'real' off centre 5c ??????

robbiegal · March 27, 2015, 08:59:26 AM

reckon this is real? I think not but what doe others think?
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Australian-Coin-5c-1975-with-very-RARE-Off-Centre-Strike-Error/201314534030?_trksid=p2046732.c100040.m2060&_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140107095009%26meid%3D04131235d25b43848773016e799e0e47%26pid%3D100040%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D4%26sd%3D131455701743

stevo1962 · March 27, 2015, 09:02:27 AM

Looks pretty good to me RG.It would be hard to fake this
type I think

robbiegal · March 27, 2015, 09:30:49 AM

thanks steve
it is different

Ozcoins · March 27, 2015, 10:16:08 AM

Looks real to me

emu666 · March 27, 2015, 12:30:47 PM

Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='69708' dateline='1427408966'reckon this is real? I think not but what doe others think?
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Australian-Coin-5c-1975-with-very-RARE-Off-Centre-Strike-Error/201314534030?_trksid=p2046732.c100040.m2060&_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140107095009%26meid%3D04131235d25b43848773016e799e0e47%26pid%3D100040%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D4%26sd%3D131455701743

Purple Pussy, why do you think it is suspect?

Fulvio · March 27, 2015, 01:32:25 PM

Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='69708' dateline='1427408966'reckon this is real? I think not

Why would you think its not real?

Gorgeous, but $225 is a bit rich for me. Just as well I have one, albeit not so spectacular.

Australian coin · March 27, 2015, 01:55:27 PM

seen this on flee-bay
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/WARNING-FORGERYS-1-MONTH-OVER-100000-THAT-I-HAVE-SEEN-PLEASE-READ-/221722073886?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_15&hash=item339faa5b1e

JeffH · March 27, 2015, 02:33:02 PM

"PLEASE CHECK PHOTOS AT APCGS THEY ARE BETTER THAN MINE"

serial · March 27, 2015, 04:22:13 PM

This is one I got recently. pics are not the best but it is good unc

Fordprefect · March 27, 2015, 05:28:35 PM

The acute angle that the image was taken distorts the coins proportions.

Looking at it as displayed I'd call it Dodgy,
couldn't offer a "How did they do it" though.

An image taken at 90˚deg to the coin face would probably
squash my concerns.

robbiegal · March 27, 2015, 08:12:28 PM

agree FP, i suppose that because I have an old English penny that looks similar and it was classified as post mint damage about 50 years ago by the former varieties collector owner.
the photos are terrible but it does appear to have some fishtailing of the lettering so perhaps it really is a mint error that has been yet again, smuggled out in someone's gum boot

Serial - yours is a different type of error (nice one though)

Swan dollar · April 05, 2015, 01:15:53 PM

If it is real would it have the reeding around it ..