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Valued Member
Australia
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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I saw that one too and had a good laugh. Some people will try anything. This may be a strike through, and I use "may" cautiously as it looks like there has been some tampering in the date area. Sad thing is, this looks like a mule, so instead of having a coin worth $4-500, they now have a damaged coin worth not very much at all.
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Formerly nancyc
Australia
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I emailed the seller yesterday to find out what was on the reverse & he/she said a picture would be added, so now we know it's a 2001 Australia's Volunteers, Making a Difference, so I doubt that it's a mule.
Like latman100 says, it 'may' be a strike through, grease or oil, but it looks like the date has been removed by something that's left a semi-circular impression. Whatever the cause, it's certainly not worth what is being asked. If anyone buys this, it'll be a novice with far more money than sense.
life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I am guessing its a filled die which is causing the last A and the date to be missing. I don't know if this is a rare coin or not because I know nothing about Australian coins but this is just my guess of what happened here from what I have seen on American coinage that is missing details like this. These are not all that expensive in America but as I said I could be totally wrong but that is the only way I could thing the last A and the date would be missing like this, usually its filled with grease or something like that
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Rest in Peace
United States
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It looks tampered with. And why show the reverse of a different uncirculated coin?  |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Tampered with or a genuine die fill it's worth somewhere from $1 to $50. Certainly not what they're asking. How much does it cost to list something on ebay for that much money anyway? |
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Australia
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thankyou: now I've had my morning giggle. I think that the most likely explanation is someone with an engraving tool has removed the date, and got carried away with the "A". Die-fill: maybe, but I'd expect to see more evidence of it, all over that side of the coin. " Struck Through Grease": if you go through the CCF archives, this is the favoured explanation of our Seppo friends for many varieties. No other country's coins attract this explanation. I wonder how much different the methods and materials used in the U.S. Mint are: I remain skeptical ... value ? Oz$1.00, but only if postage is paid. What's strange, is this seller has good feedback, mostly selling recent Oz commemoratives, presumably to foreigners. His coins mostly seem to be circulated. I wonder why he wastes his time on an exercise such as this. Peter in Darwin |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I disagree, I can clearly see where the grease or what ever was because it left the imprint on the coin (which most people are seeing but calling it contact marks where they used something to remove the date). If you look at filled dies from America you will see the exact same thing where the grease or oil is at
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Valued Member
Canada
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If you think it might be a scam. It probably is.
Edited by gawd0wns
08/18/2009 12:06 am
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Pillar of the Community
Spain
1361 Posts |
Date could have been removed using Photoshop and without noticing it the A in Australia was included.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
652 Posts |
Here is one that is not photoshopped.  |
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Valued Member
Australia
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The rarest commemorative coins are the no mintmark/counterstamp issues the RAM accidently let out at the Coin Fairs and Shows. Existance ranges from 1 to 6 depending on year - 2004 to 2007. Then there is the 2007 Sydney Harbour Bridge with the B counterstamp upside down and opposite side of reverse - only 3 of them.
Die fills could be repeatative and he says only 3 known so could be more.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Quote:
...second most sought after australian coin
other than the australian 1930 penny Wow...any filled die/tampered coin is just after the 1930 1c in value? ebay's always amusing, I see auctions just like this for US coins too.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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How about issued by the C.H.I.N.A. rare coin-WE make it all on demand- Company. A German guy ( on ebay selling copies there) told me straight: I can have anything made, even coins with your face on it !just give me 3 weeks... scary... HHB Edited by hhbkiddo
08/18/2009 3:13 pm
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New Member
Canada
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Edited by coincollector
08/19/2009 09:36 am
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Even a sanded-down '58 Dollar must be worth more than a buck in melt value, no? They were silver...
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