1921 star shillings

interest · August 26, 2013, 11:05:27 PM

I have two 1921 shillings the star on the left is smaller than the star on the right, they are not far off being the same grade.
I can't find any information regarding the sizes of the stars.
Any ideas or thoughts?

wwwww · August 26, 2013, 11:10:11 PM

Coin on the right is fake.

enworb · August 26, 2013, 11:28:32 PM

I agree. In addition to the star the date is also different.

Fordprefect · August 27, 2013, 12:18:30 AM

Quote from: 'interest' pid='26287' dateline='1377524127'I have two 1921 shillings the star on the left is smaller than the star on the right, they are not far off being the same grade.
I can't find any information regarding the sizes of the stars.
Any ideas or thoughts?

Have a look at this thread:-
http://www.australian-coins.net/showthread.php?tid=1439&highlight=1921

enworb · August 27, 2013, 08:33:52 AM

Looks like the same fake

stevo1962 · August 27, 2013, 09:47:18 AM

Seems to be the the same pattern for many of these 1921 shillings - must
have came from the same shed

duggee27 · August 27, 2013, 12:53:07 PM

once being a draftsman of yore using nibs on linen its easy to pick the diff in the digits and i agree.. its a fke fake

Steveqld · August 27, 2013, 03:20:02 PM

A little off topic but it would be easier if our contemporary counterfeits were as easy to pick as the fake Holey Dollar and Dumps in 1821

:derisive:

stevo1962 · August 27, 2013, 05:04:59 PM

Here's my new arrival today- a bit better than average

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enworb · August 27, 2013, 05:26:05 PM

Very nice coin steve

interest · August 28, 2013, 11:46:43 PM

Yes I can see it's a fake.
The dangerous thing is I inherited these coins from an uncle not knowing there was a fake, how many sets are out there like this with 1930 pennies 1923 half pennies etc, & the person owning not knowing.
This coin is now in a 2X2 with a big red FAKE written on it.
I've also done the drop test on marble, one goes clink the other goes
clonk

Robster · August 29, 2013, 08:08:24 AM

Lots of shiny stuff.!!:good:

Goldseeker · August 29, 2013, 03:15:32 PM

Interest-Do you find that the coins fall out of that album/folder?

interest · August 29, 2013, 10:43:11 PM

Quote from: 'Goldseeker' pid='26480' dateline='1377755132'Interest-Do you find that the coins fall out of that album/folder?

Yeah Goldie all the time, I would like to put them into a supreme album.
But because of the sentiment attached to them I sort of don't want to because of the memories.
Like I still have these intact, I know I shouldn't keep them like that but I don't need them & I think the memory is worth more then the coins, if you know what I mean

Gotta love sticky tape

Goldseeker · August 30, 2013, 05:14:13 PM

Sticky tape to hold coins in an album, NO WAY................YUK