First-time Noodling

jens coins · September 29, 2016, 04:26:48 PM

Fulvio do you check the $1 MOR for mint set only coins as Michael got a 1991 in his noodle yesterday.

Fulvio · September 29, 2016, 04:54:15 PM

Quote from: 'jens coins' pid='99154' dateline='1475132208'Fulvio do you check the $1 MOR for mint set only coins as Michael got a 1991 in his noodle yesterday.

Not actively, as there's no point. But I do find a few now and then. Once you build up a mental picture of what's common, alarm bells start going off when something odd shows up.

Hercules · September 29, 2016, 10:11:38 PM

Quote from: 'Fulvio' pid='99144' dateline='1475130613'As for the upsets, I check every coin as I flip it over. Other than 2001 and a 1999, I've never found anything over about 10°. Got a nice 90° (or 270° maybe?) 2001 a few days ago in fact.

How big an upset have you found on the 1999 $1? Is it as common as the 2001 CoF ones?

Quote from: 'Noelos237' pid='99147' dateline='1475131013'Alright then I guess I better check out the mintage's on the RAM website. I'll tell you if I find anything else in this bunch of coins :ok:

The mint's website is notoriously unreliable. I prefer to get my information directly from the annual reports and Maccas.

Fulvio · September 29, 2016, 11:50:12 PM

Quote from: 'Hercules' pid='99209' dateline='1475152898'How big an upset have you found on the 1999 $1? Is it as common as the 2001 CoF ones?

30° or so. No, all the others I've seen were only 10° max.

Hercules · September 30, 2016, 09:30:27 AM

Quote from: 'Fulvio' pid='99214' dateline='1475158812'
Quote from: 'Hercules' pid='99209' dateline='1475152898'How big an upset have you found on the 1999 $1? Is it as common as the 2001 CoF ones?

30° or so. No, all the others I've seen were only 10° max.

I'm tempted to dig out the rotated Parkes coin I found, to see what angle it is. Something tells me it was more than just 10°.

Nevol · September 30, 2016, 08:36:33 PM

I have images for 3 x Parkes upsets, noted 320, 330 and 335 Degrees upset, close to a full rotation.

Noelos237 · November 04, 2016, 07:06:41 PM

Can anyone tell me what I am looking for in errors-wise in regards to 50 cent coins?

Ozcoins · November 04, 2016, 07:38:13 PM

Not sure if you want to get too far into the discussion of
Error vs variety vs flaw, but (off the top of my head) the 50c I look for are
2000 incuse
2010 rotated
2001 states
1985
1993
1979 double bar
1980 double bar
1991 ram
2010 die clash
2005 robe cud
Not sure if they exist in the wild, but I have been keeping an eye out for 2006 rotated 180 degrees

Noelos237 · November 04, 2016, 07:45:01 PM

Quote from: 'Ozcoins' pid='100946' dateline='1478250493'Not sure if you want to get too far into the discussion of
Error vs variety vs flaw, but (off the top of my head) the 50c I look for are
2000 incuse
2010 rotated
2001 states
1985
1993
1979 double bar
1980 double bar
1991 ram
2010 die clash
2005 robe cud
Not sure if they exist in the wild, but I have been keeping an eye out for 2006 rotated 180 degrees

Thanks Ozcoins

Fulvio · November 05, 2016, 01:48:59 AM

Quote from: 'Noelos237' pid='100945' dateline='1478248601'Can anyone tell me what I am looking for in errors-wise in regards to 50 cent coins?

Basically...

• Any Flaw (they're all unique one-offs)
• Any Error (just look at a stack of the same coin, and note differences, like cuds)
• Varieties as listed above, and in my PDF
• Any low-mintage year, again, refer to the PDF

Mister T · November 05, 2016, 07:59:36 AM

Did someone report a 2009 rotated too? Or was it a 2006?