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New Member
Australia
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Hi
I am curious to know whether the coin I have has an error or not, as I have not come across one since. It is an Australian 1984 One Dollar coin and on the reverse side it has the heard of kangaroos but no words (ie '1 Dollar'). I would have thought the whole design (image and text) would have been in the one die?!
Has anyone else seen one of these?
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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G'day,
we'd love to see a photo' or a scan, please.
Peter in Darwin
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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It could be a die fill, although I have not seen one where the 'Dollar" was missing.  |
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Formerly nancyc
Australia
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This is most likely the only way anyone will be able to tell if it's die fill or whether some enterprising person decided to 'alter' rhe coin for fun. I'd be inclined to think that if all of "1 Dollar" is also missing, it's not an error, but a picture may tell a different story. life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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Valued Member
Nauru
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New Member
 Australia
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Sorry for the delay. I have placed it next to another from the same year. Pictures have been compressed also. Image:  PB080013s.jpg16.65 KB Image: PB080012s.jpg16.57 KB |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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G'day,
that's very nifty.
I don't recall seeing anything similar, but I'll certainly be on the look-out now.
I do not profess any expertize in this area, but if this were a case of post-mint damage, I would expect to see something at the points where the figure "1" and the letters "OL" overlap skippy's tail and hindlegs.
I can't see anything obvious in these pics. The next step would be to get your best magnifying glass out, and to examine those areas carefully, to see if the "1 DOLLAR" have been removed by grinding, or whatever.
I think the likely answer is that this IS post-mint damage, and that your example is reasonably-well executed.
Peter in Darwin
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Without a closer photograph, I agree with Peter.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Would have to be post mint doctoring. Too big an oversight to leave that much detail off a die.
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Formerly nancyc
Australia
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I agree with the 3 opinions above. Too much detail missing to have been left off a die, plus it's taken too long to 'surface' as well.
life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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New Member
Australia
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Where can I take it to get it looked at by someone who knows about these sorts of things? (Pics obviously aren't gonna cut it). I'm in Melbourne.
I'll try for a closer pic of the areas of interest (the macro setting on my little digi cam isn't as good as I thought! Or should I post full res pic?).
What I notice is the background has 'texture', unlike the other coin, but is consistant over the whole surface where there aren't any kangaroos. Also the legs and tail of the main kangaroo and the paws of the second kangaroo don't seem to be blemished at all.
Nancy - that's what I was curious about - how could it have not been picked up for 20 years in circulation! I was counting up the till at the end of a days work at my parents shop when I came across it. Or why would someone go to that much effort and put it back into circulation?
Thanks for the comments so far. Still keen for more feedback.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I haven't much to add, but that's very interesting all the same.
The background texture might also suggest it was tooled, especially if you can see individual tool marks that appear cut into the coin. If a texture as added to the die, marks would be raised on the surface.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Post mint damage. Cant be die fill or the legs of the roo would be missing. You could take it into Downies in the City and ask for an opinion there.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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The tail of the roo looks perfect... :)
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Formerly nancyc
Australia
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Of course there's another possibility: that it's a counterfeit. It's a bit hard to tell without a clearer picture.
life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
Edited by Nevol
11/13/2008 12:53 am
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Counterfeit would be my second guess.
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Posted 10/22/2008 02:31 am
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