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New Member
Australia
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Anyone seen or got a 2005 MOR $1 that is upset by 30 degrees? I have one and want to know if it is particularly scarce?
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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G'day, I'm not into errors in a major way, but if I found one, I'd hang onto it, of course.
Against that background: I haven't heard of any 2005 upsets.
But, where there's one, there's probably more.
Having said that, upsets, as in rotated dies, are not often seen in the coins of Oz.
Peter in Darwin
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Nice!  It's about time I checked my decimal coins for upsets. Edited by DVCollector
05/25/2009 1:49 pm
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Formerly nancyc
Australia
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It's the first I've heard of a 2005 $1 MOR upset.  Definitely a keeper. In my opinion, pretty scarce too! life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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New Member
 Australia
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Hi,
There's another upset just like this in a 'buy it now' sale on online auction (yes that one) and the seller has some info on the coin / pic / rarity.
I have no opinion on the value but I am starting to agree that it may prove to be rare in nice condition.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
2830 Posts |
G'day, it is in the nature of errors that they don't come to light immediately.
Therefore, examples on the marketplace are often circulated, or heavily-circulated.
So, the market value is determined more by "rarity" than by "condition".
I did a search on "upset": eleven currently available;
nine for $40 or less;
one for $65; and
the sole 2005 specimen is asking $500.
To quote Darryl KERRIGAN: "... he's dreaming ..."
Peter in Darwin
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New Member
Australia
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lol yep $500 is a bit of a stretch eh?
The other two regular rotation / upset coins are Henry Parkes and the Fed dollar - seller told me another had offered a set with all 12 rotation FED degree upsets for $500 - that would have been a barg. The majority you would have found on search would have been Federations.
Until I see more than another specimen (other than advertised + mine) - I return back to my original question ..has anyone else got one ? Grade will alwaysdtermine final price - no matter how late discovered or rare a coin is!
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New Member
Australia
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I meant that grade will determine the price of like varieties ...yes?
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
2830 Posts |
quote: "grade will determine the price of like varieties ...yes?"
- exactly.
On the old Australian forum, which closed a year or more ago, there was an active discussion of CoF roatations. One collector, who was allowed to noodle the change in several licenced clubs, was searching several thousand $1 each week. He completed a "clock set", with rotations at each point of the clockface. He then started on the intermediate points (15, 45, 75 degrees, etc).
He also went to the trouble of making a device which included a protractor, to facilitate measurement of the rotation.
Peter in Darwin
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Formerly nancyc
Australia
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He also went to the trouble of making a device which included a protractor, to facilitate measurement of the rotation. I bought one of his devices for measuring the degree of rotation. It's pretty good, but I don't find many upsets, so it doesn't get much use. life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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