Damaged at the mint

Hi, I found this year's ago and I've been wondering if anyone can tell me if I'm write or not. I've been told that the $2 is just a badly damaged coin, but I think it was on the one cent ram. As you can see there's lines in the lettering in the date and in the edge of the reverse.

The one cent is to show the size difference and the position of where the possibility that it did go through the two rams. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Mal.

It looks like post mint damage to me.

Also what do you mean by ram. I have never heard this term before and couldn't find anything about it. 

Thank you

FeeFoo

It looks like post mint damage to me.

 

Also what do you mean by ram. I have never heard this term before and couldn't find anything about it. 

Thank you

RAM is an often used abbreviation for Royal Australian Mint 

Those lines in the lettering and the date are from automatic coin packaging machines. They collect the right number of coins and wrap them in a paper roll for easier transport. At the end the machine hits the coin and makes those lines.

If a cent coin would have been stuck between the dollar coin and the die, it would leave a lot more traces than only some lines…

Newtony

Those lines in the lettering and the date are from automatic coin packaging machines. They collect the right number of coins and wrap them in a paper roll for easier transport. At the end the machine hits the coin and makes those lines.

 

If a cent coin would have been stuck between the dollar coin and the die, it would leave a lot more traces than only some lines…

I was thinking the same thing.

Hi thanks for your reply, so if it's from a coin rolling machine isn't that done at the mint? And if so wouldn't there be a lot more coins out there like this one? If you have a look at the $2 from 1988 both sides of the coin are raised of the planchet more than any other $2 coins that I've seen. I'm no a collector I found these in the wife's money box when I got bored during look down. 

When you look at these side by side you can see similar damage starting to get worse.

Thanks Mal

Hi this 10c from 2002 is this man-made or other means, there's no vice marks or heat damage thanks Mal.

All the marks on those coins are Post Mint Damage.

mike

Hi thanks, I guess this one is post mint also

It's the same thickness as a normal coin.

Thanks Mal.

That 5 cent looks like it has been on a beach for a substantial time.

Mike

Hi Mike, as I said I found these in the wife's money box. Some of them have been in there for 20 year's plus. All are from the spare change before the bank card took over. Thanks for your time Mal.

malnsw

Hi thanks for your reply, so if it's from a coin rolling machine isn't that done at the mint? And if so wouldn't there be a lot more coins out there like this one?

There a plenty examples! But I can't show you any because a serious collector (and I like to think I'm a serious collector 😉) tends to avoid them because they are so obviously damaged…

Hi mik

Hi Mike, as a serious collector what causes the damage to the obverse side but not to the reverse side. Also one of my pop's old coins I've noticed that one side of the ribbon doesn't touch the wheat stalks is that common? 

Also I have 2, 1972 5c pieces after 50 years would there be many left out there and if not would it be worth keeping them or selling them?. Thanks Mal.

That 1959 3d looks pretty normal to me. This is the same coin that we have an image on Numista.

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The ribbon does not touch on the left side.

As to your other coins they all look like fairly normal wear and tear that a normal circulation coin would get.

Mike

Hi Mike, thanks again. Last question so the two lines on the obverse of the 2014 coin is common is it? Why is it only on the one side. Surely when the coins are ejected from the die and go into the pile for the rolling machine, they don't all get rolled in the same order. And why don't they line up under the queen. Thanks again Mal.

Those lines on the 2014 coin are definitely PMD probably created by a coin rolling machine that Chubb or Armaguard use to roll up $50 worth of $2 coins.

Mike