2007 Double Headed 5c

Chuckey · April 06, 2016, 10:16:11 AM

I only discovered this coin existed today.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/625861327526378/permalink/938171299628711/

Is there an ACF thread for this major Australian error or am I just searching using the wrong terminology?

Ozcoins · April 06, 2016, 10:54:11 AM

I don't think it has been discussed much here.
The first I heard of it was on the coin community forum a fair while back, but I don't think there has been much discussion of it there either.
I don't think any of the noodlers that post have ever found one.

gnome · April 06, 2016, 10:58:56 AM

Saw that this morning as I'm sure a few of us did.
Mint sport , from what I believe, if your into that sort of thing. There are collectors who pay big dollars for this coin. And there is your doubters

There are stories on how this ERROR came to be and how it escaped without being detected by the mint.
You have to make up your own conclussion.
For me will be mintsport unless otherwise proven differently.

stevo1962 · April 06, 2016, 11:16:54 AM

Apparently the person responsible for this error was sacked or so I read on facebook

Ozcoins · April 06, 2016, 01:20:24 PM

I don't use Facebook so I have not read what is on there, but I did go back and read the thread in CCF.
It did stand out a bit to me that there were a fair number of new posters to that thread.
It looks a bit like one person promoting the idea that these are found in circulation when really, they are just in the hands of a few people connected to the creation of these coins.
Has anyone here found one?

Nevol · April 06, 2016, 01:34:45 PM

Quote from: 'Ozcoins' pid='86734' dateline='1459914624'Has anyone here found one?

Not me!

stevo1962 · April 06, 2016, 02:01:31 PM

Quote from: 'Ozcoins' pid='86734' dateline='1459914624'I don't use Facebook so I have not read what is on there, but I did go back and read the thread in CCF.
It did stand out a bit to me that there were a fair number of new posters to that thread.
It looks a bit like one person promoting the idea that these are found in circulation when really, they are just in the hands of a few people connected to the creation of these coins.
Has anyone here found one?

You could be right Oz as there is one guy on facebook saying that he has found about 15 of them.Maybe he was the production manager

Chuckey · April 06, 2016, 02:42:16 PM

There was one in Downies 2013 aUnc listed for $2,500
Last page, left column:
http://www.downies.com/catalogues/2013/130315/130315_Error_Coins.pdf
I agree some proof of production run authenticity will be if they show up widespread in noodles. If indeed it was a fantasy coin on the other hand all the items listed to date in unc would support that theory.

Unicorn · April 06, 2016, 02:46:31 PM

There's a 9 page thread on them over at CCF, here's a link.

http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=48044&whichpage=1

gnome · April 06, 2016, 02:47:48 PM

It does have it's followers, but give me a nice wrong plancet, misstrike, or indented error anytime,

JeffH · April 06, 2016, 03:11:17 PM

QuoteHas anyone here found one?

Me, never too.

purplepennyhunter · April 06, 2016, 07:24:13 PM

Quote from: 'stevo1962' pid='86736' dateline='1459917091'there is one guy on facebook saying that he has found about 15 of them.

That's absurd.

JeffH · April 06, 2016, 08:10:14 PM

Yes, but did he say where he found them?

Maybe at the bottom of his lunchbox, when he got home from work (at the mint).

stevo1962 · April 06, 2016, 08:32:00 PM

Quote from: 'JeffH' pid='86763' dateline='1459939214'Yes, but did he say where he found them?

Maybe at the bottom of his lunchbox, when he got home from work (at the mint).

Hi didn't say but he runs the biggest Australian coin page on Facebook

gnome · April 06, 2016, 08:33:02 PM

There is an interesting story of how they were smuggled out.