Help Please! How Does A Coin Like This Come To Be?

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evilace New Member New Zealand 15 Posts	Posted 08/28/2013 02:28 am Hi team,i can not find any information on how a coin like this can happen. It is 1.5grams (correct weight) and there is no evidence of machine work.From what I can tell from the limited information available it would seem to be a very very unique coin.I have been offered $200 for it .Should I let it go or get it authenticated. Thanks in advance,Jase:) Report this Post to the Staff

evilace New Member New Zealand 15 Posts	Posted 08/28/2013 03:01 am I have my answer I think Brockage coin?I have had a look online at others and they all seem to be in very poor condition.This coinn seems to be perfect.Comments? Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16826 Posts	Posted 08/28/2013 07:48 am Correct: it is a "brockage", and it is indeed a mint error. It happens when a coin gets stuck onto one of the dies. The coin then "becomes the die" for the next coin that is struck, creating a mirror-image-incuse version of the design of the opposite die. I'm assuming, given your reported weight, that it is a threepence or at least threepence-sized. Unfortunately, as such it cannot be unequivocally confirmed to be a New Zealand coin, since Rhodesia & Nyasaland used this exact same obverse on its threepences. I'm not sure how common brockages are in either the New Zealand or Rhodesian series. 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
evilace New Member New Zealand 15 Posts	Posted 08/28/2013 09:59 am I had no idea that we used the same obverse as those countries.GRRRRRR. I just assumed that it was NZ .I don't suppose you have any idea if an example in such great shape has any great value to it? From what I have learned tonight NZ Full brokages are extremly rare here. I am have trouble trying to track down any coins in this sort of condition to compare and put a price on. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinDan98 Pillar of the Community United States 1053 Posts	Posted 09/05/2013 12:32 am That's very cool! Report this Post to the Staff
larsdog Pillar of the Community United States 593 Posts	Posted 09/05/2013 01:54 am That is such a spectacular example I would definitely take my time establishing value. I would think authentication would more than pay for itself in this case. Good luck! Report this Post to the Staff
evilace New Member New Zealand 15 Posts	Posted 09/05/2013 7:54 pm Thanks guys and gals,it is on its way to Ngc as I write this.This may well be the best 50cent coin I have picked up of late.I did manage to get a 50cet 1932 Australian florin the other day also.Got to love the junk jars at thrift shops:) Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15416 Posts	Posted 09/05/2013 8:13 pm Very interesting example and IMHO worthy of establishing authenticity through NCG ... pleased to read that you have taken that step. This is perhaps the best example I have seen on the forum of this type error ... best of wishes with whatever you decide to do with the coin. David Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
darryldarryl Pillar of the Community Canada 2425 Posts	Posted 12/24/2013 10:46 am @ evilace... did you get your coin back from NCG? How did it grade? Report this Post to the Staff
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