:yahoo: I got a fat millenium 50 cent..well I think this is what it is :scratch_one-s_head:
(http://i44.tinypic.com/nzovw1.jpg)
Looks like the real deal to me AJ!
The battle of the bulge!
Good to see you back AJ and yes that one looks a bit chunky
Nicely found Mate :good:
I think you forgot to add "Millennium" to your title Mate ;)
Oooop's sorry, I didn't want to do it but you told me to do it anyway :blush2:
Does anyone have any notion of how scarce the fat millennium is?
Pedro
Quote from: 'ausjack' pid='40305' dateline='1390585408'Oooop's sorry, I didn't want to do it but you told me to do it anyway :blush2:
You got a fat and the next poster is Pedro. Too many
double entendres
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/111261334022?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649
Don't think mine is a fat millennium but it has doubling on all the letters on the reverse, not to mention quite a bit of doubling on the obverse as well.
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Pedro
Pedro, Some of the letters seem to have a bulge methinks.
Wait are these worth keeping?
How much are they worth?
How do you identify them?
:i_agree: I think it's starting to put on weight!
I was thinking it was maybe the dieting version of the fat millennium!
Pedro
My opinion, FWIW, of these 'fat' letters on the millennium coins is that it's caused by overuse of a die, much the same as the reverses of the 2001 CoF, 2007 50c and other years have a similar type of appearance.
Pedros' coin is a 'fat' one, just in the early stages of the die deterioration.
Thanks for the feedback folks!
Pedro
This topic triggered my memory so I had a look at the Millenium 50c I found toady whilst noodling and this turned up:
Fat:
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10120/2014-08-13_21-40-20_1499.jpg)Normal:(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10120/2014-08-13_21-40-41_1500.jpg)
Comparison Fat versus Thin:
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10120/2014-08-13_21-39-42_1498.jpg)
Now for the question: Do I have a Fat Millenium or not?
I am "On the fence" regarding these "Fat' millennium coins.
It is my view that the high profile lettering on such a blank field leads to metal flow due to circulation and NOT a different die.
Show me an uncirculated coin with this and I will change my mind :angel:
good pic goldseeker
OK, I'm a bit slow (or curious) today -
Goldy - is the one on the left the one you found? or you haven't posted a pic of yours?
Trout - how would the metal flow occur relatively evenly around all the letters in circulation?
Pedro
I am with trout on this one ,
worn down with more circulation .
,, kel ,,
My opinion FWIW, on the 'fat' part is that it's caused by a worn die, the same as a heap of other coins, most notably the 2007 50c reverses.