally forgot I had it so didn't even think to compare the coin I had with the one in the set ... now where is that 'blonde moment' emoticon? Nancy, great Cuds! What a great score. And Enworb, Quote: Did you know that when I first started collecting I was blessed enough to have all of my 10 or so US coins rotated 180 degrees?! lol I couldn't believe my "luck" in the US with their "rotated" coins either. Funny though, I went to the UK after the US and while I noticed the orientation of the US coins, the UK coin orientations went completely unnoticed by me while there (and here). Report this Post to the Staff
goatieman23 Pillar of the Community Australia 869 Posts	Posted 03/20/2013 6:38 pm I never ever realised that their coins made up a larger piece. Maybe Australia should do it with states (like a commemorative map)? That would be very cool. Report this Post to the Staff
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