Australia 1979 20c PCGS MS64 Struck on Nepal Rupee Planchet
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At 7.5g this coin is significantly underweight for an Australian 20 cent piece (11.31g). It’s actually been struck on a wrong planchet, not just a wrong planchet but a foreign planchet. In 1979 (as per the annual report) the Royal Australian Mint struck 30 million Nepalese rupees (in the same cupro-nickel composition) and it appears a stray blank jumped ship and is living the dream of being a 20 cent instead.
This coin was a gift from a fellow error collector friend -thank you.
Coin Information
| Country: | Australia |
| Denomination: | 20 cent |
| Year: | 1979 |
| Mint: | Royal Australian Mint |
| Grade: | PCGS MS64 |
| PCGS Reference: | 34905187 |
| Error Type: | Struck on foreign planchet error |
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