1975 Papua New Guinea K10 ? Only 86 Made?

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northwestseeker Valued Member United States 286 Posts	Posted 04/01/2011 02:41 am hey everybody! picked this manhole cover up today at my local coin store, the guy at the counter was looking to get rid of it so I was able to get it for around 12$ just wondering whether this was the Matte, Special Uncirculated or proof(i know its probably not) it seems to be wizzed pretty badly... and if anyone knows a value that would be great! pics are here! http://www.flickr.com/photos/61271025@N04/ Thanks! Edited by northwestseeker 04/01/2011 9:31 pm Report this Post to the Staff

northwestseeker Valued Member United States 286 Posts	Posted 04/01/2011 5:32 pm Anyone? Report this Post to the Staff
weavus135 Pillar of the Community United States 539 Posts	Posted 04/01/2011 9:56 pm determining whether this is the silver one should be easy by using a magnet. if it is magnetic, then it isn't silver (proof version). I personally don't know how you would tell which of the Copper-Nickel version this would be given the heavy whizzing (or whatever that is). The Unc version is $10 and the Matte finish is $60 according to krause but given what appears to be heavy damage, not sure what you might try and get for it. that is a shame really! oh, and I assume you mean KM8 Edited by weavus135 04/01/2011 9:56 pm Report this Post to the Staff
northwestseeker Valued Member United States 286 Posts	Posted 04/01/2011 11:11 pm under the mintage for the matte version it put it as only 86..is this correct? Report this Post to the Staff
northwestseeker Valued Member United States 286 Posts	Posted 04/01/2011 11:19 pm and to my understanding doesn't copper nickle also not stick to magnets? I ran and tried this and some of my copper nickle mexico coins and neither were attracted... Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16817 Posts	Posted 04/01/2011 11:36 pm I doubt it's the matte version. These were Franklin Mint coins, and sold in the usual low-quality Franklin Mint packaging, which probably caused discolouration and toning which a previous owner attempted to remove. I suspect it's a regular cupronickel unc or silver proof version. You're supposed to be able to tell by the frostiness or otherwise of the devices, but after such harsh cleaning that's probably not a reliable indicator anymore. The CuNi and silver versions probably weigh different, but NumisMaster doesn't give weights for the CuNi version. A magnet is useless for telling them apart; neither silver nor cupronickel will stick to a magnet. If it's magnetic, then it's a Chinese fake. The matte mintage is probably correct. As far as I can work out, the Franklin Mint struck the non-proofs "to order" - and hardly anyone ordered the mattes. 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 Report this Post to the Staff
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