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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Hmm was wondering can these error ever be made in a coin or induced, or is it too hard to make something like this, for what people pay for something like this.  |
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Pillar of the Community
 Australia
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I can't see why or how it would be worth it in this case.
Perhaps reproducing the tiny die cracks that are found in say, a business strike of some of the 34-35 melborne florins, as a way of giving it a sense of authenticity.
God help us when they can.
The Ox moves slowly, but the Earth is patient.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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It appears to be a lamination error on the far left, the rest of the coin looks heavily damaged. Not sure what the error market is like over there but in Canada it wouldn't be worth any premium. It's still a decent example if you don't have one.
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Australia
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Two questions: what's the weight, and what does the other side look like?
I'm a little concerned about the amount of wear and damage visible on this coin. It clearly didn;thave that lamination that visible when it came out of the mint, because it looks quite fragile and would surely have broken off completely under that much stress from circulation.
There is another way such "damage" might become evident as post-mint damage, rather than an error: a stress fracture, caused by the coin actually getting physically bent along that line, then straightened out again. The way it seems "pinched" at the corners, make me think this might be the explanation here. But such damage would surely leave signs on the other side, too.
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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Pillar of the Community
 Australia
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Weight is roughly correct haven't weight it  Been coming across a bit more lamination flaw recently, so wonder if they could be faked in some way I know that some of the rare clam shell coins can be made to come apart. |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Looks dodgy to me. The reverse side under the main fracture (from 1.00 to 4.00) is showing some significant 'flattening' to the emu head, swirls and emu body when compared to the opposide kangaroo. Also the rim is flattened along the same route. IMHO
The Ox moves slowly, but the Earth is patient.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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It may have left the mint with a flaw, but I think that has been accentuated PMD then flattened back. The Ox moves slowly, but the Earth is patient.
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Posted 07/14/2022 03:25 am
