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Out With The VX9 This Afternoon And Found A Surprising Amount Of Coins

John-Edmonton

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Got out to a small park with a tennis court and tot lot. The tot-lot produced one nickel, however the grassy hills surrounding the tot-lot produced the rest of the coins. Even with the current glitches, it is still useable. You just have to give it a 3-4 second rest occasionally when it retains a strong signal from a previous target. I found a couple of coin spills where the audio stopped abruptly, and each time I checked the spot with my pin-pointer, it sounded off in multiple places validating that there was more then one coin. Good information to know at this point. I am hoping that the glitches get fixed this coming week.
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I know I wouldn't want to use the VX9 till it gets fixed. My old ace 250 still gets it done the right way.
 
Is that an 1896 Australian dollar and not 1996? Sure looks like it is silver. If so what is the silver content and what VDI did the Vortex show? Must of near blew your headphones off🤯. As always….nice finds!!!
 
Is that an 1896 Australian dollar and not 1996? Sure looks like it is silver. If so what is the silver content and what VDI did the Vortex show? Must of near blew your headphones off🤯. As always….nice finds!!!
It sure does look like silver. I looked it up.......aluminum and bronze.:( It is from a 1996 release. However, there is a good story to go along with that. "Recently, this particular $1 coin has been the subject of some rather ‘egregious’ eBay listings, with asking prices soaring as high as $20,000. But before you rush to check your change jar for this seemingly lucrative piece, let’s delve into the reality behind these listings."

Mark Nemtsas from The Purple Penny, a seasoned coin expert, has issued a stern warning to potential buyers. According to Nemtsas, these coins are not the rare gems they’re purported to be. In fact, they’re worth exactly what they denote: one Australian dollar. The listings claiming that these coins are super rare due to a ‘defect’ are misleading, to say the least.

The Royal Australian Mint produced a whopping 26.6 million of these coins back in 1996. With such a high mintage, the odds of owning one are quite good, and the chances of it being worth thousands are, well, not so good. The alleged defect, which some sellers claim increases the coin’s value, is often nothing more than slight damage from circulation, not a mint error that could potentially enhance its worth.

So that story makes it a collector's item.



 
Shucks. Kind of like heart palpitations caused by finding something made from Nordic Gold. Sometimes the story behind a find is the most interesting part. Beautiful coin nonetheless.
 
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