purplepenny
Posted in Error Coins, Fijian Coins
The centre hole has been punched off-centre. The hole was punched in the planchet before the coin was struck.
markn
Posted in Error Coins, Fijian Coins
It’s not too hard to find coins with off-center holes like this one. However, it’s not common to find one in such a nice grade. If you look at the shape of the hole you’ll note that it is indented where the coin legends and devices finish on the edge of the hole. This is because when the coin was struck the metal in these areas flowed into the empty hole. This is an indication that the holes on these Fijian pennies were punched into the planchet BEFORE the coin was struck.
purplepenny
Posted in Error Coins, Fijian Coins
The rarest split planchet coin error struck after the planchet has split in half. 1.34 grams.
purplepenny
Posted in Error Coins, Fijian Coins
markn
Posted in Error Coins, Great Britain Coins
Nice red brown uncirculated 1854 half penny with an inverted “A” for “V” in VICTORIA on the obverse. Unlisted in Spink or C.W. Peck’s “English Copper, Tin and Bronze Coins in the British Museum”. According to one collector of such varieties (Chingford) this variety was discovered in 2010.
purplepenny
Posted in Error Coins, Great Britain Coins
Very little collar engagement on this error from the Royal Mint.
purplepenny
Posted in Error Coins, Great Britain Coins
An exceptionally high grade error farthing from the last year of issue.
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Posted in Error Coins, Great Britain Coins
An early die cap with a strong strike.
purplepenny
Posted in Error Coins, Great Britain Coins
A lovely high grade British penny error with hints of blue toning. Note the obverse die crack through IZ of ELIZ.
purplepenny
Posted in Error Coins, Great Britain Coins
A partial collar error with interesting Royal Mint letter of explanation.