http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/OFF-Metal-Strike-OMS-10oz-Gold-Nugget-Trial-test-one-sided-RARER-than-1930-Penny-/271181802620?pt=AU_Coins2&hash=item3f23b1ec7c&_uhb=1#ht_9592wt_1397
These "trial strikes" have been doing the rounds for a few years now. They are of course aluminium paperweights with the underside felt removed. They were sold by the PM in the 1990's. They still market a "1kg gold nugget coin" paperweight today.
I dropped him a note. Lets see what he does.
Quote from: 'Fulvio' pid='11199' dateline='1364811405'I dropped him a note. Lets see what he does.
Nothing I bet, he sold one last August and I am pretty sure he sold another earlier last year too.
As soon as I see one of these multi coloured and different sized text listings little bells go off in my head:angel:
Can't wait to see the rolexes:dodgy:
Quote from: 'trout' pid='11211' dateline='1364816938'As soon as I see one of these multi coloured and different sized text listings little bells go off in my head:angel:
Can't wait to see the rolexes:dodgy:
He has a couple of Rolexes listed as well if you want one
Talking of paperweights; here is what I sometimes do with scrap halfpennies and pennies...
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Soak them overnight in vinegar to clean them for gluing with epoxy. This was an early attempt -I have since made up some little tubes to keep them aligned while epoxy is curing (keep edges aligned).
They make a nice present if you can match a birth year or significant date. And remember to make matching "heads and tails".
Jeff
Defacing Commonwealth coins is a no no me thinks....paper weights....what next?
Talking papeweights, my lady bought this years ago. Made with your own birth date coin. Ok if you are not born 1930 or so.
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Glueing coins together isn't defacing, surely? They can always be split. And anyway, pennies aren't legal tender anymore are they?
I wouldn't have thought gluing would be defacing but you never know.
And I think pennies are legal tender but they're just not current, or something like that.
Here's his reply just now:
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"Hi,
thank you for your message. It's not the paperweight, which is similar in appearance.
The paperweight is a heavy solid cast metal.
This is what is termed a test planchet, in a highly polished metal which costs a considerable amount in money and time to prepare before running through the coin press.
It is polished to a mirror like finish to pick up any imperfections in the die which is then adjusted.
They don't run actual gold planchets through the press to test it when setting it up for a run due to cost of making and then scrapping.
Hope this helps and good luck with your coin collecting
-afc1914-1918"