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Posted in Error Coins, Pre Decimal Coins
We call this error a cold shut. The coin was struck on a planchet that had a piece of metal rolled into the planchet and that piece fell out before the coin was struck. This left the struck coin with weakness behind where the stray metal piece was adhered. The coin is underweight at 8.97g.
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Posted in Error Coins, New Zealand Coins
New Zealand 2 cent reverse muled with the 5 cent obverse from the Bahama Islands.
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1954 ramstruck coin error.
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Signed Certificate The certificate states “In commemoration of the Centenary of THE BANK OF ADELAIDE 1865-1965” and is hand signed by the General Manager (of 1965) Mr W P Wright. These paperweights were given to important bank customers and K …
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Posted in Decimal Coins, Error Coins
2008 standard design mob of 5 kangaroos dollar with two cuds. This coin has a cud on the numeral 1 and also on the underside of the large kangaroos tail.
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Posted in Decimal Coins, Error Coins
The mob of roos reverse is prone to breaks in the die and these locations are the more well known. Affectionately called the backpack cud and spew roo cud this coin has both.
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A crude copy of the $2 coin found in change.
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A typical pancake broadstrike struck without the collar. No milling.
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Struck in the collar there is milling present from the E of ELIZ around to the T of GRATIA (coincidently where the high lip has formed). Where there is no milling the collar strike is weak and you can see fishtailing of the letters GINA.
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Posted in Error Coins, Pre Decimal Coins
This coin was struck on a planchet with a thin edge. It’s underweight at 5.11g compared to the standard weight of 5.65g.