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Weak strike reverse from oil or grease on the die during striking. Often called die fill or greasy die.
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A high grade decimal coin with two errors.
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Clipped planchet or bitten edge error 50 cent.
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This coin the subject of the 2012 article in CAB magazine “Charles and Diana -A flawed pair”. Struck without collar.
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Obverse only Australian 1 cent piece. Very rare to see a copper coin split in two, this example split after the coin was struck. It’s reverse mate is out there somewhere!
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The reverse die was misaligned when this coin was struck leaving an interesting edge on this coin.
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Ramstrike coin error with typical protruding lugs from the planchet being rotated in the collar when struck.
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Wrong planchet 1984 Australian dollar coin struck on a cupro-nickel planchet that weighs 4.6gm.
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This error coin has been struck on a 10 cent planchet made from copper nickel instead of an aluminium bronze planchet. It’s underweight for a dollar at 5.6g, the exact weight of a 10 cent piece and graded by PCGS as such.
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1985 Mob of Roos Dollar Underweight Planchet Error Struck on a partially split planchet. The edge of the planchet was thin, either due to it being punched at the edge/end of the strip or a piece flaking away before the …