Noodling finds

[Unicorn]

Lovely pics Pedro!

I'm sure nobody nose about the 2011 ....

..... not to mention Lizzie's poor attempt at being a Unicorn! :laugh2:

(Both new ones to me!!! :good:)

[Pedro]

..... not to mention Lizzie's poor attempt at being a Unicorn! :laugh2:

Yes, a pale imitation Uni. Originally thought it was a scratch but have found several of them.

Pedro

[Nevol]

2011 CHOGM $1 - the Devil made me do it

Ouch, someone stapled HM's nose! :winkextra:

[gnome]

Picked this one up recently, a 2015 50 cent with a largish diecrack. first decent find for awhile.

[ausjack]

Nice one g, that's different.

[Pedro]

Great find gnome :ok:

Is there one bar behind the emu's head too?

Pedro

[Unicorn]

Excellent one Gnome!

[gnome]

Thanks, think it's the crown of the emu's head, pedro.

[keldaw]

I don't know about this one ?  2007 x 50 cent
on the head side at 8.00 and 9.00 2 lumps
on the tail side  at 9.00 and 10.00 2 lumps
 .and on the edge are the 2 teeth marks .

[ausjack]

PMD sorry Kel, see how it's folded the metal.

[Unicorn]

:i_agree: Kel, those teeth marks must be from some type of coin sorter or roller or something as I've seen a number of them now.

[keldaw]

a big thank you guys , I thought so , but better to ask then not ask .

[Nevol]

The 'teeth' marks look a lot like the coin was being either held in a vise or on top of the 'grip' of a vise so the 'lumps' could be manufactured'. PMD anyway.

[Goldseeker]

Those indents are not from a vice.

During my noodling days, I found quite a few 50c pieces with those marks on them so I can safely say Not From A Vice.

Sorry Nevol to be against your conclusion.

[keldaw]

does some kind of clamp grab the blank and hold it tight before it is stamped ? my way of thinking maybe it does so they don't rotate like the 2001 dollars ,and cause an upset coin to be made .why , well the marks on this coin are directly opposite each other and on the tail side , the metal is pushed up and to the middle of the coin just a little bit . if I hold the coin straight up to the top point , clock wise the damage is  on the 4 th to 5 flat panel , the corners shaved off , and from the top point anti clock wise the damage is on the 3 rd to the 4 th panel , going from the top point counting as 1 and going anti clock wise the markings are on the 3rd and 4th points , and clock wise the markings are on the 4  to 5 corners . .
I think maybe they are off set when they are dropped in to the press and the jaws of the clamp then grab them on the points ,instead of the flat area , maybe .