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dcc New Member Australia 3 Posts	Posted 01/20/2008 8:35 pm hi guys dcc here I have a 1975 2 cent coin it has only been stamped on the head side anybody else have one, any idea what caused it any idea on what it might be worth Report this Post to the Staff

Nevol Formerly nancyc Australia 5385 Posts	Posted 01/20/2008 8:52 pm Any chance of posting some pictures of both sides. Is the other side smooth or rough? What is the thickness compared to another 2¢ coin? The same, thinner? Coins sometimes split in half, and the 'blank' side is often quite rough & 'streaky' in appearance. Report this Post to the Staff
dcc New Member Australia 3 Posts	Posted 01/20/2008 10:27 pm smooth Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16806 Posts	Posted 01/21/2008 03:57 am It's not really possible to get a coin struck only on one side; there has to have been something there on the other side, for the coin to be struck against. For this to be a genuine "mint error", there would have to have been a completely blank die made and inserted into the coin press. It's far more likely that somebody (with herpetophobia, maybe?) has simply ground away the reverse side. It's also possible that it fell into a washing machine or dryer, and stayed in there for awhile. In either case, it's considered "post mint damage" and not a mint error, and not worth more than face value. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
Zaggy Valued Member Australia 432 Posts	Posted 01/21/2008 9:41 pm The only possible ways to have a totally smooth side is: 1. as Sap said, mount a blank reverse die 2. have 2 plachets loaded into the collar at once (which may not be possible?) dcc, whats the thickness of the coin compared to a regular 2¢? Report this Post to the Staff
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