Die clashed Canberra

[Unicorn]

Nice ones Troutski!

Note the first two have the die crack through top of GIV (like RG's) whereas the last hasn't (like Echi's).

Joy to the world of error collecting.

[Fulvio]

I just looked through a couple of hundred "Culls" and Bingo I found three

Nice. Just as well you hadn't tossed 'em, eh? :angel:

[trout]

I just looked through a couple of hundred "Culls" and Bingo I found three

Nice. Just as well you hadn't tossed 'em, eh? :angel:

I don't think I have ever "Tossed" a Canberra florin Old Mate

[trout]

I have NO idea of the number of obverse dies that were available for this coin But I don't imagine that there were an indefinite number considering the mintage was only 2 mill and the obverse design was a "One Off" as far as Australian coins are concerned and minor "imperfections" were probably ignored in order to lengthen the die life.
The numerous coins around with die cracks on the obverse legends tend to support that theory.
This leads me to believe that this "Clash" may be relatively  easy to find  as it isn't THAT noticeable and I imagine that many would have escaped before the die was cleaned up to remove the offending clashing.
Also with such a small sample of coins producing 5 of these errors it looks like they may be quite plentiful and most collectors should be able to  get one of these for their error sets without breaking the bank :good:

Nicely spotted Echi, Well done Mate :yahoo:

[Goldseeker]

I have just gone through my 8 or 9 coins and nil finds.

[trout]

I have just gone through my 8 or 9 coins and nil finds.

I went through about 400 to find my 3 coins, Out of a mintage of 2 mill 400 is NOT an large sample.

[robbiegal]

i posted pics of my die clashed 1927 PH florin here a couple of years ago

no body else here at the time had one or had seen one