Unique 2006 $2 Coin

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Unique 2006 $2 Coin

Post by mkb » Thu Dec 18, 2008 1:54 am

Here is a unique $2.00 coin with missing and significantly offset core:

http://cgi.liveauctions.ebay.com/299a-E ... enameZWDVW


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Post by Lightw4re » Thu Dec 18, 2008 4:22 pm

How can you be sure that this coin is unique ?

Nice error btw.

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Post by mkb » Thu Dec 18, 2008 6:29 pm

Unique because for all the $2 coins that have been minted so far (about 600,000,000), this is the first I have seen with the core hole so far off center, and with the core missing. So this almost never occurs. Second, even if there are another 10 coins of this same year with the core hole this far off center and with the core missing, the likelihood of any one of these other 10 blanks having the exact same orientation as this one at the time of minting is very slim.

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Post by Lightw4re » Thu Dec 18, 2008 11:15 pm

This is definitely a nice coin and it looks like great in the new NGC holder.

The 'O' of 'DOLLARS' is weird.

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Post by zonad » Fri Dec 19, 2008 8:21 am

I think I saw this coin in Edmonton in November. Very cool, a keeper for sure.

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