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New Member
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Hi I was just wondering if anyone can help me out. I've seen all of your answers on the posts about a possible $2 mule. I believe I have found one in circulation and have measured the queen's head on the back and on a 5c piece from the same year...they appear to measure the same to me. Im new to these forums and would like anyones help to be able to find out if it is ACTUALLY a mule. Any help you can give me would be great. Thanks in advance Steph  |
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Pillar of the Community
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To be able to comment on what exactly it is, we will need some larger higher resolution photos of both sides. I strongly suspect that it is a counterfeit $2 but it doesn't hurt to be sure.
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Hi flippy do you have a email address I can send the pictures to, everytime I tried to upload a good quality picture it told me it was to large and to place a smaller photo on there.
Thanks for replying
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Pillar of the Community
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I know exactly nothing about au Australian coinage, but from the grainy photo it almost seems that there are two rims on the coin. That would be an indication of a Magicians coin. |
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Formerly nancyc
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Hi Stephanie,  to CCF! Coins like this were very common back in the 1990's. They're very slightly off centre. Sorry, not Mules. life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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Hi nevol
Thanks for the welcome.
I knew it was off center I was more curious about why it has the 5c obverse on it? Are there ways to tell if this is legit things like weight etc?
Thanks for the reply bigsilver it is interesting how they make those.
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Better pictures make it seem even more like a Magician's coin. That would be to say that someone hollowed out a $2 coin and inserted a 5c coin in its center. Is that possibly the story with your coin? |
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Hey big silver I dont know but I dont think so it still has the reeded edge and the second rim doesn't run all the way around the coin. Do you know what the weight is of a 2dollar coin?  |
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Formerly nancyc
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Do you know what the weight is of a 2dollar coin? 6.60grams The Obv of the coin is the correct colour for a $2, and is probably the correct size as well. No way it's a Magicians coin as the reason for making a Magician's coin is usually to make it appear as though it is double headed. Why go to the trouble of hollowing one side out & replace it with the obv of the same coin that he/she just happened to have lying around. Pretty dumb magician. It is simply a stock standard $2 of the time, slightly off centre. life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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11/11/2016 4:57 pm
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New Member
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Thanks nevol
Ill weigh it later and let you know what it says.
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I am still thinking that it is a counterfeit. The surfaces appear very grainy and the off-center strike is quite common to counterfeits I have seen, though this is quite pronounced.
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I am still thinking that it is a counterfeit. I'm no expert but a good chance its a fake,the Aboriginal without the eyes was the main marker for a large batch a few years back. |
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Posted 11/10/2016 3:48 pm
