As originally published in Australasian Coin and Banknote Magazine in September 2022. What Went Wrong -error coins that escaped the Mint We’re going to discuss an error coin this month that originated from an overseas mint. A mint that, in…

As originally published in Australasian Coin and Banknote Magazine in August 2022. What Went Wrong -error coins that escaped the Mint If you’ve been reading our articles each month you will be familiar with the collar die, the third die…

As originally published in Australasian Coin and Banknote Magazine in June 2022. What Went Wrong -error coins that escaped the Mint Manufacturing coins is a high-pressure business, both figuratively and literally! What sorts of pressures are involved in making a…

As originally published in Australasian Coin and Banknote Magazine in July 2022. What Went Wrong -error coins that escaped the Mint We’re sure that coin producers do their best to keep the process of making coins a neat and tidy…

As originally published in Australasian Coin and Banknote Magazine in May 2022. What Went Wrong -error coins that escaped the Mint What we have to show this month is a very unique character, the 2016 ‘Alien’ five cent (see Figure…

As originally published in Australasian Coin and Banknote Magazine. What Went Wrong -error coins that escaped the Mint The image shown along with this article is one that plays tricks with your eyes. Are you looking at two distinct coins…

As originally published in Australasian Coin and Banknote Magazine. What Went Wrong -error coins that escaped the Mint Back in the May 2021 edition of The Australasian Coin & Banknote Magazine (Volume 24 / Number 4) we talked about London…

As originally published in Australasian Coin and Banknote Magazine. What Went Wrong -error coins that escaped the Mint Figure 1 shows a 20 cent with two areas that have been struck through either oil or debris. The ‘strike through’ error…

As originally published in Australasian Coin and Banknote Magazine Yearbook for 2021/2022 What Went Wrong -error coins that escaped the Mint Figure 1 shows an interesting Melbourne minted 1964 penny. The sharp-eyed reader will likely be drawn to the double…

As originally published in Australasian Coin and Banknote Magazine November 2021 What Went Wrong -error coins that escaped the Mint This month we have the pleasure of showcasing an error coin that is very rare indeed. What looks at first…