1988 $5 Error

Fulvio · April 24, 2015, 02:02:46 AM

As I may have mentioned, I'm getting a ton of mutes out of the banks while searching for the Red $2. Mostly copper, but some 1988 $5. Given that they were issued in both safe and unsafe packaging, and since one of them was loose, I was having a looksee for PVC damage *(there was none)* when I spotted this:

Of course it would be the loose coin, so it has picked up a little crud in its travels, but still pretty close to original condition, which is to say much much better than anything issued into circulation this century.

Pedro · April 24, 2015, 07:00:36 AM

Good spotting Fulvio!

Pedro

Robster · April 24, 2015, 04:46:15 PM

Nice, a coin that most would not have studied closely.:good:. Good find.!

Fulvio · April 24, 2015, 07:12:57 PM

Quote from: 'Robster' pid='71202' dateline='1429859775'Nice, a coin that most would not have studied closely.:good:. Good find.!

Got three more of these things today. That makes five branches with them this week.

Two have PVC damage, one was still in its PVC sleeve. BOO!

But the third is another one of these errors! :wavemulticolor:

Oh, and I won the battle with the CBA manager who refused to let me take their copper. I cited RBA chapter and verse, she rang head office, and caved in. The tellers were overjoyed to be able to ditch $60 of copper.