Mother Finds Extremely Rare $1 Coin That Is Worth $3,000
A mother from Melbourne, Australia, was in shock after she found out that the $1 she found was worth 3000 times more than that.
Tanya, the mother, said she was extremely shocked and excited when she found out that the $1 she found was worth $3,000.
On a post that was made on the Melbourne With Kidz Facebook Page, the mother showed her $1 dollar coin.
In the post, Tanya said: “Check your change and empty out the kids piggy bank! You could be sitting on a winner!”
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Tanya said the coin that she has is a small number of the year 2000 that had been minted using the incorrect observe die and it was released into circulation by mistake.
The mistake was discovered 2 years after the distribution.
Tanya said, “Royal Australian Mint accidentally minted the coins using the smaller 10 cent obverse die (head side) by mistake. With just a 1.4 millimeter difference in diameter between the 10 cents and $1 coin you can clearly see a double rim circle going around the edges of the coin.”
She added, “These errors are worth anywhere from $500 to $3,000!”
The mistake is not noticeable from far, but if you look close enough, you can see the massive difference.