Just Got This 1995 Error Twenty Pence Piece.

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Spyro Valued Member United Kingdom 380 Posts	Posted 05/28/2024 08:23 am This was struck using a five pence sized blank. Not a difficult mistake to make cos 20p and 50p all start off round and are squidged into shape while being struck. The thing is, as you may be able to see from the comparison pic with the five pence piece on it, the twenty pence looks a bit yellower cos of the slightly higher copper content in the alloy. This means that the blanks were struck to the wrong size right from the start. I wonder if there are any 1995 five pence pieces that contain the 20p cupro-nickel recipe? Any ideas anyone? Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 05/28/2024 09:16 am Nice.Where did you get it? John1 Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 05/28/2024 12:20 pm Very interesting! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Spyro Valued Member United Kingdom 380 Posts	Posted 05/28/2024 1:15 pm Hello John1. I saw it advertised in a dealer's newsletter. They may have a few left. They're Coincraft 45 Great Russell Street London WC1B 3JL United Kingdom. Email info@coincraft.com Phone 020 7636 1188 but you'd have to knock a digit or two off the front of that and add +44 for England. Item ref. no. CLL7600. They charge for post and packing so it would be as well to check how much if and when you talk to them. Hope this helps. All the best! Report this Post to the Staff
Kipster Valued Member United Kingdom 312 Posts	Posted 05/28/2024 1:30 pm Was this in the Pheonix, Spyro? I don't get that anymore. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 05/28/2024 4:20 pm Very interesting indeed. Report this Post to the Staff
Spyro Valued Member United Kingdom 380 Posts	Posted 05/28/2024 4:50 pm Hiya Kipster. Yes, it was. Happy hunting! Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73747 Posts	Posted 05/28/2024 11:56 pm Very interesting! Very cool. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Spyro Valued Member United Kingdom 380 Posts	Posted 05/29/2024 01:54 am John1, Kipster, Coinfrog, Errers, many thanks for the positive feedback. Definitely adds to my feelgood factor& Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 94892 Posts	Posted 05/30/2024 3:09 pm Are we sure that is an error, or did somebody grind that 20 pence coin round and smaller? I mean, it is perfectly round - if a 5p planchet ended up in the 20p striking chamber, and is expected to enlarge to the 7 sided coin we are used to seeing, then wouldn't it not end up a perfect circle? But rather an odd shape? Can you provide a weight and diameter of that 20p coin please? a normal 20p should be about 21.4mm @5.00g and a 5p coin should be at 18mm @ 3.25g Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Edited by Dearborn 05/30/2024 3:31 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Spyro Valued Member United Kingdom 380 Posts	Posted 05/31/2024 04:11 am Yes. The error coin is the right diameter and weight for a 5p. The thing is, you can tell from the colour that it's struck from the right alloy for a 20p, and as 20p blanks are round to start with and are fed into the presses from a big hopper, who's going to spot the error? Report this Post to the Staff
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