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Pillar of the Community
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This came out from a fresh 2022 $2 roll. Looks like it's struck on foreign object or grease of some sort?   What are your thoughts on it? |
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Interesting find.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Just thinking out loud: red splotch (can't tell if it's raised or not) from a faulty blast from an inkjet printer intended for another coin?
Edited by halfamind
03/18/2024 5:57 pm
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That sounds plausible.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Except for the red colouring, the irregular outline and pitted appearance makes me tend more towards a lamination/planchet type error. Maybe a gentle acetone bath might reveal more?  |
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Hi coaster, I did think it's lamination or greater filled.
Acetone might be tempting but I didn't want to wipe away what the red spot is.
Only thing that could have used this is the red color used for the color $2 coin.
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Hi gxseries, based on what I know regarding the RAM's minting process, it just doesn't seem plausible that this type of error could occur on a 2022 Aboriginal Elder coin.
Mint sport maybe? Does the the red colouring appear to match the same shade of red used on other coloured coins minted around that time?
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i think its a foreign object, odd tho, looks like a bit of chewing gum. >_<
I try to figure what the red stuff is without using a destructive method, maybe XRF might help shouldn't hurt to try.
Edited by ryurazu
04/05/2024 01:09 am
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Bedrock of the Community
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Very interesting find. Errers and Varietys.
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Have you tried contacting the RAM to see if they have any ideas?
The pitting on the coin makes it look like a planchet flaw but that wouldn't explain the red color.
Very odd but a very cool coin. Lucky you to have it.
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My partial coin collection http://www.omnicoin.com/collection/gxseriesMy numismatics articles and collection: http://www.gxseries.com/numis/numis_index.htmRegularly updated at least once a month. Edited by gxseries
04/12/2024 11:33 am
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Thought I'd post more For some reason these latest photos aren't showing on my computer?  |
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Surely that thing on the $1 coin could not be grease? I wouldn't have thought something like grease could cause such a depression in the coin? Really interesting and if it were my coin I would keep it.
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coaster - I think the large images don't work well with mobile devices. I tested it and it works fine on my laptop but not on my mobile.
jens coins- thanks for the link. Might be something new the RAM is trying out but maybe causing issues.
SallyG - I will hold onto it. It's in a 2 x 2 holder.
I've tried a toothpick on it but it's stuck pretty deep in. Pretty interesting...
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Photos not showing for me on a laptop
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