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Liam

Farthing error?

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Hi!

I don't post here much (always reading the forum though!), but would like one of you knowledgeable folk to help if you can! I am just wondering what could have possibly caused my 1940 farthing to appear as it does? It is very dark in colour (with some red) and has a rough feel to it. The reverse appears to be slightly concave, and there is also a raised dot before the date. I imagine it must have been done during the minting process, so I'm just wondering if anybody knows how? The pics should hopefully show below, I've pictured it next to a regular farthing for comparison. Cheers!

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It looks like the coin has been subjected to an acid dip to me, the rims are thinner as a result of the edge also being attacked

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I was hoping it would be something more interesting than that, ah well!

Cheers for the reply

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