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Great Britain 1988 One Penny Faulty Planchet Error - The Australian Coin Collecting Blog
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…Read more ›
Australia 1956 Florin Struck Out of Collar Error - The Australian Coin Collecting Blog
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…Read more ›
Australia 1966-1984 Ten Cent Die Adjustment Strike Error - The Australian Coin Collecting Blog
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…Read more ›
Australia 1964 Penny Struck Through Scrap Error - The Australian Coin Collecting Blog
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…Read more ›
Australia 2016 “Alien” Die Clash 50th Anniversary of Decimal Currency Five Cent - The Australian Coin Collecting Blog
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…Read more ›
Australia 1942I/1943I Penny Brockage Error - The Australian Coin Collecting Blog
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…Read more ›
Australia 1966 Five Cent Upset Error - The Australian Coin Collecting Blog
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…Read more ›
1986 Mint Set Error - 20 Cent Struck Through Oil or Debris - The Australian Coin Collecting Blog
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…Read more ›
Australia 1964 Penny Error - Double Struck in Collar - The Australian Coin Collecting Blog
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…Read more ›
Australia 1966-1984 2 Cent Struck on Split Planchet - The Australian Coin Collecting Blog
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…Read more ›
Australia 1948 Penny Struck on Underweight Planchet - The Australian Coin Collecting Blog
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.…Read more ›
Australia 1988 $2 with Curved Clipped Planchet Error - The Australian Coin Collecting Blog
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…Read more ›
Australia 1943I Penny Large Reverse Rim Cud Error - The Australian Coin Collecting Blog
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…Read more ›
2022 50th Anniversary of the Tamworth Country Music Festival Al Br 50 Cent - The Australian Coin Collecting Blog
Acclaimed as one of the top ten music festivals in the world and Australia’s largest, the Tamworth Country Music Festival celebrated its’ 50th year in 2022. Celebrating this milestone with a commemorative 50 cent struck by the Royal Australian Mint…Read more ›
Australian Decimal Banknote Plate Identification Letters - The Australian Coin Collecting Blog
The current Renniks Australian Coin and Banknote Values catalogues lists just two Australian decimal notes with Plate Identification Letters (PILs). These are the 1991 $10 R-313a (Fraser/Cole) and 1991 $50 R-513a (Fraser/Cole). This article will display locations of PILs on…Read more ›
1988 10 Cent Struck on 2 Cent Planchet - The Australian Coin Collecting Blog
As originally published in Australasian Coin and Banknote Magazine February 2021 What Went Wrong -error coins that escaped the mint Leave an Australian copper nickel coin (5c, 10c, 20c, or 50c) lying on the ground for several months or years…Read more ›
2022 50 Cent Treasured Australian Stories Henry Lawson Three Coin Collection - The Australian Coin Collecting Blog
Henry Lawson, a legend of Australian literature is celebrated with this 50 cent three coin set struck in aluminium bronze. The three of his literary pieces that adorn this coin collection are The Drovers Wife, The Loaded Dog and On…Read more ›
1966-1984 2 Cent Off Centre Strike Error - The Australian Coin Collecting Blog
As originally published in Australasian Coin and Banknote Magazine April 2021 What Went Wrong -error coins that escaped the mint If you’re new to coin collecting or just new to error coins then the ‘off centre’ coin error is among…Read more ›
1951 Penny Flaking Planchet Flaw Error - The Australian Coin Collecting Blog
As originally published in Australasian Coin and Banknote Magazine July 2021 What Went Wrong -error coins that escaped the mint Collectors of error coins would know that the most common type of pre-decimal coin error is the ‘planchet flaw’. This…Read more ›
1953-1964 Half Penny Die Adjustment Strike Error - The Australian Coin Collecting Blog
As originally published in Australasian Coin and Banknote Magazine March 2021 What Went Wrong -error coins that escaped the mint The accompanying image shows an Australian coin, half penny in size and weight, that is missing almost all the design…Read more ›
1961 Elliptical Clipped Shilling - The Australian Coin Collecting Blog
As originally published in Australasian Coin and Banknote Magazine June 2021 What Went Wrong -error coins that escaped the mint In this article we showcase an unusually shaped 1961 shilling which at first glance appears to be a cut down…Read more ›