$2 error coin.

Started by accumulator, April 06, 2014, 10:51:34 AM

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Goldseeker

Regardless of the outcome of the question, it is a darn good find if you ask me.   Congratulations.
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robbiegal

Quote from: 'accumulator' pid='45999' dateline='1396759799'
Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='45994' dateline='1396757120'coolie doolie accums
looks like it's an unc coin to me

ps - have you happened to have weighed that coin?
planchet sort of looks very plump


Now here is the really good interest part ,the coin only weighs 4.6 grams instead of the 6.6 it should.
So a fair bit of the planchet has split off before the minting.
The coin does have a plump look about it on the thick side of the planchet,it thicker on one side than it is on the other, quite noticeably.

I was feeling suspicious that the planchet may be a foreigne one that has made it into the blanks bag as it may have come in on weight or size in the sorting lot

Goldseeker

Now that's an error coin me thinks markn.
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Fulvio

Quote from: 'Robster' pid='46024' dateline='1396769899'Shows it very well.!!

:agreed: Excellent work!

See, Mark's is more what I was expecting to see from such a flaw. The entire obverse is formed, albeit not fully struck.

I know which one I'd rather have, given a choice... ;)
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