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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Australi...em3cba8321eeInteresting looks cool, how is this done.. A die stamping it wouldn't produce this, So could this of been done when the planchet was cut out. Unsure about the whole coin production process, does the 50c coin go through a riming process.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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It's a clipped planchet error. If the coins are made by the same process as US coins, the metal used for the coins became overlapped as the planchets were being stamped out of the flat metal stock. I've seen up to 3 clips on a US coin. On a clipped coin you should see any details that are near the area of the clip fade into the missing part of the planchet. I see what I think could be the rim fading at the edge of the clip, but I'm not sure. I made a larger copy of the clipped area.  I'm curious about this error, too. I'm sure someone who knows Australian errors will take a look and give an opinion. I know what to look for on a round US coin, but I'm not sure on this coin. I don't see the same kind of markers that I would see on a US 50 cent coin. If it is a true clip, I'm surprised another coin fits exactly into the missing area, because the metal would flow into the clipped area, but the process may be different for Australian coins. Can anyone help with this? ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!! 
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08/05/2011 04:01 am
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Valued Member
Australia
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thats different.
Have not ever heard of one of these before.
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Formerly nancyc
Australia
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life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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So the Blakesly Effect wouldn't show up on this coin. That was one of the reasons I didn't know if the striking process was different on this coin, as I didn't see the effect on the opposite rim. I really don't see enough of the design fading into the clip either, so I'm not sure it's a true mint clipped coin. It seems that more of the design would be weak at the clip, and I said before, I don't think the 2nd coin would fit exactly into the clipped area.
Just my opinion, but after reading the site above, I would pass on the coin, as it would be an easier coin to fake because of the lack of the Blakesly Effect.
ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!!
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Valued Member
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I wouldn't take the chance on bidding on this item from ebayIt looks ok but too way too suss I think it got the chop chop from a shop |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The seller is straightforward with his photos. It's interesting, but I'm with the rest--if it's a clipped planchet, I don't know what to look for....  |
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Australia
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Formerly nancyc
Australia
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I think it's genuine. I'd be happy to have it in my error collection.  If it was a home made job, there would be tell tale signs elsewhere on the coin where it had been 'held' in a vise or whatever, as that amount of metal wouldn't be able to be removed unless the coin was held very still. Just my humble opinion. life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Clipped planchet. No Blakesley effect on these because the rim is formed during the striking process rather than prior to striking by an offset mill.
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