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Edited by D
11/26/2009 02:09 am
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As far as I'm aware, both "rings" are struck simultaneously. It's therefore impossible to get an "obverse" with Queen Elizabeth's titles and the polar bear in the centre, without making a special die.
What I suspect has happened here is that someone (not necessarily the seller, in this case) has punched the cores out of two separate twoonies, filed the queen sides of the plugs down so they both fit into the ring, and jammed both plugs back-to-back into one of the rings.
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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Not a mint error,fabricated by someone,I have a couple of two-tailed quarters made by a jeweller.
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seller says 2 pictures.......same pic with light turned on, check the marks on the coin? LOLOL
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Bedrock of the Community
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same pic with light turned on, check the marks on the coin?  I saw the same thing |
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Gee, seller touchy.....rofl put up more pictures, but still shows nothing of the Rev. LOLOL
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Pillar of the Community
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I see photography and literacy are not his strongest qualities. If he genuinely believes it is real, then we can add Counterfeit Detection to the list! |
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I wouldn't worry DBM. The sellers state-of-the-art technology includes taping a coin to a table to photograph it, so the chances of him fabricating and re-sealing ICCS holders in a convincing manner are probably somewhat remote.
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This is not an error - it is a fabrication (and easy to be made)
The seller KNOWS this coin is not an error. The only protection unaware buyers have is the reserve price.
... Now ... I take issue about criticizing someone's literacy. An appology to the board would be welcome
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I have e-mailed this seller a few times since last thursday,he knows what this coin is,and how it was made.From his replies to me what he doesn't uderstand is that "errror" and "unusual" are not the same thing.Error has a specific meaning in the lexicon of this hobby.He doesn't need a great command of English to sell coins but he should be familiar with the terms used in this hobby.
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Bedrock of the Community
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If a cashier spotted this twoonie, it might be refused as payment. So this coin is worthless.
Nobody should pay $155 for a worthless coin, so I reported the auction.
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Or have I completely missed this one
Posted 11/26/2009 09:44 am
