World Error Identification -Security Edge Task with Prize!

purplepennyhunter · February 24, 2013, 07:33:37 AM

I asked a few different sellers on eBay (from the US) if their 1961 Malaya and British North Borneo coins had the security edge. I came up with 2 no's and one "I've sold the coin so I don't know" -but he didn't remove it form eBay!

Australian coin · February 24, 2013, 11:45:40 AM

I checked that stuff out before and they only did the security edge for three years and they didn't match 1964

Australian coin · February 24, 2013, 12:51:45 PM

found this >>
http://dniewcollectors.blogspot.com.au/2011/06/malaysia-rare-coin-planchet-errorswrong.html
I still think that the security line down the middle is the final part of the minting process, but I have no idea of a coin the has interrupted reeding, maybe this is mint sport.

http://www.2doublezero7.com/coinage-british-colonies-malay-peninsula-borneo/

enworb · February 25, 2013, 01:16:12 PM

Any answers yet? If you send it to PCGS will they do the hard work for you?

purplepennyhunter · February 25, 2013, 04:19:18 PM

Still up in the air, I have no closure, I need closure. If we senti t to PCGS they'd probably just slab it as an error with security edge. Markn says they might not even notice it was different!!!!!!!! (If it were sent on a normal submission).

Error submissions are very expensive.

trout · February 25, 2013, 04:24:18 PM

This thread has been going for a while and I have yet to see a submission from Sap.
If he is stumped then you have your work cut out PP :dash1:

enworb · February 25, 2013, 05:30:57 PM

Is there the possibility that its not a coin planchet but a token or something similar? In that case i think it might be a needle in a haystack.

Mister T · February 25, 2013, 09:30:20 PM

Maybe. Might not be likely if it was struck at the Royal Mint though as I get the impression it was busy enough making real money for a lot of countries at that point in time.

purplepennyhunter · March 05, 2013, 08:32:13 PM

Mark and I got ourselves a new book "A numismatic history of the Birmingham Mint" (Heaton) and it says it did not strike the Zambian coins in 1964.

We still have no candiate coins/countries for the correct weight with security edge :dead_horse:

Australian coin · March 05, 2013, 08:58:22 PM

the mystery continues...

Australian coin · March 13, 2013, 09:44:08 AM

weight 5.65g
with ?

so I have done a bit more info.. will it help don't know?
Mint > Royal Mint
Coin Designer > Norman Sillman
copy >>"Among Mr Sillman's most charming designs are those included in the pre-decimal set he produced for newly independent Zambia in 1964. Surprisingly, this set did not include a three pence coin."
Bird > Trumpeter hornbill
coin and medal designing for various mints (The Royal Mint, Birmingham Mint, York (Birmingham) Mint, Metalimport, Sandhill Ltd, Danbury Mint USA, Franklin Mint USA, Glendinning USA, etc.)

http://colnect.com/en/coins/coin/12378-1_Shilling-1964~today_-_Circulation-Zambia

ausjack · March 14, 2013, 08:57:04 AM

Sorry I didn't get to this one erlier and I didn't read it all sorry but I had a look at the 2 coins I have with the security edge and it's not hong kong as my 98 $5 has five writen around it but it could be more like my 98 eire that has a very similar pattern..could be worth a look

and I think it's 1 pound sorry..it has a stag on it