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Trial-1967-20-Cent

Trial-1967-20-Cent

G'day,
Found this rare 1967 trial 20 cent piece in my change today. It was a trial run with a 40% copper content.

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It's very brown, I would say it's got more copper, about 75%.
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It looks like typical bury-it-in-the-ground-for-a-few-decades environmental damage to me.

To the best of my knowledge, there were no "trial strike" 20 cent coins of any kind made in 1967. There was no need; the 20 cent piece was working well. It was the 50 cent coin that people were having problems with.
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I agree with sap, I have seen many coins that look like this, most of them I have found lying on the ground
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This looks just like the 1947-67 British sixpences, shillings and florins and 1968 - 2009 5p and 10p coins that I find in the UK with my metal detector after they've been buried in the ground. Same metal content as the normal Australian 20c.
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first picture bottom of the rim you can see cupro showing
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I was being facetious, all 20c coins are 75% copper.
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Walter you should have put a Smilie of some sort,,i was wondering what was going on.
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G'day,
You got me! I tried to put one over everyone, failed miserably. I actually found it at work laying on the ground amongst rusty cast iron shavings. I'll have to see if I have better luck on ebay!

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Really ? Whats your ebay ID ?
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