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2006 Australian $2 "Spike Head" Die Crack

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A couple of 2006 two dollar coins with misaligned die and die crack through U of AUSTRALIA.

2006-Australian-$2-

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Very nice @mac. As you may know, the US error collectors called die cracks touching the portrait "spike heads". I'd be interested to know if there is an ANZ equivalent term.
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 Posted 06/29/2023  9:13 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add airgem to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Very nice and not common on $2 coins
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the US error collectors called die cracks touching the portrait "spike heads"


Sounds cool to me. I'll even put in the title.
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Have not seen those before, good finds MMM.
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