Die clashes on decimal coins, first portrait.

maybe · August 26, 2025, 09:17:06 AM

First post here so thanks for the add. I've noodled decimal coins for a few years now & I'm quite the fan of Die Clashes. Earlier vintage decimal clashes are much harder to come by now so I was wondering if many here have some decent examples to share? I was hoping to attach a pic of my own but seems my files are too large. Thanks in advance.

autocoupler · August 27, 2025, 09:37:52 PM

Hi and welcome to the forum. Sorry I'm not much help, but this is a die clash on a 1778 8 Reals coin I quite like. Wrong end of the spectrum, I know. :welcome:

Basilstate · August 28, 2025, 08:36:52 AM

:welcome:

Not much help as well,try to stay away from the die clash rabbit hole,sorry.

gnome61 · August 28, 2025, 03:05:10 PM

Stumbled across this recently, a 1966 round fifty.

gweidion · August 29, 2025, 07:10:56 PM

That poor coin. Someone needs to melt it down and recover the silver.

fred lever · August 29, 2025, 08:26:20 PM

Hi Maybe, i did an article printed in CAB magazine years ago on die clashes on pre decimal.
Try a web search of the magazine.
If that fails send me an email , i think you can do that within this forum and I can email back a pdf of the article.
Die clashes were very common, especially the pennies.

Cheers, Fred.

gnome61 · August 30, 2025, 10:27:19 AM

Quote from: 'gweidion' pid='130260' dateline='1756460456'That poor coin. Someone needs to melt it down and recover the silver.

Your probably right, it isn't a very good dieclash on it.

maybe · August 30, 2025, 11:57:28 AM

Quote from: 'autocoupler Hi and thanks for the welcome and the pic. I am a fan of all die clashes and would like some of the clashed USA quarters I\'ve been seeing lately. I just thought to kick off with the first portrait but for me any clash is a good one. Cheers.' pid='130255' dateline='1756296472'Hi and welcome to the forum. Sorry I'm not much help, but this is a die clash on a 1778 8 Reals coin I quite like. Wrong end of the spectrum, I know. :welcome:

maybe · August 30, 2025, 12:00:10 PM

Quote from: 'Basilstate yes they can get tricky to decipher what we are seeing haha, thanks for responding' pid='130256' dateline='1756336012':welcome:

Not much help as well,try to stay away from the die clash rabbit hole,sorry.

maybe · August 30, 2025, 12:02:56 PM

Quote from: 'gnome61 very nice and upping the ante with a planchet flaw too !' pid='130257' dateline='1756359310'Stumbled across this recently, a 1966 round fifty.

maybe · August 30, 2025, 12:06:24 PM

Quote from: 'fred lever Hi fred thanks for that. Will check it out.' pid='130262' dateline='1756464980'Hi Maybe, i did an article printed in CAB magazine years ago on die clashes on pre decimal.
Try a web search of the magazine.
If that fails send me an email , i think you can do that within this forum and I can email back a pdf of the article.
Die clashes were very common, especially the pennies.

Cheers, Fred.

maybe · August 30, 2025, 12:09:29 PM

Quote from: 'gweidion I will save it haha' pid='130260' dateline='1756460456'That poor coin. Someone needs to melt it down and recover the silver.

maybe · August 30, 2025, 12:18:22 PM

Quote from: 'gnome61 This one would have been nice. ' https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/284983896645?fbclid='IwY2xjawMfRStleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFKcEozdzhjMFNBQ29kZ1hjAR7fIFBfjzr0rBo2BTEi3664S7G4G1NsIwExrfUrjgvfv5IUdyZYoqUOcBSLpw_aem_09_Yv5s6XcGi3gZvHYUAGQ' pid='130257' dateline='1756359310'Stumbled across this recently, a 1966 round fifty.

gweidion · August 30, 2025, 05:57:41 PM

[quote="maybe" pid='130274' dateline='1756522102']

Quote from: 'gnome61 This one would have been nice. ' https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/284983896645?fbclid='IwY2xjawMfRStleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFKcEozdzhjMFNBQ29kZ1hjAR7fIFBfjzr0rBo2BTEi3664S7G4G1NsIwExrfUrjgvfv5IUdyZYoqUOcBSLpw_aem_09_Yv5s6XcGi3gZvHYUAGQ' pid='130257' dateline='1756359310'

That original "price" was a bit rich. I wonder how much they accepted?

maybe · August 31, 2025, 09:39:09 AM

Quote from: 'gweidion very true but hard to price coins without previou s comparable sales data.' pid='130275' dateline='1756542461'
Quote from: 'maybe' pid='130274' dateline='1756522102'That original "price" was a bit rich. I wonder how much they accepted?