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Australia 1964 Penny Struck Through Scrap Error

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

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Australia 2016 “Alien” Die Clash 50th Anniversary of Decimal Currency Five Cent

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

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Australia 1942I/1943I Penny Brockage Error

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

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Australia 1966 Five Cent Upset Error

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

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1986 Mint Set Error – 20 Cent Struck Through Oil or Debris

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

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Australia 1964 Penny Error – Double Struck in Collar

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

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Australia 1966-1984 2 Cent Struck on Split Planchet

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

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Australia 1948 Penny Struck on Underweight Planchet

As originally published in Australasian Coin and Banknote Magazine October 2021 What Went Wrong -error coins that escaped the Mint Our showcased error coin this month is an error type that is a particular favourite of one of the authors.

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Australia 1988 $2 with Curved Clipped Planchet Error

As originally published in Australasian Coin and Banknote Magazine September 2021 What Went Wrong -error coins that escaped the Mint If you’re even slightly active in the online coin community you’ll know that a major Australian media company published an

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Australia 1943I Penny Large Reverse Rim Cud Error

As originally published in Australasian Coin and Banknote Magazine August 2021 What Went Wrong -error coins that escaped the mint As error collectors the authors of this article are always on the lookout for the best examples of a particular

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