Irregular Overlapped Edge Lettering On A Gold 40 Francs Coin Of Napoleon I.

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coinworldtv Pillar of the Community Austria 566 Posts	Posted 01/05/2017 09:36 am Hi guys, Happy New Year to everybody! I would like to report an interesting edge lettering error find on a gold 40 francs coin of Napoleon I, struck during 1812: The obverse and reverse seem to have been struck as usual, and also the weight (12.85gm) is as expected. I have never encountered such an oddity on a french gold coin of Napoleon, despite of the huge output of the Paris mint. I am wondering if anybody else has seen such an oddity. Report this Post to the Staff

BillSnyder Pillar of the Community 778 Posts	Posted 01/05/2017 09:45 am Congratulations on finding such an interesting error! Bill Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 01/05/2017 10:04 am That is a nice find. I'd bet most owners never even look at the edge lettering. Good eyes! Report this Post to the Staff
fioti Pillar of the Community United States 4212 Posts	Posted 01/05/2017 4:13 pm It reads DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE is .900 & .3734 gold weight. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34423 Posts	Posted 01/05/2017 8:58 pm interesting post. thanks! "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
antwerpen2306 Pillar of the Community Belgium 1194 Posts	Posted 01/06/2017 05:53 am interesting find , I checked my Napoleon 40 fr coins , but everything is normal , as moxking said , most owners never look the edge and don't know the lettering . I did it once .I found nothing about this error in my catalogue.albert Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 01/06/2017 07:42 am Interesting edge lettering error. Around the time this coin was struck, edge lettering was not impressed using collars. Instead, the planchet was placed between two bars that slid in opposite directions, with the planchet between them. The bars rolled the edge lettering onto the planchets. If the planchet or one of the bars has moved in a manner that was not normal, a double impression of the lettering is possible. Report this Post to the Staff
coinworldtv Pillar of the Community Austria 566 Posts	Posted 01/07/2017 06:44 am Thank you for the positive feedback on this report. I think one can on the reverse where the planchet slipped out of the edger bars, it is at 7 o'clock (below the first "1" numeral in the date) and at 8 o'clock above the "E" letter in EMPIRE). The star on the edge appears triple, therefore the coin must have been three times impressed by the edger bars on this spot. A clear mint-error in my opinion, which passed through the quality control of the mint. Report this Post to the Staff
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