1895 India One Quarter Anna - Error?

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Zaslit New Member United Kingdom 7 Posts	Posted 11/19/2018 11:38 am Hello All, I have an 1895 one quarter Anna, in pretty good condition, apart from the the E in "one" being largely missing. I say largely, as there is an ever so faint outline of an E, but it is hard to see. I wondered if this could be a minting error, as I would imagine it would be pretty difficult for someone to amend / deface the coin so precisely so as to remove the E without also affecting surrounding features, or leave scratches, any thoughts? I can't find details of any such errors online from cursory searches, but what would be the point in defacing the coin in such a way? I'd be interested and grateful to hear any views on this! Many thanks in advance. Report this Post to the Staff

JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21873 Posts	Posted 11/20/2018 4:56 pm Did you check for Grease Filled Die? Looks like part of the serif on the "N" is also affected. Use the Search at top of sidebar for more info. Report this Post to the Staff
Zaslit New Member United Kingdom 7 Posts	Posted 11/21/2018 06:07 am Many thanks JimmyD, that looks like a very likely culprit! Apologies for my ignorance - I'm new to this and hadn't heard of this particular effect before. Report this Post to the Staff
Mr T Pillar of the Community Australia 2180 Posts	Posted 11/23/2018 4:57 pm Agree that it's a filled die. Nice coin anyway - those uniform-like princely states coins aren't too common. Report this Post to the Staff
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