British West Africa 1942kn 2 Shillings Filled Dies Plus More

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cirque10 New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 09/10/2025 5:27 pm I recently purchased a PCGS MS61 1942KN British West Africa 2 Shilling piece. My primary interest was the obverse and reverse filled dies but before purchasing I had also noticed some oddities on the rim of the coin. Upon receipt my impression of rim irregularities was confirmed. Rather than the normal security edge the coin has well defined and sharp milling which is much finer than the previous George V milling (see attached images). The odd rim markings I initially saw were impressions of part of the fine reeding. Vice does not list a trail strike for 1942 KN and I have been unable to find any listings. I am very familiar with BWA coinage and have never seen anything like this coin. I'm guessing that the "error" designation came about from the minting process as the minters were experimenting rather than actual filled dies. The coin also weighs slightly above normal, 11.37 versus 11.31 g. Any information or conjectures would be appreciated. * Moved by Staff moved to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16826 Posts	Posted 09/10/2025 6:11 pm Since this is from British West Africa and not Britain itself, I've moved the thread for you. To me it looks much more like a weak strike, rather than filled dies. "Weak", to the extent of qualifying as an "adjustment strike" or "trial strike". The use of the non-security-collar adds to this impression. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
cirque10 New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 09/10/2025 8:20 pm Thanks for the comment. Agreed. Adjustment strike but with the fine reed edge that does not match the wider reeds on earlier 2S coins it looks experimental. I'm wondering whether they used an edge collar from a similar sized British coin? In any case this one is not documented in David Vice's 1983 work on the coinage of British West Africa. Wonder how many additional experiments were done at this mint but possibly not documented? Report this Post to the Staff
gxseries Pillar of the Community Australia 3831 Posts	Posted 09/10/2025 11:47 pm Weight with that small level of difference is marginal. I would argue it's Grease Fill die. This was struck during WWII so I would imagine there would be higher than normal defects. As for the edge - perhaps it might have missed the extra step in adding the security feature. My partial coin collection http://www.omnicoin.com/collection/gxseries My numismatics articles and collection: http://www.gxseries.com/numis/numis_index.htm Regularly updated at least once a month. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74060 Posts	Posted 09/11/2025 12:04 am I'm thinking a Weak Strike as well. https://www.error-ref.com/weak_stri...rampressure/ Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
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cirque10 New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 09/16/2025 9:54 pm Some more info on this one that I uncovered. Apparently one other example exists (see https://coins.ha.com/itm/british-we...tion-071515) where it is described as: George VI 2 Shillings 1942-KN AU58 NGC, KM24 similar, but with reeded edge. Similar to the 1938 pattern issue, KM-Pn10. This is a very rare variety, and the only example we have seen or heard of; possibly unique. Metal: Nickel-Brass Diameter: 28.51mm Weight: 11.37g So my example IMO looks like a weak setup strike Pattern issue complete with the same rim oddities that this AU58 example has (evidence of the reeding on the obverse rim as well as a strongly raised obverse rim). So there are at least 2 of them. Report this Post to the Staff
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