Gallery Press Mishap

purplepennyhunter · March 13, 2014, 07:25:10 PM

A blog reader asked us to identify this coin earlier this year. It appears he sold it to a Sydney dealer. Pity. Would have looked great in my dollar/error collection.

It fails to clearly mention in the listing but it was struck on the gallery press by a very lucky individual. It didn't get spat out of the press and went around at least 3 times.
eBay for sale

nealeffendi · March 13, 2014, 07:30:19 PM

So is this coin worth nearly 6 grand? Or is the eBay seller dreaming?

markn · March 13, 2014, 07:35:02 PM

*shrug* I'd value it at a third to half of $6k. People with deep pockets and no sense might pay $6k for it.

robbiegal · March 13, 2014, 07:48:26 PM

?? deliberate strike?

?
mint monkey business???

purplepennyhunter · March 13, 2014, 07:52:21 PM

No, press mishap. Gallery Press, visitor puts the money in, coin struck, coin ejected and down the chute for you to put in the card.

Instead of popping out, coin goes round, strike, and around, strike, and then finally pops out, struck more than 3 times.

robbiegal · March 13, 2014, 07:58:30 PM

hummm
why would that person sell it to a dealer if it was so innocent?

runway · March 13, 2014, 08:44:56 PM

Best MYO error ever from Gallery Press ... if it was me I woulda kept feeding that press

robbiegal · March 13, 2014, 09:04:33 PM

I would have ben kicking and shaking the thing too!!!

Coins from Vending · March 15, 2014, 05:36:51 PM

The coin above is different to the Ebay listing the Ebay coin has 4 clear 1 impressions the one above only has 3

purplepennyhunter · March 15, 2014, 05:40:47 PM

Good eyes, you know it's completely different. I wish I was at the Mint that day.

Goldseeker · March 16, 2014, 08:53:47 PM

Does that mean that there are at least two of these errors about?

purplepennyhunter · March 17, 2014, 07:16:05 AM

Yes, absolutely.

trout · March 17, 2014, 07:19:30 AM

I would not be surprised at all if there were quite a few of these made on that day :ok:

purplepennyhunter · March 17, 2014, 09:11:26 AM

I wonder if someone went to the RAM shop and said theirs was faulty and swapped it for a "good" one, then they shut that press down for it to be looked at.

Fulvio · March 17, 2014, 12:46:51 PM

Quote from: 'purplepennyhunter' pid='43999' dateline='1395009686'I wonder if someone went to the RAM shop and said theirs was faulty and swapped it for a "good" one, then they shut that press down for it to be looked at.

I would bet on that as an absolute certainty, given the silly things I've seen people do involving MYO's.