Coin Specifications & Errors When Blindly Copying

[Pete]

I recently purchased some 2oz silver Kookaburras from the forum and one coin did not have a capsule ( the seller made this clear ).
I have now started looking for a suitable clear capsule and my first instinct was to check the quoted diameters on various websites.
Nearly all websites show the 2 oz Kook diameter as 53.3mm whilst Apmex stated 50.3mm.

I therefore measured the true diameter of my coin ( and I have several from different years ) at 50.0mm
All my others rattled a tiny bit inside their original Perth Mint capsules and the cap inner diameter was measured at 50.3mm

I have therefore ordered some 50mm diameter capsules on eBay and hope ( expect ! ) the coin to fit.

My immediate conclusion is that most dealers never bother to check coin specifications before publishing on their websites and go to ( most probably ) "Wikipedia" for supposedly accurate data.
Exactly - Wiki stated the diameter as 53.3mm - so everyone almost appears to be copying and pasting data from Wiki - blindly.

I then, for the first time, discovered that I could simply edit Wikipedia so I have changed the diameter specification today to read 50.3mm

Two things came to mind - how easy it was to change something as important as a coin specification and how can you trust anything when trying to ensure you are not buying fakes when the data itself can be manipulated ? Just a thought !!

PS - I have an old copy of the World Coins catalogue by Krause ( the standard catalogue ) and for a 2 oz Kook the diameter is specified at 50 mm

[sovereignsteve]

I have some spare genuine 2 oz perth mint capsules but they didn't come cheap.

[Pete]

1 hour ago, sovereignsteve said:

I have some spare genuine 2 oz perth mint capsules but they didn't come cheap.

What are you asking to part with 1 please ?