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1943 Aussie Penny from a half slot dump

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Duh_OZ

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Oct 27, 2008, 12:02:35 AM10/27/08
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Bought and slot dumped (Slots of Fun still has coin out) some halves
with not much luck. 2, 40% halves from roll searches (800 halves)
and from a slot machine dump (400 halves) I got a 1943 Aussie penny.
I'm sure it was dumped in by a slot attendant. Haven't checked the
weight & thickness specs out. Damn close, if not the exact size of
a half.

Only I can lose money by dumping coins from a slot machine!

ozzyozzie

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Oct 27, 2008, 10:53:27 PM10/27/08
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Oops, double posted I see when I was at some of the gawd awful kiosks in
Vegas! First time posting VIA U-Verse as I see Google is a tad behind
in showing posts.

Anyway, googling for specs I see:

40% halves(from coinfacts.com):
Diameter: ą31 millimeters
Weight: ą178 grains (ą11.5 grams) (ą11.3 grams for clad)

1943 - Australian Penny(from an eBay seller):
Size: 30.8 mm
Weight: 9.45 grams

I'm not sure how accurate slots or coinstars are, but the weight is off
a bit for the Aussie penny. Not sure on the thickness of the two coins.

At least they are selling for over 50 cents so I made a few cents in the
slots for once LOL.

sgt23

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Oct 28, 2008, 7:41:12 PM10/28/08
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On Oct 27, 10:53 pm, ozzyozzie <IdontHateGa...@gma1l.com> wrote:
> Oops, double posted I see when I was at some of the gawd awful kiosks in
> Vegas!  First time posting VIA U-Verse as I see Google is a tad behind
> in showing posts.
>
> Anyway, googling for specs I see:
>
> 40% halves(from coinfacts.com):
> Diameter: ±31 millimeters
> Weight: ±178 grains (±11.5 grams) (±11.3 grams for clad)

>
> 1943 - Australian Penny(from an eBay seller):
> Size: 30.8 mm
> Weight: 9.45 grams
>
> I'm not sure how accurate slots or coinstars are, but the weight is off
> a bit for the Aussie penny.   Not sure on the thickness of the two coins.
>
> At least they are selling for over 50 cents so I made a few cents in the
> slots for once LOL.

Google got really slow this weekend, google usually doesn't lag that
far behind, but it has happen a few times this year. What ever problem
was it is fixed now!

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