All types of planchet mishaps...

[Graham]

Nevol,
I once had a $1000 of new Armaguard APEC $1 rolls.  I kept a few H/T and opened the rest.  I think I kept about 40 CHU, but did not find one error! That APEC of yours is a real keeper.

[Nevol]

Nevol, I once had a $1000 of new Armaguard APEC $1 rolls.  I kept a few H/T and opened the rest.  I think I kept about 40 CHU, but did not find one error! That APEC of yours is a real keeper.

Sweet isn't it?  It's great to have :friends: in the west!  TM sends me his errors and I love them all. :yahoo:

[emu666]

It is one of my favourite coins. I know of one other five cent that is very similar that is owned by another forum member. I have also seen a two cent sell on ebay. I am still kicking myself for not bidding but I had no money at the time. It went very cheaply because I do not think the seller knew what it was and there were very few bidders.

It's not a pretty one, but is very very thin.
I got lucky at APTA in Box Hill today.

[purplepennyhunter]

ooooohhhhhh, noice

[AaronG]

Damn, I haven't come across anything like these before!

[trout]

It is one of my favourite coins. I know of one other five cent that is very similar that is owned by another forum member. I have also seen a two cent sell on ebay. I am still kicking myself for not bidding but I had no money at the time. It went very cheaply because I do not think the seller knew what it was and there were very few bidders.

It's not a pretty one, but is very very thin.
I got lucky at APTA in Box Hill today.

That is one butt ugly 2 cent piece.
I cannot for the life of me understand why people revere these imperfect coins.
Sure they are rare and unusual, But words like outstanding, beautiful and the like. Really don't apply.
They are simply sub standard products from a mint.
I know there is a huge following for error coins; I just can't get my head around as to why.
I prefer my coins to be perfect in every way, I haven't achieved that yet but I am working on it.

[gnome]

And you are entitled to your opinion, Mr Trout. I wouldn't mind an Aussie error like that in my modest collection. Unfortunately I have only been unlucky enough to acquire an example from New Zealand and India.

[markn]

An Australian coin struck on an split planchet is a rare beast indeed and extremely desirable.  You may as well ask why people collect mid-grade 1925 pennies or awful looking 1930 pennies.  Everything is desirable to someone different and I learned a long time ago that it's folly to try to apply your idea of what is attractive against what other people do.

[markn]

An Australian coin struck on an split planchet is a rare beast indeed and extremely desirable.  You may as well ask why people collect mid-grade 1925 pennies or awful looking 1930 pennies.  Everything is desirable to someone different and I learned a long time ago that it's folly to try to apply your idea of what is attractive against what other people do.

 Clearly I'm not the only person who has a different idea of what's attractive because I'm butt ugly and PPH still likes me :wavemulticolor:

[purplepennyhunter]

I think part of it is a bit like winning the lotto, your numbers have to come up and what are the chances of that happening.

Think of all the things that had to fall into place for that error to happen and Peter found that needle in a haystack.

The planchet had to have an imperfection that caused an entire split in half, it did so before being struck. It has a mate that might be out there (long lost twin?) It got struck and went through the system almost like a stowaway never being caught or discovered. Then one day along the line it was captured for Peter to identify and get for a ridiculously small price. I'd be celebrating just like I had won the lotto.

I have only ever seen one other (Aussie) of these coins, yes in a much better grade (it's always going to be weak because of the thin planchet) and that's the 5c of errorsarebest. I am an error collector and this type of error is one that still eludes me.

[emu666]

It is one of my favourite coins. I know of one other five cent that is very similar that is owned by another forum member. I have also seen a two cent sell on ebay. I am still kicking myself for not bidding but I had no money at the time. It went very cheaply because I do not think the seller knew what it was and there were very few bidders.

It's not a pretty one, but is very very thin.
I got lucky at APTA in Box Hill today.

That is one butt ugly 2 cent piece.
I cannot for the life of me understand why people revere these imperfect coins.
Sure they are rare and unusual, But words like outstanding, beautiful and the like. Really don't apply.
They are simply sub standard products from a mint.
I know there is a huge following for error coins; I just can't get my head around as to why.
I prefer my coins to be perfect in every way, I haven't achieved that yet but I am working on it.

Trout, does this mean you only collect coins that would grade MS70?

[purplepennyhunter]

The phrase "if it's not unc it's junk" springs to mind here.

[trout]

Trout, does this mean you only collect coins that would grade MS70?

  I Wish.
Each to their own, I really don’t like error coins unless they are something a little different to the normal coin like the incused millennium or the "Bubble" 20 cents.
All the design is still on the coin it is just a little different that’s all.

I can understand people collecting errors due to their rarity and value and the thrill of the hunt when noodling.

I like toned coins, coins with nice designs and coins in great shape.

We all have different collecting goals and that’s what makes it soo interesting :good:

[Nevol]

Here are some of my $2 Obv Laminations:

$2 2006 Obv Peel Trio;


$2 1988 Obv Lam 4.30-8k Close Up;


$2 1988 Obv Lam 3 -6k Close Up;


$2 1988 Obv Lam 1.30-7k;


$2 1988 Obv Lam 2-8k;


$2 1989 Obv Lam 5-7k;


$2 1990 Obv c3 Lam 11-4k Metal missing v1;


$2 1990 Obv c3 Lam 11-4k Metal missing v2 Same coin as above;


$2 1990 Obv c3 Lam 11-4k Metal missing v3 Same coin as above;


Rev $2 Lams to come later. :winkextra:

[Nevol]

Here are some of my $2 Rev Laminations:

$2 1988 Rev c1 Lam 1-7k v2 thru elders abdomen;


$2 1988 Rev c1 Lam 1-7k v3 thru elders face & stars, same coin as above ;


$2 1988 Rev c3 Lam 7-4.30k v2;


$2 1988 Rev c3 Lam 7-4.30k v3, same coin as above ;


$2 1988 Rev c4 Lam 5k-OLL v2;


$2 1988 Rev c5 Lam 12-8.30k v2;


$2 1989 Rev c7 Lam 1.30-7k v2;


$2 1989 Rev c7 Lam 1.30-7k v3, same coin as above ;


$2 1994 Rev c9 Lam 12k-Head v1;