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blueczar1512 Valued Member Australia 112 Posts	Posted 10/03/2007 10:23 am how is it possible to tell if the whiskers are sharp or not?! I mean the 1966 1c coin - I heard about the subtle mintmarks from this forum a couple days ago, and was able to find the short spike on the 5c and the gap on the 20c, but have had no luck with the 1c. Even with a magnifying glass and scanned in at max resolution I cant tell - its too small! Report this Post to the Staff

Peter THOMAS Pillar of the Community Australia 2830 Posts	Posted 10/03/2007 11:02 am G'day, I have a Macca's 3rd edition of 1995. He has photos of the three varieties at page 64, and below them, the three varieties of 2-cent for 1966. I don't know if these photos are in the later editions. Perhaps in Renniks ? What you're looking for is miniscule. The relative mintages were C-146m; M-238; and P-26. So, about 6% of coins will be P; and 36% will be type C. silly me: having typed all that, I remembered this - http://members.optusnet.com.au/~iha.../feature.htm Frankly, my eyes aren't up to the task. Peter in Darwin Report this Post to the Staff
blueczar1512 Valued Member Australia 112 Posts	Posted 10/03/2007 8:26 pm thanks Peter, that was the site I was led to before. But even from the diagram http://members.optusnet.com.au/~iha...ure/1cmm.jpg you cant actually tell if the whiskers are sharp or not. I think I might need a microscope! Report this Post to the Staff
secretsquirrel Valued Member Australia 161 Posts	Posted 10/09/2007 05:50 am Place 2 coins next to each other and you will see the difference with a normal glass if youy have 2 different mintmarked coins. If they are the same take 1 away and place another coin there until you finally identify 2 different ones. Once you see the difference once it's easier from then on. Report this Post to the Staff
blueczar1512 Valued Member Australia 112 Posts	Posted 10/09/2007 10:29 pm secretsquirrel Ive tried this but they look the same. Are you sure someones not just having us on! Yeah mate, this coin has sharp whiskers. Can anyone who has a better scanner than I do scan two images of them and prove that there really are sharper whiskers. Report this Post to the Staff
secretsquirrel Valued Member Australia 161 Posts	Posted 10/10/2007 11:46 am Nobody is having you on. If they look the same then they are from the same mint. I will see what I can do with pics but it wont be until at least next week sometime so maybe someone else will beat me to it. Report this Post to the Staff
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