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British 1970 5 New Pence Struck on Split Planchet

5p coin struck on an underweight blank. The planchet split in half parrallel to the face of the coin prior to the coin being minted, tell-tale metal striations can be seen on the obverse. The coin was struck after the split occurred. Weight is 2.76g, almost exactly half of the 5.65g a complete coin should weigh. It shows extreme strike weakness due to the very thin planchet.

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Great Britain 1970 Half Crown Straight Partial Collar Error NGC PF66

A straight partial collar where the planchet was not engaged all the way in the press when the coin was struck. This has resulted in a lip around the entire edge with missing milling so in fact the coin has a wider diameter on the reverse. This coin found only in proof sets.

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Great Britain 1976 Error Coin

Three errors! Broadstruck British 2 New Pence with 2 clips on the planchet.

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Great Britain 1978 50 New Pence Out of Collar Error

Struck without the coin collar in place.

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Great Britain Pound Blank

Milled edge blank planchet.

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Great Britain 1985-1998 Wrong Planchet Error

Struck on a Turkmenistan (1993) 5 Tenge planchet.

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GB 1988 Penny Planchet Flaw

British penny with a rather large inclusion rolled into the planchet and then fell away prior to the coin being struck.

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Great Britain 1992 Ten Pence Error

British ten pence struck on a wrong planchet intended for a Bahrain 50 fils coin.

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Great Britain 1992 Two Pence Wrong Planchet Error

Great Britain 1992 two pence (KM#936a) struck on a wrong planchet. This copper plated steel magnetic planchet is underweight at 4.52g (a regular 2p should weigh 7.12g). It’s probable this coin was struck on a planchet intended for a Madagascar 5 Ariary.

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Great Britain 1997 2p Scalloped Planchet Error

British 2p error coin that has been struck on an incorrect scallop shaped planchet

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