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Posted in Error Coins, Fijian Coins
The rarest split planchet coin error struck after the planchet has split in half. 1.34 grams.
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Posted in Error Coins, New Zealand Coins
New Zealand 2004 10c/$1 Mule New Zealand 10 cent from 2004 with a New Zealand dollar obverse. Read more on The Australian Coin Collecting Blog Coin Information Reference Number: K00177 Country: New Zealand Denomination: 10c Year: 2004 Mint: Royal Mint …
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Posted in Decimal Coins, Error Coins
The legends show evidence of more than one strike here with partial engagement of the collar die. The indent site shows a distorted enlarged partial obverse design (brockage). An exceptional error.
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Posted in Pre Decimal Coins
A lustrous red penny with a little vertical carbon streaking.
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Posted in Decimal Coins, Error Coins
This coin the subject of the 2012 article in CAB magazine “Charles and Diana -A flawed pair”. Struck without collar.
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Posted in Error Coins, Pre Decimal Coins
5mm off-centre and just a hint of collar. Nice fishtailing of the bottom legends.
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Posted in Error Coins, Pre Decimal Coins
Ramstrike or high lip coin error.
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Posted in Error Coins, Pre Decimal Coins
Shilling error struck through a die cap.
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Posted in Error Coins, Pre Decimal Coins
A classic double strike, the second strike 12% off-centre.
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Posted in Error Coins, Pre Decimal Coins
Out of Collar, no collar, broadstrike or pancake penny! In any case this coin as struck without the collar die.