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May 31, 2009
Off-Centre Coin Errors
We've spoken before about broadstrike error coins. There can be varying degrees of a broadstruck coin and as the size of the error increases it becomes an off centre strike. These off centre strikes are probably the most common and well known of errors as they are often very obvious and can be very spectacular errors.
Australia Threepence Off Centre Error
This type of error is a massive variation on the out of collar error. In this case the blank is not fed into the press properly and lands in the collar incorrectly. For the off center strike only part of the blank is struck by the upper and lower dies. This results in only part of the design being struck on the coin and a coin that is not it's usual round shape. Because of their unusual shape they are commonly picked up before they leave the mint or in rolling machines by security companies. They are most often explained as their % amount off centre.
Australia $1 1985-1991 Mob of Roos Off Centre Error
Posted by harrisk at May 31, 2009 7:53 PM
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