Is This A Weak Strike On A 10 Cents 1997 South African Coin

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Davbrian New Member Malaysia 43 Posts	Posted 07/30/2025 04:55 am Hi! I just got this coin today from a friend of mine which caught my curiosity & attention on its oddity. The reverse side of the coin where the word 'AFRICA' is located shows that the word AFRICA is read as 'AFRIC', because the letter 'A' is barely visible to our naked eye. Is this a weak strike error coin? Does it carry any premium value ? And if you see carefully on its Observe side, you will noticed that the letter '#8304;' (10c) is not evenly displayed. What are your thoughts & opinion on this particular coin? Report this Post to the Staff

JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21583 Posts	Posted 07/30/2025 09:02 am The weak A is a partial Grease Filled Die and carries no premium being that small. Not sure what #8304 is but if you are referring to the 0, then that looks like it has taken a hit distorting the side. This is considered damage. Report this Post to the Staff
Davbrian New Member Malaysia 43 Posts	Posted 07/30/2025 09:42 am Tq JimmyD on your feedbacks, fyì, this coin is in BU condition, no visible scratches whatever, only a bit of oxidation on its' surface does show but taken a hit & damaged is not possible because the surface is shining as the mirror from where I m looking at here. Maybe its some sort of minor die cracks. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187478 Posts	Posted 07/30/2025 11:27 am Quote: The weak A is a partial Grease Filled Die Quote: Not sure what #8304 is The forum does not like unicode characters. This is what was intended: https://www.codetable.net/decimal/8304 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
Greasy Fingers Pillar of the Community United States 6988 Posts	Posted 07/30/2025 10:56 pm 2 ways to look at the 0 in 10...( if not damage) might be a die chip or over-polishing of the die has caused the mis-shape.... Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73579 Posts	Posted 07/30/2025 11:16 pm Nice minor Greaser. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Davbrian New Member Malaysia 43 Posts	Posted 07/31/2025 7:20 pm Tq very much guys for giving out your precious feedbacks & opinions, I greatly appreciated it very much. After giving it a try using my old handphone, I managed to get it superimposed at 4x & 10x. I noticed there are some knock here & there though. Have a look at it now,and what do you think now? Report this Post to the Staff
Greasy Fingers Pillar of the Community United States 6988 Posts	Posted 08/01/2025 11:12 pm With your additional photos...I'm leaning towards PMD Report this Post to the Staff
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