Georgivs VI D:g:br:omn:rex ? Misprint

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lonag96 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 06/01/2015 09:17 am So I just started getting into coin collecting this pass year (I am still learning "Newbie") My dad past away no to long ago to find out that he also collected coins as well. Well I just inherited some coins he had. I have be doing some research on this coin and I can't see to find the value of it since there is not backing where the date would be. I would love for someone who knows what this coin is and possibly the value Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16809 Posts	Posted 06/01/2015 10:11 am It is British, or perhaps Australian; those are the only two countries that used this exact same obverse. It dates from the period 1948 to 1952; I can say this with certainty because the legend lacks the words "IND: IMP" found on coins of George VI from 1947 and earlier. The denomination will depend on the size; it could be a farthing (20mm, British only), halfpenny (25mm, British or Australian) or a penny (31mm, British or Australian). As for what it is, it is a mint error, of the kind known as a "brockage". It was made when a coin failed to eject after it was struck, and got stuck on one of the dies. That coin then smashed into the next coin, creating this - a "two-headed" coin with one side mirror-reversed. As for value, it's hard to say, but genuine brockages are pretty spectacular errors and usually command a decent price. Downies had a similar penny one for sale in less-worn condition at auction a few years ago here, estimating AU$500 for it; it actually sold for AU$750. 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
jpl Valued Member Australia 354 Posts	Posted 06/01/2015 2:30 pm lonag96! Excellent start with your new Hobby jpl.. Report this Post to the Staff
jpl Valued Member Australia 354 Posts	Posted 06/02/2015 7:46 pm G'Day Sap, been looking at this Coin and have noticed, if this was a Brockage Error why are there no signs of the Reverse? And allso why is there Letter "A" Punched on above his Reverse Mirror Side, Above the Backwards George? Something is not quite right!! jpl... Edited by jpl 06/02/2015 9:01 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16809 Posts	Posted 06/02/2015 8:49 pm On a genuine brockage, there should be no signs of the reverse. When a brockage is made, the reverse die is completely covered by the coin that is stuck to it. A thing that looks like a brockage but still shows the reverse "underneath" the backwards-incuse-repeated obverse is a shed job, not a mint error. I do not know why there's an "A" beneath mirror-George's chin. I can't tell if it's a punch, or if it's simply written there in pencil. 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
Numisma Pillar of the Community United States 4963 Posts	Posted 06/02/2015 8:58 pm Now that is a nice error! It has already been explained so I need not say more, but to the community! Report this Post to the Staff
jpl Valued Member Australia 354 Posts	Posted 06/02/2015 9:07 pm Thanks Sap, I see now what you are saying I will take back my last statement, but it is a shame about the Punched "A". jpl.. Ps, It's true that you learn something every day Report this Post to the Staff
gxseries Pillar of the Community Australia 3831 Posts	Posted 06/02/2015 9:49 pm It's interesting to see that this brokeage coin managed to circulate for a while. A lot of the brockage coins that I have seen for sale are usually found in better condition. I would think during those era, any defect coins would have been immediately turned in for a 'normal' coin or kept as soon as it was found. That however does not undermine the value of this coin. My partial coin collection http://www.omnicoin.com/collection/gxseries My numismatics articles and collection: http://www.gxseries.com/numis/numis_index.htm Regularly updated at least once a month. Report this Post to the Staff
Numisma Pillar of the Community United States 4963 Posts	Posted 06/03/2015 12:54 am Anyone who turned their 'defect' in for a normal one is surely regretting it now. Report this Post to the Staff
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