Check this out guys and gals. Have you seen anything like it before??
http://imgur.com/a/uRZef
An anti-counterfeiting device maybe? Is than on any of the other circulation coins?
Quote from: 'dreamcatcher' pid='36169' dateline='1386145568'Check this out guys and gals. Have you seen anything like it before??
http://imgur.com/a/uRZef
Great first post and
:welcome:
To the forum Dreamcatcher :good:
QuoteGreat first post and :welcome: To the forum :good:
Who? :scratch_one-s_head:
Quote from: 'Nevol' pid='36173' dateline='1386147674'QuoteGreat first post and :welcome: To the forum :good:
Who? :scratch_one-s_head:
The OP "Dreamcatcher" :ok:
Quote from: 'trout' pid='36174' dateline='1386147930'Quote from: 'Nevol' pid='36173' dateline='1386147674'QuoteGreat first post and :welcome: To the forum :good:
Who? :scratch_one-s_head:
The OP "Dreamcatcher" :ok:
His Post count is 65. :winkextra: :whistle2:
Quote from: 'Nevol' pid='36175' dateline='1386148027'Quote from: 'trout' pid='36174' dateline='1386147930'Quote from: 'Nevol' pid='36173' dateline='1386147674'QuoteGreat first post and :welcome: To the forum :good:
Who? :scratch_one-s_head:
The OP "Dreamcatcher" :ok:
His Post count is 65. :winkextra: :whistle2:
NO worries , I just had a "Blonde Moment: :ok::blush:
so anyways
what is it all about?
Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='36177' dateline='1386148466'what is it all about?
Its basically about mints showing off. A bit like the people who printed the bible on the head of a pin years ago, just because they
could.
Trout, I think you mean you're having ANOTHER blonde moment. Like the time you posted a wanted ad in the buy/sell/wanted section asking for a 2009 master mintmark counterstamp...literally only a few posts above mine offering one for sale. Then you proceeded to buy a more expensive one from ebay!
:)
Dreamcatcher
Quote from: 'dreamcatcher' pid='36181' dateline='1386151088'Trout, I think you mean you're having ANOTHER blonde moment. Like the time you posted a wanted ad in the buy/sell/wanted section asking for a 2009 master mintmark counterstamp...literally only a few posts above mine offering one for sale. Then you proceeded to buy a more expensive one from ebay!
:)
Dreamcatcher
Yes I get them often :blush:
What is this?
Pick on the old Fart day :)
Quote from: 'Fulvio' pid='36180' dateline='1386150621'Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='36177' dateline='1386148466'what is it all about?
Its basically about mints showing off. A bit like the people who printed the bible on the head of a pin years ago, just because they could.
or it is actually a form of mint marks?
I had a 1938 crown that had very tiny and skilful initial engraving & my coin dealer said that a lot of people often had their initials engraved in items like coins etc - proof of ownership if stolen
Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='36189' dateline='1386154031'or it is actually a form of mint marks?
No way is "NIPPON" a mintmark!
As for PMD, well, just need to look at another one and see if its the same, eh?
Here's a mention of the letters:
http://www.japantoday.com/category/kuchikomi/view/counterfeit-500-yen-coins-circulating-in-tokai
and here:
http://madeira.cc.hokudai.ac.jp/RD/artifex/500YenCoin/
ok
so NIPPON is a mintmark
interesting
Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='36221' dateline='1386195717'so NIPPON is a mintmark
Nope. Its a security feature, not a mintmark. And on
both sides of the coin too.
I'm trying to picture something like this on our coins, but somehow I just can't imagine it fitting in with our 'high standards' of Quality Control! LOL!
oh ta
so it's a modern thing then?
a bit like the watermark on a paper bank note
I can't tell with those Japanese coins, they all look antique to me, even the modern ones
Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='36242' dateline='1386216883'a bit like the watermark on a paper bank note
Precisely, yes. Its because these are effectively $5 coins
(current exchange rate is $5.41) with almost identical coins circulating nearby at a tenth of that value. Look at how much NZ currency circulates here, then imagine those coins were worth a couple of cents each to get a feel for the problem they're trying to solve.
Other countries getting in on the act. Read about it here: http://www.mas.gov.sg/newcoins/coin-details/dollar.aspx
Singapore 2013 $1 Laser mark micro-engraving
(http://i41.tinypic.com/2guwj29.jpg)
That's very interesting Nevol. I wonder how long it takes them to engrave that design on each coin. It must be slower than a single press. Pretty good security feature.
o wow I love the idea that a coin can have tiny detail on it
and that website format is really good, I like that you can flip the coin to see the rim reeding and the other side 10/10