This seller has listed a heap of unique and unusual error coin and his location just happens to be ACT.
Must be another that had a mint worker in the family methinks.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/five-cent-coin-australian-coin-error-coin-5-cents-rare-coin-/130894266967?pt=AU_Coins2&hash=item1e79e80257&_uhb=1#ht_500wt_1288
Same seller we bought the die cap from.
I wonder if this seller has access to the scrap and reject metal from the Mint ?
I never thought to ask them, but I always assumed they were destroyed on the premises?
Regardless. something shonky's going on. Once I can believe, but after that it can't be legit.
looking like access to a deceased estate of an ex mint worker
I know of a couple
but my understanding was that they were not being released for sale from the private collection/s
oh ok,well how can they say the cap is a one onlycoin when you've already bought one off them,hmmm.
i wonder how many one offs they really have.
Theres some nice stuff there. Some seems to be a bit overpriced though. From memory the die cap you have markn is much nicer than this one.
Seems very dodgy though that all these errors are coming out of canberra.
IF these are from a Deceased mint workers collection then am I to assume that they were stolen from the Mint by this person.
If this is the case then I presume that it is highly illegal to do this.
:dodgy:
Interesting dilemma, as collectors we love to see errors such as this but if someone is indeed making a profit from material stolen from a business I guess we should be concerned.!
In the meantime I will simply enjoy the great images.:angel:
Quote from: 'enworb' pid='12788' dateline='1366675990'Theres some nice stuff there.
Sure is !
Some seems to be a bit overpriced though.
I also think some are way over price.
From memory the die cap you have markn is much nicer than this one.
absolutely,but how can they call them one offs when they are obviously not.
Seems very dodgy though that all these errors are coming out of canberra.
Like everyone i'm also suspicious about how they all came to be in the possession of the seller.
Quote from: 'enworb' pid='12788' dateline='1366675990'
The 10c is a much later date and definately suss to me.
Quote from: 'purplepennyhunter' pid='12796' dateline='1366681570'The 10c is a much later date and definately suss to me.
Apart from that coin & the 2 x 6d, all the others that have a date are 1969.
Coming soon to a unico near you........
p.s seller must have boo-boo'd in the brockage listings as there are 2 listings with the same obverse pic. One of which looks like a split planchet. If the second is the other side of the said split planchet then that was a bloody expensive split 5c!
my fave
mmmmmmm (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/130894321030?nma=true&si=rqWKL3yNhGqOBeAK%2F5UQX4MVqwc%3D&rt=nc&_trksid=p4340.l2557&orig_cvip=true#ht_500wt_1414)
Scott got most of it?
he's laughing all the way to the bank this seller[/align]
Quote from: 'enworb' pid='13134' dateline='1367059750'Scott got most of it?
ha ha
I thought it was cryptic but didn't quite put 2 and 2 together!