This Defies A Sensible Explanation, For Me Anyway.

Sorry Nancy I have led you up the garden path here.

This was a quote taken from Eric Eigner's site Drake Sterling in an article titled "Error Coins on Display at The Royal Australian Mint Part 2."

The index mentioned is Drake Sterling's Index which is very comprehensive. The Purple Penny's Index is also, but I'm sure you are familiar with both.

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Thanks for the tip.

shed job now you have better pictures
it has to much wear on it as if this was mint mad it would have been taken and put away and should have no wear
my opinion only

Hi Shane. The coin has very little wear imo. [if any] What it has is a very poor metal flow up into the die due to the metal being unconstrained, this has caused all high points to be flattened [which looks similar to wear] and much of the lower relief items to be very poorly formed. The surface is also very rough for the same reason.

Hi The Unicorn I did show the seller's picture of the reverse earlier. [sorry you missed it ] And this picture straight after I received it. [no intention to mislead]
The star was the first thing I saw too but after closer inspection and thought I believe it 'could' be just poor strike. [see above explanation]
I am convinced the cut/break/failure is not a shed job. I'm not convinced the coin is kosher but feel it could only be struck in a high speed minting press environment, there is no gain for anyone to do it in a shed and it couldn't be inadvertantly missed there.
All only my opinion but mine will always be polite at least.

Hello The Unicorn, no worries mate, I was probably just a bit thin skinned.
I agree it looks like a cast coin but I don't think it is, for a start it has a faint diecrack through the top of "florin" and that would be exceptionally skilled casting I reckon.
I also have a small collection of fake florins and it is quite different from those cast ones. imo
I only paid $15 for it and I don't mind if it is fake. it can go in my fake collection. If it turned out to be genuine it will have been a bargain. A good pick-up anyway if just for the conversation it has generated.

Good thinking Nancy.

Hi Shane. Thanks for going to that much trouble.

There are some big differences between your example and mine mate.

Firstly mine is perfectly flat, no twists in plane like yours has.

Secondly [ and more importantly] there are no parallel stress marks or fractures on my coin.

I don't feel you have proved this is what happened Shane, but I dare to hope you might have confirmed this is what didn't happen.
Thanks mate. LOL

I probably sound like I am holding fast to the notion this is a legitimate coin error, but I really don't care.
It's a great error, or it's a great fraud/fake/counterfeit, either option is great in my eyes as I collect both.
I'm simply interested in the discussion/debate. Thanks All.

Hi Shane I know that mate, I always love your positive outlook.

I just don't want you going to trouble on my behalf is all.

I'm beginning to feel I should buy some of your 'genuine' new half florins to offset your costs.
Just need them hammered flat please.