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 United States
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Quote: A rather horrible 2000 Royal Visit 50c: 
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Pillar of the Community
 Australia
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This NCLT 1993 Landcare S mint mark dollar coin looks like it jumped out of the frying pan and into the fire:  Mintage 119,373
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 United States
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Quote: This NCLT 1993 Landcare S mint mark dollar coin looks like it jumped out of the frying pan and into the fire: I imagine it could look worse.
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Pillar of the Community
 Australia
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Poor platypus:  Mintage: 346,000
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Australia
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It confuses me, how certain people get collectables coins like this at markups, then dump them into circulation to get beaten up like this.
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 United States
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Quote: Poor platypus:  Quote: It confuses me, how certain people get collectables coins like this at markups, then dump them into circulation to get beaten up like this. They are probably inherited or stolen, then dumped out of ignorance of their value. 
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Pillar of the Community
 Australia
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Another horrible 1985 ten cent coin  
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 United States
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Quote: Another horrible 1985 ten cent coin Yikes! 
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Pillar of the Community
 Australia
1852 Posts |
1988 $1 impaired proof (mintage 104,518) 
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 United States
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Quote: 1988 $1 impaired proof (mintage 104,518) Not too bad, but still... 
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Pillar of the Community
 Australia
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2017 New Caledonia 50 francs (mintage 384,000)  I thought it must have been an older coin but it is actually the last year these coins were minted.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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I thought it must have been an older coin but it is actually the last year these coins were minted.
Yep, seawater does that. Probably fell between the fuel tanks in the stern and sat in the bilge water for a year or two until the boat was cleaned.
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 United States
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Quote: 2017 New Caledonia 50 francs (mintage 384,000) 
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Pillar of the Community
 Australia
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A very dodgy didgeridoo: 
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