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Tail Cud (left), Numeral 1 Cud (right)

2008 standard design mob of 5 kangaroos dollar with two cuds. This coin has a cud on the numeral 1 and also on the underside of the large kangaroos tail.

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2010 Reverse Cuds -Backpack and Spew Roo Variety

The mob of roos reverse is prone to breaks in the die and these locations are the more well known. Affectionately called the backpack cud and spew roo cud this coin has both.

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Counterfeit $2 Coin

A crude copy of the $2 coin found in change.

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1950 Shilling Broadstrike

A typical pancake broadstrike struck without the collar. No milling.

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1955 Shilling Ramstrike

Struck in the collar there is milling present from the E of ELIZ around to the T of GRATIA (coincidently where the high lip has formed). Where there is no milling the collar strike is weak and you can see fishtailing of the letters GINA.

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Shilling Struck on a Thin Planchet

This coin was struck on a planchet with a thin edge. It’s underweight at 5.11g compared to the standard weight of 5.65g.

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1960 Shilling Ramstrike Error

This coin wasn’t squarely in the collar when it was struck. This type of error is called a ramstrike or a high lip.

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1952 Shilling Broadstrike

Struck out of collar, the resulting coin just slightly larger.

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1952 Shilling Broadstrike Error

Struck without collar, see the closeup of the edge of the coin.

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1952 shilling broadstrike

A typical broadstrike with no milling present.

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