Hanover 1830 Queen Victoria Coin Printing Mistake

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dtothem New Member United Kingdom 2 Posts	Posted 07/14/2013 07:51 am Afternoon, we've a Hanover 1830 Queen Victoria coin has a printing error of "Quen" instead of "Queen" Was this a well known error? All replies welcome. Please see the attached image, thank you. Edited by dtothem 07/14/2013 07:56 am Report this Post to the Staff

mackwork Pillar of the Community United States 652 Posts	Posted 07/14/2013 08:06 am I found a "Quen" Victoria online, but know nothing about it. http://www.icollector.com/HMGM-Quee...830_i8541528 Report this Post to the Staff
dtothem New Member United Kingdom 2 Posts	Posted 07/14/2013 08:09 am Thank you for the reply mackwork, hopefully I'll be able to find some information relating to this coin & why it has the "Quen" error. Report this Post to the Staff
peter1234 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1351 Posts	Posted 07/14/2013 08:42 am Commonly known as a Cumberland Jack.(try google) I believe they were privately minted. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 17005 Posts	Posted 07/14/2013 11:08 am Hello and welcome. Peter is correct; these aren't "coins". They're card game counters. As such, "errors" are more likely to occur, since quality control at the badge factory they were made at would be less stringent than at a government mint. It isn't the only "error" on your piece. The date is wrong, for starters: Queen Victoria did not become queen until 1837. And "H.M.G.M.", which presumably stands for "Her most gracious majesty", is the incorrect title for a reigning queen. It should be either "Her most excellent majesty" or simply "Her majesty". HMGM was (and is) the title used for wives of reigning kings. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
publius Pillar of the Community United States 864 Posts	Posted 07/14/2013 11:17 pm Many of the Cumberland Jacks appear to use H.M.G.M., though. My supposition is that, when folks realised that William IIII was not long for this world, & that (since descent in Britain was per stirpes) their next monarch would be a woman, & that (since Brunswick-Luneburgh had the Salic Law) this would rid them of the odious Duke of Cumberland, the satirical medalists got their burins out. And one turned to another to say, "oi, Bert, what's the style for a queen, anyway?" It having been a hundred twenty years & more since the death of Anne, Bert of course thought immediately of poor Caroline, & answered "why, 'Er Most Gracious Majesty!" And so this sort of thing. Report this Post to the Staff
TJsCoins Pillar of the Community United States 3229 Posts	Posted 07/15/2013 09:29 am Cool! Report this Post to the Staff
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