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Warning! I was mucking around with a 2013 Coronation commemorative $2 coin. I gave it an acetone bath to remove the pad paint, to reveal the acid etching underneath. The coin APPEARS to be an error, with the pad paint failed by the Mint to be applied. Normal  Acetoned  I have included the warning to let all know that some misreants WILL try at some point, to sell an acetoned PMD version of this coin on ebay. I guess that ANY pad printed colourised could be PMD'd in this way. Edited by trout1105
09/25/2014 06:03 am
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thanks for the heads-up.
I'm sure we will see them listed soon....
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Now That's Full On! Thanks trout!
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Already done, and I believe A-PCGS (not the real PCGS) has graded it as a genuine error (I may be confusing it with the previous year's colour issue, but the coin was graded nonetheless.) Perhaps someone can find the cert for it?
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Can I just prove you wrong?
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Tella, not saying you're right, wrong or otherwise. Without having the bag in hand it is impossible to confirm a lack of tampering, resealing or other.
I dare say a verification as to untampered originality by a respected third party would clear any doubt.
That being the case WOW! (And do NOT open the bag!).
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PS: The pictures do appear to show a tear through the seal of the bag.
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Yes it does, it doesn't go right through but I did get it from the bank
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And it has already been sent to the RAM for verification, they were very interested in seeing it once I showed them a heap of pictures
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Cool ..... let us know what they say about it!
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well if you can make one the unicorn so could the mint have made one if it missed the ink stage it could be real
CANT WAIT TILL THE ANSWER COMES
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I have to declare an interest I have one I got of ebay for $20 |
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Call me an old sceptic but the ripped bag looks WAY suss to my rheumy old eyes.
This is not my first thread on this coin and the ease of removing the ink with acetone.
I can't remember which forum I first made people aware of this , it was either here or on the Aussie site I'm not sure.
As soon as I acquired a few of these coins I did this experiment to show how easy it is and for collectors to be aware of shysters purporting that these coins without the paint are errors.
A similar scam was conducted with the pad printed Proof Millennium 50 cent coin.
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Law of physics the bag would have to be torn a fair way down into the bag itself to insert a coin, not only it isn't torn past the seal, it really would need to be torn the opposite direction to insert a coin. Being the first purchaser of the item from the bank, I'm almost certain the security company did not have a bottle of acetone next to them prior to bagging this lot together
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09/26/2014 08:13 am
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