I have two circulated Australian 2 cent coins. One is 1966, the other a 68. Both are missing the engravers initials of "SD" on the obverse and are apparently very collectable.
Collector of Third Reich coins (1933 - 1946), and Australian coins.
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My favorite error coins that I got out of circulation during visits to the countries they come from:
Bugaria, 1974 50 stotinki, the 108 degree rotation error makes the communist star point down compared to the position it should have, when comparing that side to the 50 stotinki side.
India, 1988 20 paise. First of all, this coin has a human error (the Hyderabad mintmark below 1988 is upside-down). Next there seems to be a die error due to the die getting old (part of the ridge on the edge left from India in Hindi is missing, which is common for Indian coins). Then there is a crack at the bottom of the coin due to the aluminium not being able to handle the pressure of the minting machine (quite common for Indian coins). Finally there is a chunk of aluminium on top, sharp enough to hurt yourself.
India, 2 1998 2 Rupee coins covered with machine oil. These coins came out of a plastic bag of newly minted 2 Rupee coins. A lady from the canteen where I was doing some voluntary work got them straight from the bank. From another oil covered coin I could easily wipe off the oil. The top coin has a few islands below the most southern tip India that don't exist and a thin high date, also the Lakshadweep Islands are huge in size compared to the real size of these islands. On the bottom coin these islands are barely visible, just as the Hyderabad mintmark and the bottom of the 2. The date is wide and low. Both coins are supposed to be 11-sided, but mostly they are round.
Poland, a 1949 10 groszy coin with a giant blister. It seems the poor coin is suffering the plague (Black Death), after taking the final picture, looking at it on my laptop, I noticed the black crumbs of aluminium oxide that came out of the crack in the edge of the coin.
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That Polish coin looks nasty... I remember I once had a zinc 1942 Tunisian 10 centimes literally snap into two pieces in my hands like a biscuit, crumbs and all.
Anyway, haven't posted here in ages, so here's another couple of nice die cracks (around the date and bottom letering) I've noticed (while posting this same coin to the peso thread):
Цитата: "Crohny81"I have this state quarter that I believe has an error. I'd like opinions.
I also have a 1992 penny that I'd like you to look at. Let me know what you think.
thank you
Цитата: "ArnoV"I recently got this one in a swap, with obvious doubling of the word Centesimos:
Then I noticed that the coin on the Numista page has the same issue.
Would this be a double strike or a doubled die?
Цитата: "ArnoV"I recently got this one in a swap, with obvious doubling of the word Centesimos:
Then I noticed that the coin on the Numista page has the same issue.
Would this be a double strike or a doubled die?
Цитата: "Jp1983"I found this don't know for sure but I'm almost positive it's a error from the mint. <errordifferent quarter no error
Can somebody please help me out here and tell me what I got is it worth anything
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2 kopeks with really nice error: Eagle has the second globus cruciger instead of wing
Double die with ~180 degree rotation on Russian wire kopek
Double dies with ~90 degree rotation on Russian wire kopek
A couple of double dies with minor rotations on Russian wire kopek
Double struck with flip of the Dang from Golden Horde
Common problem with such solidus - off-centered strike:
I also have full incuse on Golden Horde dang and some more simple and common errors on Russian coins, but do not have photos with me right now....
As I do not collect errors, I can swap these coins to anybody who enjoy them;)
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The first looks like a massive die crack. Very nice. I wonder if that is a known error or not.
I don't know what is going on with the second one. Maybe damaged after it left the mint. Maybe the coin didn't eject from the press and a blank planchet slipped between the coin and die for a second strike which flattened out the features? Others know much more about errors than I do so I will be interested to see what they say.
I don't really know what is going on with the 5 pence though. With US coins these types of errors, when they are one time events, tend to sell for $10 to $20. If the die crack was not noticed at the mint and 10,000 got out then it could be worth much more. At least that is what I have noticed.
I don't see an error. What do you think is the error? The scratch at the end of "United"? Just looks like post mint damage from those pictures, to me anyway.
5 coins W/Die cracks.The U.S. 1 cent I got in change. The 200 Mark is covered with them. Almost looks shattered when up close.The other 3 are Colombian coins. Seems my Colombian coins have lots of Die Cracks.
I can't see anything on your 5c other than 70 years of wear. If you want to see a real error, then this is real error, Indian 3 Paise from the year 1 6
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Hello,i have a 1983 D cent with slashes on both Obverse and Reverse sides at same exact places and also a 1980 one cent with what appears to be a large black circle looks like grease just info would be appreciated do not know how to post pictures I have other ones older with errors one last thing I have a 1973 D cent with 2hat appears to be like a hair caught under the T in STATES second T Thank you
I have a uniface (obverse side blank) version of a 1981 5-sentimo coin (Philippines)
This one isn't really a mint error, but a spelling error; the scientific name of the Philippine eagle is Pithecophaga jefferyi, but they spelled it instead as Pithecobhaga jefferyi. Some (if not most) of these coins were recalled.
Other than that, here are coins with surface blobs on them:
(2014 1 Peso, 2006 10 Pesos, 2018 25 sentimo coins)
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Цитата: "ABonymous"I have a uniface (obverse side blank) version of a 1981 5-sentimo coin (Philippines)
That is not an error - it is post-mint damage.
The rim is on the first side but not the second,
so someone has deliberately worn it all off.
I have similar on a Jamaica coin ...
Ohh thank you for correcting me! Will keep that in mind
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Top - NZ 50 cent coin 2006 with fattened rim and the rim is raised above coin over 1mm on the left side (Minor - but I like it anyway) near UNC
Bottom - NZ 20 cent coin (1967 - 1989 type) - Uniface design, appears to be unmarked rather than worn off. Date unknown as Reverse worn off - gVF condition
I love coins. Especially silver, gold and anything really old.
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