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Posted 01/11/2008 4:03 pm
Something I noticed just recently is that the NZ 1984 & 1985 coins have a slightly different Obverse. It looks sort of 'flat' and the hair wears before the Crown, which seems to be opposite to prior years.
When I first noticed the difference, I thought I had a counterfeit coin, but then I found that all my NZ 1984/85 Cupro nickel coins had the same 'flat' obverse. I can't explain it, maybe someone else knows about it & will share it with us.
Ahah...this is from 'The New Zealand Coin & Banknote Catalogue' by Howard Mitchell.
"From 1980 through to 1988, the general coin and collectors coin issues were produced by different mints. This has resulted in small die differences between the two issues. Little comprehensive research has yet been published in this area. To date interest in these minor varieties has been somewhat limited as the circulatiing varieties can be difficult to locate in mint condition"
No further info, but I guess this is better than nothing.
When I first noticed the difference, I thought I had a counterfeit coin, but then I found that all my NZ 1984/85 Cupro nickel coins had the same 'flat' obverse. I can't explain it, maybe someone else knows about it & will share it with us.
Ahah...this is from 'The New Zealand Coin & Banknote Catalogue' by Howard Mitchell.
"From 1980 through to 1988, the general coin and collectors coin issues were produced by different mints. This has resulted in small die differences between the two issues. Little comprehensive research has yet been published in this area. To date interest in these minor varieties has been somewhat limited as the circulatiing varieties can be difficult to locate in mint condition"
No further info, but I guess this is better than nothing.
