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Australia
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a few weeks ago I had a gut feeling bout a listing there were 69 visits 4 bidder http://www.ebay.com/itm/19080953171....m1439.l2649 had a feeling I had seen it before took the chance The description on ebay who would now what it was many email and phone calls latter and a trip to the markets to find the worst 10 shilling I could find and a scalpel job on the note that why I needed $5 10 shilling to take the scalpel to it and this is what I got ON THE ENVOLOPE THERE IS A INCRIPTION (NUGGET TRIAL 10/- SIR HENRY PARKS AS YOU REQUESTED ) COOMBS WAS KNOWN AS NUGGET IN THE MINT from what we could find one note is known its at the RBA museum thanks to all about the contacts they were great to deal with  scalple work  RBA IMAGE   Edited by shanew
04/08/2013 6:54 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Can you show us some pics of the plate?
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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So they manually printed that one portion of the note?
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Astounding Shane ..... your prospecting skills are exceptional.  |
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Australia
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What an awesome find!  In another aspect of my life, I do a bit of (art) printmaking and finding a plate with this history is just fantastic. Usually when a print plate is decommissioned (after producing a limited number print edition) a hole is punched through the plate so it shows up if the plate is used again beyond its approved and legitimate editions. I'm guessing the hole is in this plate is there for exactly this reason. |
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United States
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Good job! I dont do the paper scene but ya alot of ebay sales are definitely strange you never know what youll find and many have no idea what their selling or its worth I normally hit many great scores their on lots of hard to find aussie items very good score you made!    |
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Australia
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Wow lucky.
Did you post some of the wrong pics?
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took my plate to roxburys today they couldn't get it signed up quick enough they asked how much I would like I said no idea can some one put a guid on this has anyone seen anything like it I was thinking of giving it to the museum at Tenterfield they have a small museum of sir henry parks they asked the same question how much would it be worth for insurance you are a team of pros put your thinking caps on and I don't know how I posted the wrong picture what a d----
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Australia
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Well seems like you will mate a good profit and will make headlines for sure. It is a very significant piece of australian monetary history.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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$200-300? I've got no clue...
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Australia
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thanks enworb least you had a go
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Australia
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What was their estimate? If they have a couple collectors in mind who are interested in that sort of this then it could be a lot higher I suppose.
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Australia
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reply from rba museum and a picture they had on file  Dear Shane, A search of our records has located the attached image featuring a keyline portrait of Sir Henry Parkes that was considered around the time the banknote design for the unissued 10 shilling banknote was being developed. The image itself is labelled ‘Sir Henry Parkes preparatory engraving sketch New Issue Notes (not proceeded with)'. For your information, keyline drawings are developed and used to create the engraved image on a printing plate. Our records also make reference to the existence of an engraved printing plate depicting a portrait of Sir Henry Parkes however we are unable to determine what exactly was depicted on the plate, including whether the attached key line image was the portrait used to develop that particular printing plate or its intended use. We are therefore unable to confirm whether the printing plate that you have in your possession was in fact produced for the purposes of developing the unissued 10 shilling banknote design. Given that we are unable to confirm the connection between the printing plate in your possession and the unissued 10 shilling banknote, there are no grounds for the Reserve Bank to provide any comments about whether you would be able to retain the item. Our records unfortunately don't provide us with any further information and we apologise for not being able to assist more in this regard. With kind regards, Virginia MacDonald |
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So here its from ebay but in CAB its from a box at a garage sale....? |
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Posted 04/08/2013 9:38 pm
