$1 grease filled die found today

Ozcoins · November 07, 2012, 11:50:20 PM

Was given a $1 in change today with a lot of the detail (inc the date) missing.
I will try to post a pic soon.

trout · November 07, 2012, 11:58:05 PM

Quote from: 'Ozcoins' pid='2663' dateline='1352294420'Was given a $1 in change today with a lot of the detail (inc the date) missing.
I will try to post a pic soon.

Sweet :cool:

Ozcoins · November 08, 2012, 09:23:11 AM

Hope this pic works.

trout · November 08, 2012, 09:36:14 AM

Quote from: 'Ozcoins' pid='2680' dateline='1352328791'Hope this pic works.

Nah have another crack at it:angel:

Ozcoins · November 08, 2012, 09:39:26 AM

Pic was to large.
I had to resize before I could post it.
What do you lot think of it?

Fordprefect · November 08, 2012, 09:42:50 AM

Quote from: 'Ozcoins' pid='2682' dateline='1352329766'Pic was to large.
I had to resize before I could post it.
What do you lot think of it?

Not real good :idea:
Image not here yet:angel:

trout · November 08, 2012, 09:55:22 AM

Quote from: 'Ozcoins' pid='2682' dateline='1352329766'Pic was to large.
I had to resize before I could post it.
What do you lot think of it?

I realy don't know.
Looks prety marked up.
It could be a "geaser" or it could be the result of some idiot buffing it with a wire brush attachment on a hand drill.
either way I would keep it , It only cost you 2 bucks :good:

Nevol · November 08, 2012, 10:13:41 AM

There are several sort of circular lines on it, they may be due to sanding, also might be a BIG fingerprint, not too sure, only cost you $1, keep as a curio. :winkextra:

enworb · November 08, 2012, 10:30:46 AM

Looks good to me

Fordprefect · November 08, 2012, 10:36:08 AM

There is no remaining original surface to the coin.
You would only be guessing.
Excess circulation wear on a poor strike.

Ozcoins · November 08, 2012, 11:29:40 AM

I am pretty sure the lines you can see are a fingerprint.
The rim is not damaged at all and there is still some pretty much perfect text "LIZABETH II".
The other side is still in good condition.

trout · November 08, 2012, 11:38:04 AM

Quote from: 'Ozcoins' pid='2689' dateline='1352336380'I am pretty sure the lines you can see are a fingerprint.
The rim is not damaged at all and there is still some pretty much perfect text "LIZABETH II".
The other side is still in good condition.

i'll leave this one to the experts mate.
Most greasers i have seen dont obliterate 90% of the coins features but just small portions of them.
If this is a greaser it is a monster:angel:

markn · November 08, 2012, 11:41:01 AM

Looks all right to me too. Get it on some scales, if it's within 0.1g of 9.0g I'd call it genuine.

emu666 · November 08, 2012, 12:25:47 PM

Quote from: 'trout' pid='2690' dateline='1352336884'
Quote from: 'Ozcoins' pid='2689' dateline='1352336380'I am pretty sure the lines you can see are a fingerprint.
The rim is not damaged at all and there is still some pretty much perfect text "LIZABETH II".
The other side is still in good condition.

i'll leave this one to the experts mate.
Most greasers i have seen dont obliterate 90% of the coins features but just small portions of them.
If this is a greaser it is a monster:angel:

I've seen them with more obliterated than that one. It is probably a 2006 dollar. Years ago I rescued a few showing various stages of missing detail, almost certainly due to oil on the obverse die. I may even have found the precursor; a 2006 struck through what appeared to be a piece of oily leather.
Here's an image of one of the intermediate ones; I'll try to find an image of the precursor.

Ozcoins · November 08, 2012, 09:52:49 PM

Trout,
I like your description and agree. It's a "monster"!!
I think I had the same reaction when someone else posted a similar "monster greaser" on ccf a while ago.
Having found/held this one, I am fairly confident it Is a legitimate error.
Emu666. Thanks for your post. How did you determine they were 2006? I have not looked at this one with magnification yet, but I do not expect I will be able to read the date at all.