Engravers Mistake On This French 2 Sols Coin

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maudry Pillar of the Community Luxembourg 588 Posts	Posted 10/01/2021 1:09 pm The engrave made a quite spectacular error on this coin. He put the S for Sols on the wrong side of the die. Then he tried to erase it and stamped a 2 at this place. Report this Post to the Staff

Numis-Northerner Pillar of the Community Canada 857 Posts	Posted 10/01/2021 4:49 pm My guess from the look of it, they probably had punches for the 'S' and the '2', and the person who was in charge of repunching made an 'oopsie' and tried to cover it up. Doesn't look like they did a very good job at it either with all due respect lol, I guess that's a good thing because now we have this cool die event. Very cool coin! & Report this Post to the Staff
erafjel Pillar of the Community Sweden 2124 Posts	Posted 10/01/2021 5:16 pm The quality of the workmanship was not a priority for these mass produced coins. The lettering is quite uneven in places, which is common for these pieces. But the type of mistake seen here is more unusual. Nice catch. Report this Post to the Staff
maudry Pillar of the Community Luxembourg 588 Posts	Posted 10/01/2021 5:29 pm Thank you for your comments. Yes, you can find plenty of varieties for these coins, like repunched dates or error in the spelling of FRANCOIS becoming FRANCIOS. But these errors appear more frequently on the 12 Deniers coins and this is the first time I saw an error like this. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34428 Posts	Posted 10/01/2021 7:39 pm That is a pretty cool find @maud. Thx for sharing! "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
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