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Title: 'real' off centre 5c ??????
Post by: robbiegal on March 27, 2015, 08:59:26 AM

reckon this is real? I think not but what doe others think?
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Australian-Coin-5c-1975-with-very-RARE-Off-Centre-Strike-Error/201314534030?_trksid=p2046732.c100040.m2060&_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140107095009%26meid%3D04131235d25b43848773016e799e0e47%26pid%3D100040%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D4%26sd%3D131455701743

Title: RE: 'real' off centre 5c ??????
Post by: stevo1962 on March 27, 2015, 09:02:27 AM

Looks pretty good to me RG.It would be hard to fake this
type I think

Title: RE: 'real' off centre 5c ??????
Post by: robbiegal on March 27, 2015, 09:30:49 AM

thanks steve
it is different

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Post by: Ozcoins on March 27, 2015, 10:16:08 AM

Looks real to me

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Post by: emu666 on March 27, 2015, 12:30:47 PM

Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='69708' dateline='1427408966'reckon this is real? I think not but what doe others think?
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Australian-Coin-5c-1975-with-very-RARE-Off-Centre-Strike-Error/201314534030?_trksid=p2046732.c100040.m2060&_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140107095009%26meid%3D04131235d25b43848773016e799e0e47%26pid%3D100040%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D4%26sd%3D131455701743

Purple Pussy, why do you think it is suspect?

Title: RE: 'real' off centre 5c ??????
Post by: Fulvio on March 27, 2015, 01:32:25 PM

Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='69708' dateline='1427408966'reckon this is real? I think not

Why would you think its not real?

Gorgeous, but $225 is a bit rich for me. Just as well I have one, albeit not so spectacular. ;)

Title: RE: 'real' off centre 5c ??????
Post by: Australian coin on March 27, 2015, 01:55:27 PM

seen this on flee-bay
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/WARNING-FORGERYS-1-MONTH-OVER-100000-THAT-I-HAVE-SEEN-PLEASE-READ-/221722073886?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_15&hash=item339faa5b1e

Title: RE: 'real' off centre 5c ??????
Post by: JeffH on March 27, 2015, 02:33:02 PM

"PLEASE CHECK PHOTOS AT APCGS THEY ARE BETTER THAN MINE"

Title: RE: 'real' off centre 5c ??????
Post by: serial on March 27, 2015, 04:22:13 PM

This is one I got recently. pics are not the best but it is good unc
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/11197/1999_5_cent_of_centre_a.jpg)
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/11197/1999_5_cent_of_centre_b.jpg)

Title: RE: 'real' off centre 5c ??????
Post by: Fordprefect on March 27, 2015, 05:28:35 PM

The acute angle that the image was taken distorts the coins proportions.

Looking at it as displayed I'd call it Dodgy,
couldn't offer a "How did they do it" though.

An image taken at 90˚deg to the coin face would probably
squash my concerns.

Title: RE: 'real' off centre 5c ??????
Post by: robbiegal on March 27, 2015, 08:12:28 PM

agree FP, i suppose that because I have an old English penny that looks similar and it was classified as post mint damage about 50 years ago by the former varieties collector owner.
the photos are terrible but it does appear to have some fishtailing of the lettering so perhaps it really is a mint error that has been yet again, smuggled out in someone's gum boot

Serial - yours is a different type of error (nice one though)

Title: RE: 'real' off centre 5c ??????
Post by: Swan dollar on April 05, 2015, 01:15:53 PM

If it is real would it have the reeding around it ..

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