| Author |
 Replies: 17 / Views: 6,115 |
|
Pillar of the Community
Australia
1041 Posts |
hi all this is the first proof set I have ever bought and the only one I own I only bought this yesterday as it has a upside down coin would this be classed as a error set or just normal I paid $30 is it worth any more with the upside down coin it does not rattle so I don't think you can make it move was it packed that way   |
|
|
|
Valued Member
Australia
121 Posts |
Hi Shanew.
If the packaging is intact set collectors will be happy to pay some premium I reckon. This is a nice 180 degrees rotation. Personally never seen proof sets with rotated coins before.
|
|
Valued Member
Australia
216 Posts |
Hi Shane,
I don't think this is an error. I've seen a few proof sets in this style of case where some of the coins have rotated.
Usually it is the 5/10 cents that rotate but I've also seen one where the 20 was 90 degrees clockwise.
Sorry mate
Pete
|
|
Pillar of the Community
Australia
1607 Posts |
 with Peter,not an error. Anybody got a theory on how the smaller denominations rotate in the packaging ? |
|
Pillar of the Community
Australia
750 Posts |
Less surface area perhaps?  |
|
Pillar of the Community
Australia
539 Posts |
no difference in value, if it was flipped then that would be a different story
|
|
Pillar of the Community
Australia
1874 Posts |
I would pay less is anything, as it doesn't look as nice with the coins not aligned.
|
|
Valued Member
Australia
295 Posts |
I'm wondering if it would be worth anything more even if the coin was flipped based on comments I received yonks ago about a RAM annual set (not proof) that had a coin missing. In the meantime I received another set - different year - also with a coin missing.
As both came straight from the mint and the sealed packaging hadn't been tampered with in any way, I thought they might attract a premium, but CCF comments suggested they were worth nothing and that I should return them to the mint for a "proper" set.
Edited by awildeheart
04/16/2014 07:07 am
|
|
Pillar of the Community
 Australia
1041 Posts |
|
|
Valued Member
Australia
295 Posts |
Quote:
did you return them No way Shane  I kept both sets and bought replacement sets so I had "proper" sets in my collection for those years. |
|
Pillar of the Community
Australia
539 Posts |
I for one would love to see pics.
and a missing coin is a whole lot different from a rotated coin
|
|
Valued Member
Australia
295 Posts |
Hi, I started a new thread for these rather than hi-jack ShaneW's thread.
Edited by awildeheart
04/16/2014 09:44 am
|
|
Pillar of the Community
Australia
539 Posts |
yeh they would get a premium on ebay imo |
|
Pillar of the Community
Canada
2632 Posts |
I have to ask because I dont know what those 2 coins are made of, but is it possible to move them with a magnet?
|
|
Valued Member
Australia
216 Posts |
Hey guys,
I've had a look at my sets, and while in nearly all case the coins are "firmly" held in the case, the ones that have rotated coins seem to be looser as it were.
I'm thinking that if the tolerances of the case don't match the coin correctly then it is possible that over time, with flipping the set to look at them, for the loose coins to rotate slightly each time. Over the course of years these tiny movements could add up to the rotations we are seeing.
Just an idea.
Cheers
Pete
|
|
Formerly nancyc
Australia
5385 Posts |
Quote:
I have to ask because I dont know what those 2 coins are made of, but is it possible to move them with a magnet? Our 5c Coins are Cupro-nickel, so they're not magnetic. Same for all the 10c, 20c and 50c all bar 1966 50c which were 80% silver. life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
|
| |
Replies: 17 / Views: 6,115 |
Posted 04/15/2014 6:38 pm
