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Valued Member
United States
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I found this 2 Paise coin and am wondering what kind of mint error it is. Thoughts?  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The slightly incused ghost image of the lions(?) on the pedestal and the graininess of the metal indicate a post-strike split planchet. It would certainly be an uncommon error for a US coin but I am clueless on the rarity of foreign coins. Nice find  |
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Valued Member
 United States
451 Posts |
Thanks! But there is no incuse image of the lion on the blank side of the coin. The metal on the blank is is almost convex than flat.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm thinking capped die. I think that I can make out the far right character that appears directly below the 2 on the reverse. Can you make out any other devices with the coin inhand?
Edited by snowman
11/15/2011 9:36 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12437 Posts |
Well, this would be easy to solve if you weigh the coin  |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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I am thinking that the flan has split into two pieces, and only one is presented here. I have a couple of 'half' coins like this one.
It would be known as a lamination error.
The all important questions:
How much does it weigh?....and,
Does it look to be very thin?
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Valued Member
United States
451 Posts |
This coin weighs 1.59 grams and original coin weighs 3.0 grams. So this is a Split Planchet error?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12437 Posts |
Yes, there is no doubt it is a split planchet with that weight and coupled with the other diagnostics. The ghost image I was referring to is the slight depression at the center on the split side.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10045 Posts |
Nice error! |
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Valued Member
United States
451 Posts |
Thanks everyone for your help! :)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2740 Posts |
It appears to be a split planchet that was struck beneath a normal planchet. So it's a combination of a split planchet and an in-collar uniface strike.
Error coin writer and researcher.
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Valued Member
United States
451 Posts |
Thanks Mike!
So let me try to understand you. There were two planchets and this split planchet was stuck to a normal planchet and the dies pressed both coins together. Then the normal planchet fell off?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2740 Posts |
I suspect that's exactly what happened. The finned rim on the obverse face indicates abnormally high striking pressure -- an effect associated with stacked planchets.
Error coin writer and researcher.
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Valued Member
United States
451 Posts |
Wow! Thanks for the information! Where can I read more about different error coins ? Is there a book you could recommend?
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