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New Member
Australia
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Hello All, Thought you may like to see this 1998 5cent I pulled from circulation last year. It seems the die has struck the coin approx 2.5mm off center. I am not sure would this be classed as a Mis-Strike, Broad strike or ?. Image:  5centerror.jpg83.64 KB Thanks for any help you can give. Joel |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Definitely some premium there I would say.... Why is Elizabeth inverted though?  Is it a mirror image or something? |
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New Member
 Australia
49 Posts |
Umm, sorry I think that may have been my lack of scanning and image creating ability, unfortunately nothing more. I think I scanned it and it was sideways and when I have rotated I must of pushed the flip option as well in photoshop.
Edited by orionnet
04/12/2008 9:31 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5318 Posts |
That's very nice. I have a Canadian cent that is less offset but similar with the capping on one side.
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Formerly nancyc
Australia
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Very nice error coin.  life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
1360 Posts |
I believe that is called a Ramstrike Error.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
652 Posts |
I was going to say broadstrike.  |
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New Member
Australia
49 Posts |
I was thinking the same Yass, after having a look around at some photo's of other's similar errors. But again I am no expert, either way it is nice to have at least one error in my very small collection to date.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
655 Posts |
Whatever it is, it's a beauty!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5318 Posts |
Whatever it may be called, your coin looks similar to my Canadian error, although yours is offset clearly more.   Edited by KurtS
04/14/2008 01:20 am
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
1360 Posts |
quote:
Originally posted by Yass
I was going to say broadstrike.
Oh my! I really should try to use my brain before using my keyboard! Yes, it is a broad-strike, and a very nice broad-strike too. |
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Valued Member
Australia
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The 5c is called a misstrike not a broad strike great 5c orionnet especially that date
The only way I know this is because I found a similar one and asked the experts and they all said misstrike
Variety terminology is a science....I am no scientist
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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I have one of those too, it happened to a sixpence. The gap wasn't as big though.
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Posted 04/12/2008 9:30 pm
