1972 20c rainbow toning

stevo1962 · April 10, 2013, 11:54:11 AM

Just arrived today in an UNC red wallet,the 50c has rainbow colours as well but not like the 20 cent

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ausjack · April 10, 2013, 12:08:44 PM

Cool, I know it's hard to take them but could I please have a couple more pic's from different angles thanks Stevo :good:

stevo1962 · April 10, 2013, 12:34:54 PM

Quote from: 'ausjack' pid='11738' dateline='1365561524'Cool, I know it's hard to take them but could I please have a couple more pic's from different angles thanks Stevo :good:

No problem AJ ,I took a couple of quick pictures when I went home for lunch and this was the best of them so if you can wait until later I'll post some more.I noticed there is also something going on with the "U" in "AUSTRALIA"

accumulator · April 10, 2013, 01:07:38 PM

I quite like the look of that coin Stevo , but is it toned from the PVC & therefore enviromental damage ?

ausjack · April 10, 2013, 01:12:46 PM

Sweet, thanks mate :good: Yeah that is a little funny..still looks pretty good and good detail around the eye :ok:

stevo1962 · April 10, 2013, 01:19:51 PM

Quote from: 'accumulator' pid='11741' dateline='1365565058'I quite like the look of that coin Stevo , but is it toned from the PVC & therefore enviromental damage ?

Not sure if it's PVC damage but it is a bit dull to look at front on.When I get home later I'll take some more photos and clean it up a bit with acetone.The last time I had a rainbow 50c the rainbow toning was still there after the acetone treatment

stevo1962 · April 10, 2013, 05:06:34 PM

Another photo

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JeffH · April 10, 2013, 05:12:12 PM

Pity about the acne scar on the cheek.

stevo1962 · April 10, 2013, 05:16:14 PM

Quote from: 'JeffH' pid='11751' dateline='1365579732'Pity about the acne scar on the cheek.

Yeah it certainly isn't perfect

robbiegal · April 10, 2013, 10:02:09 PM

they never were fully struck up were they?
most of the early decimals have original planchet scars as the strikes were never deep enough for a fully filled relief to occur

markn · April 11, 2013, 08:04:07 AM

This one is struck up. I think it came out of a roll.

stevo1962 · April 11, 2013, 09:16:36 AM

Quote from: 'markn' pid='11791' dateline='1365633247'This one is struck up. I think it came out of a roll.

Very nice coin Mark looks like MS66

robbiegal · April 11, 2013, 11:59:00 AM

there ya go

markn · April 11, 2013, 12:52:36 PM

While it is mine I cannot take credit for finding it. It's an MS67 and probably graded that high because of the full cartwheel and blazing lustre. PCGS love lustre. Thankfully I bought it a fair while before the prices of top graded decimals went stupid.

robbiegal · April 11, 2013, 10:23:56 PM

did the 1972 have specimen strikes?

very lovely coin there Mark - as are all the pics that you post