Need Help On Scarce Edward VIII East Africa 10 Cent Piece

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jdsstrat Valued Member United States 255 Posts	Posted 04/27/2025 6:23 pm I have read on Numista that there is a copper-nickel (cupro-nickel?) version of the Edward VIII 10 cent coin of East Africa. Does anyone know how scarce they are? Scarcer than the notorious East/West Africa mule? Also how do you definitively distinguish it from the typical bronze 10 cent coin? Edited by jdsstrat 04/27/2025 7:44 pm Report this Post to the Staff

JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 20340 Posts	Posted 04/27/2025 8:17 pm I would say they are scarce but exactly how many were struck would be almost impossible to say as they were struck on a wrong planchet. It would be like how many 1944 steel cents were struck. The best way to tell the difference is the weight. Bronze 10.8g Cupro 9.45g Edited by JimmyD 04/27/2025 8:38 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jdsstrat Valued Member United States 255 Posts	Posted 04/27/2025 8:21 pm Thanks Jimmy D. I have a few of these that I will assume are bronze. But they are weighing in at between 10.35 and 10.85 grams. What gives? Edited by jdsstrat 04/27/2025 8:23 pm Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 20340 Posts	Posted 04/27/2025 8:37 pm Sorry, typo on my part. It should read 10.8 g Changed on my original post. Report this Post to the Staff
jdsstrat Valued Member United States 255 Posts	Posted 04/27/2025 9:10 pm Though I see where you're original 11.34 g number came from - Numista. Edited by jdsstrat 04/27/2025 9:12 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16344 Posts	Posted 04/28/2025 10:00 am The most obvious "tell" is the colour. Cupronickel (or "copper-nickel") is the same alloy that American "nickels" are made from, and is a dull silver-grey colour. Bronze coins are brown to red. If you have an East Africa coin that's silvery in colour it might conceivably be a bronze coin that's been painted or plated, so the weight is a secondary check. The error is technically a "wrong planchet" error, with a planchet for the cupronickel British West Africa penny struck using the British East Africa 10 cents dies. 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
jdsstrat Valued Member United States 255 Posts	Posted 04/28/2025 7:24 pm I have a little less than 300 of them, all bronze by their color. I was going to weigh them too but I have to get up early in the morning . Report this Post to the Staff
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