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New Member
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Hi I'm new to the forum but been coin collecting for a couple of years nowin this time I have been able to accumilate a nice sized collection my focus started with australian coins which lead into world coins thetn to ancient coins. I have purchased most of my coins on ebay gumtree and from friends. I have come to the forum as I have coins but knoledge abojt some things is still shady as there is a lot to learn and take in so thought I would turn to the pros in the collective world that may be able to answer a few questions and see if able to identify and help me with my inquiries about some things and some coins I'm wanting advise about. What brings me here today is about a token-coin which I beleive to be an error of some kind but not sure if its really anything special. I have a world expo token but on the observe side is you can faintly see the die of a 1952 australian penny. And the side with the world expo stamped there is a double die of the observe side of the penny being george the V1 running around the border. It also appears to be upside down on both sides and also has a nip in fhe planchet on the bottom of the token. If anyone can comment on this it would be much appreciated. I hope I'm using the right terminology. Sorry L Plates remember.. So nice to meet you all hope I get to meet and speak with some of you in the forum .thankyou for your time  not quiet sure how to upload image please help Edited by Tammollie
11/17/2015 6:20 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Welcome aboard.
We have some very knowledgeable ancient collectors, even a few fellow Australians even.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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 to CCF -----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ |
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 Australia
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Hello and welcome.  You might want to take pictures and put them in the Exonumia or Australian Coin sections of the forum to make sure, but just from your description, I'd say what you have is a perfectly normal "elongated penny". At Expo 88, a chap by the name of "Roll-a-penny Lenny" set up a machine to sell Expo souvenirs. He wasn't officially licensed so he couldn't sell them on-site; his booth was usually just outside the main gate. The machine he used took real, actual old Australian pennies, and "elongated" them - the coins are crushed between two roller dies, not unlike a 19th century washing machine. The Expo 88 design is on one of the dies, the other design is blank. He even had a 1930 penny that he said he would elongate and sell, if you had thousands of dollars you wanted to throw at him. Elongated pennies usually retain much of the design of the original coin visible, though since the coin was flattened by the process the design is preserved in the pattern of toning/tarnish rather than the metal itself. The "nip in the planchet on the bottom of the token" is an effect of the elongation process; this is where the two rollers "grab onto" the coin, to prevent it from slipping out again. You can find "elongated penny machines" at tourist venues all over Australia, and in NZ too. It's a thing we've copied from the Americans, where they elongate their 1 cent coins. Australian current coins don't work in the machines very well, plus it's illegal in Australia to mutilate current coin, so the machines in use here today use specially made blank metal discs the size of American 1 cent coins, instead of actual coins. 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
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Formerly nancyc
Australia
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Hi Tammollie, to CCF!  life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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Bedrock of the Community
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to the CCF! |
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United Kingdom
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Everyone here is friendly, but we all love to see photo's so don't be shy with the camera! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Yes and we love pics! Look forward to seeing your collection! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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to CCF! Edited by CopperCastle
11/18/2015 5:51 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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Tammollie it's good to have you here! Sap - Your answer was amazingly detailed, especially considering you only had the verbal description. Your knowledge and ability to "teach", are really spectacular. It would seem that tammollie was really lucky, and got the exact, best person to reply. I learned as well. Thanks. Jack |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Welcome to everyone, happy to Join you all on the website
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Valued Member
United States
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Welcome Tommollie - you'll have fun here...on uploading, check at the top and click on "Tutorials"....it is really pretty simple...experiment with it.....
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