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New Member
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Hi , I'm Jim Just new here and hoping someone can help I have an Australian 1 dollar coin with very deep triangle's imprinted over the queens head ,and unusual indents on the roos too. I can't find another one like it or ANYTHING online at all. Please have a look it's rare to find a coin there is NOTHING online about . Hi Jim   |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Hi Jim, Unfortunately there is nothing special. It is called Post Mint Damage ( PMD). People like to vandalise coins in all manner of ways. It is obvious that this specimens has had damage applied to both sides. The types of PMD are infinite and most damaged coins only have face value. BTW  |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Hi , I'm Jim Interesting,need a better Pic/Scan,possibly foreign material lodged in Die but probably a shed job of some kind. Edited by Basil
06/12/2022 7:59 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Quote:The types of PMD are infinite and most damaged coins only have face value. Except on ebay where they often go for ridiculous sums of money for some reason unbeknown to most coin collectors.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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please post separate topic for your questions. Even if its error or PMD. |
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 United States
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to the Community! These replies were split into their own topic for the proper attention.  |
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New Member
 Australia
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It dose look like it has 2 kangaroos heads and the marks are deep and clean . I did find.one article of an American coin showing a similar mark and the article seemed to think it was an error . But I'm only new at this .
Jim
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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I would love to see a crisper shot of the obverse. To my eye there is strange stuff happening where the nose and chin and neck interact with the introduced shape(s) coming in from the right. It is hard to tell if the shapes are flat, incused or relief.  A more focused snap might help. The large dings in the rim by the IA and the 8 certainly give credence to PMD being the most likely cause. A late edit. Now that I can see the "topography" of the coin, the only doubt I have, which would question PMD, is the nose still visible under the diamond shape. I would have imagined that would have been obliterated. Again, a more focused picture would help.
That's my two-bobs worth.
The Ox moves slowly, but the Earth is patient.
Edited by ttkoo
06/14/2022 02:42 am
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Deliberate counterstamp post mint damage.
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New Member
Australia
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Yes the nose is still visable il show another picture  |
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