1986 $1 error coin

Triggersmob · August 09, 2015, 06:20:16 PM

Is this one of those cold shut thingys?
Nothing visible from the reverse.

Unicorn · August 09, 2015, 06:24:19 PM

A lamination flaw Steve, quite a nice one too!! (:good: Keeper!!!)

Fulvio · August 09, 2015, 06:46:42 PM

Quote from: 'Triggersmob' pid='77420' dateline='1439110216'Is this one of those cold shut thingys?

Yes. Lamination flaws are produced the same way as other cold shuts. Temperature differences cause two layers/chunks of metal to not bond properly, and the resulting weakness eventually tears itself apart.

They're not errors as such, because each one is absolutely unique. Errors are repeatable, so your rabbit ears may be identical to my rabbit ears for example, since they were both struck from a faulty die.

IMO, flaws should be MUCH more appreciated than they currently are, and I think its down to ignorance that they're not. This is a lovely example, going as it does from edge to edge. I can't help but wonder if the flaw extended all the way across the sheet, and if this coin has a whole row of siblings out there somewhere.

Triggersmob · August 10, 2015, 07:36:35 AM

Cheers, thanks for the info.

Quote from: 'Unicorn' pid='77421' dateline='1439110459'(:good: Keeper!!!)

Not for me. I don't collect these.

JeffH · August 10, 2015, 08:26:10 AM

QuoteNot for me. I don't collect these.

Why not send it to PPH to put in the shoe box?

Nevol · August 10, 2015, 01:00:06 PM

Long lost sister to my coin, just a bit of a shift. :biggrin:

Fulvio · August 10, 2015, 04:54:52 PM

Quote from: 'Nevol' pid='77462' dateline='1439177406'Long lost sister to my coin, just a bit of a shift. :biggrin:

Cousin, perhaps. If they were siblings, the flaw would be the same distance from the rim.

Quote from: 'Triggersmob' pid='77449' dateline='1439157995'Not for me. I don't collect these.

So, let's hypothesise for a second...

If the rollers slipped at just this point, and a row of bitten planchets with this flaw through them came about, you'd throw them back in the pond?

Or do two flaws cancel each other out or something?

At the very least, I hope you'd pass such finds along.

Triggersmob · August 10, 2015, 09:05:08 PM

Quote from: 'JeffH' pid='77450' dateline='1439160970'
QuoteNot for me. I don't collect these.
Why not send it to PPH to put in the shoe box?

I usually send all my error type coins to Nancy and now I know
she has a cousin to keep this company, I will definitely send it
to Nancy.

Nevol · August 11, 2015, 07:25:11 AM

I don't mind if you send it to PP to go in the shoe box. I'm quite happy to have just the one example. :friends:

Triggersmob · August 11, 2015, 07:40:38 AM

Quote from: 'Nevol' pid='77496' dateline='1439243711'I don't mind if you send it to PP to go in the shoe box. I'm quite happy to have just the one example. :friends:

OK will do.