Category: Decimal Coins

Australia 1976 1c Double Clipped Planchet

Double clipped planchet error. Large curved clipped planchet at 3/9 o’clock and small clip at the bottom of the coin. No perceptible Blakesley Effect visible but clear signs of metal flow and fish tailing near both clipped areas.

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1976 20c Split Planchet Inner Faces of Split Pair

This 20c piece split in two pieces some time after the coin was struck. Each piece fit together perfectly. The inner split sides features parallel metal striations.

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1976 Partial Collar Error

Better than the PCGS grade suggests.

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1976 50 cent error coin

My favourite error coin a partial collar with an indent that happened when this coin was struck against another struck coin. This leaves the brockage impression of the reverse of the other coin it struck in the indent site. A stunning high grade.

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1976 50 Cent Split Planchet Pair

50 cent split planchet with the two pieces fitting neatly together as a mated pair.

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Australia 1977 2 Cent Curved Clipped Planchet

Australia 1977 2 Cent Curved Clipped Planchet Coin Information Reference Number: C091003 Country: Australia Denomination: 2c Year: 1977 Mint: RAM Grade: UNC Error Type: Curved Clipped Planchet

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1978 1 Cent Off-Centre Strike

22% off-centre error with mint red.

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Clamshell Error

Commonly known as a clamshell because of its appearance this coin has split because of an inclusion in the metal but has stayed attached around 30% of the edge.

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1979 10c struck on 5c planchet - PCGS MS64

1979 10c struck on 5c planchet – PCGS MS64 Lovely choice uncirculated 1979 10 cent that was struck in error on a 5 cent planchet. Apparently it was removed directly from a mint roll. Graded by PCGS as MS64. Coin …

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Australia 1979 2c Incomplete Planchet Error

A nice incomplete planchet / clipped planchet error. Lovely fishtailing of the legends near the missing region of the coin.

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