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[ausjack]

this is why I asked if you have rennik's
Oh and there's more on the other page
so the better question is "what is a specimen" and this is want I mean about coin books :dash1:

[Australian coin]

Yep grading is really stupid I went by the RAM page as they mint the darn things so they should know, books are for grading coins, I go by actual mint strike the coins. (not grading them at all)
An Australian specimen strike coin would actually be grades as a Gem Uncirculated coin as far as I know.

People nowadays say uncirculated coins removed from mint packaging mostly on eBay are specimen coin â€" this is not true, true specimen coins are struck and made differently. A true specimen coins are much higher quality than an uncirculated coin

(Exhibit A) a scout 50c, uncirculated from the RAM mint in original packaging is stated as uncirculated by the RAM them selves.
But people call it a specimen in the books, as the word specimen is a term in the book, meaning an example of a coin. Most likely the only example of that design was from a mint specimen. In this case a minted coin on card.

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[ausjack]

Yeah to me that's no where near a true specimen and neither are the 1970 cookies after having some in my hot little hands and if people couldn't tell the diff then they need my glasses..eg unc/specimen I'm now like this :good: but when ya see a true specimen for the wedding set it's like :shock: :kez_15: :drooling: :heat: :give_heart:

[trout]

Yeah to me that's no where near a true specimen and neither are the 1970 cookies after having some in my hot little hands and if people couldn't tell the diff then they need my glasses..eg unc/specimen I'm now like this :good: but when ya see a true specimen for the wedding set it's like :shock: :kez_15: :drooling: :heat: :give_heart:

The coins in the red plastic cases are indeed specimen coins ( unless some ratbag has done a swap out)
UNC coin
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Specimen coin
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