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Title: 1961 Shilling Elliptical Clipped
Post by: Lochie31 on October 21, 2024, 01:10:10 PM

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Can anyone confirm if this 1961 shilling is possibly a elliptical clipped coin. it also appears to have a planchet error on the obverse. I'm just new to posting on the forum so please excuse me if the photos are not great.

Title: RE: 1961 Shilling Elliptical Clipped
Post by: gweidion on October 21, 2024, 02:04:28 PM

I'm no expert but clipping is usually pretty sharp. This looks like someone took a dislike to the poor coin and took out their frustrations on it. Could have been a dodgy planchet though.

Title: RE: 1961 Shilling Elliptical Clipped
Post by: fred lever on October 21, 2024, 08:15:09 PM

Hi guys, it looks like an incomplete planchet to me.
The edge is typical.

Cheers, Fred.

Title: RE: 1961 Shilling Elliptical Clipped
Post by: Lochie31 on October 21, 2024, 09:15:21 PM

Quote from: 'fred lever' pid='129634' dateline='1729503909'Hi guys, it looks like an incomplete planchet to me.
The edge is typical.

Cheers, Fred.

Thanks Fred. If anyone would know it is you. Surfing the net the closest I could get to it is an article on Feb 7 2022 in
The Australian Coin Collecting Blog which quotes an article in Australasian Coin and Banknote magazine June 2021. It is not quite the same as mine. Coincidentally it also relates to a 1961 Shilling. Maybe someone tried to copy it but why would anyone bother.
Irrespective I guess it is worth keeping.

Thanks again.

Michael

Title: RE: 1961 Shilling Elliptical Clipped
Post by: pra666 on October 21, 2024, 10:10:45 PM

Quote from: 'Lochie31' pid='129635' dateline='1729507521'
Quote from: 'fred lever' pid='129634' dateline='1729503909'Hi guys, it looks like an incomplete planchet to me.
The edge is typical.

Cheers, Fred.

Thanks Fred. If anyone would know it is you. Surfing the net the closest I could get to it is an article on Feb 7 2022 in
The Australian Coin Collecting Blog which quotes an article in Australasian Coin and Banknote magazine June 2021. It is not quite the same as mine. Coincidentally it also relates to a 1961 Shilling. Maybe someone tried to copy it but why would anyone bother.
Irrespective I guess it is worth keeping.

Thanks again.

Michael

It looks good to me too and exactly as Fred says.

Title: RE: 1961 Shilling Elliptical Clipped
Post by: Basilstate on October 22, 2024, 08:27:39 AM

Quote from: 'fred lever' pid='129634' dateline='1729503909'Hi guys, it looks like an incomplete planchet to me.
The edge is typical.

Cheers, Fred.

Good to see yourself posting Fred,pre-dec. things are bit quiet on this Forum these days.

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