1889 One Florin with a Fault.....

[Citizen H]

Today whilst re sifting through them destine to be sold I had a moment of "Hold On!" ( I tend to do this, a lot, I just feel that I can quite easily miss something important😕)

However this one caught my eye and so I washed the crud off, the Florin now reveals a ledge on the reverse, wow! now I do like a fault.  

a die press error?  well it made my day, Have a great Weekend ☺️

 

 

[Rob]

Could be double struck with another coin trapped in the dies, but equally could be another coin in a different metal in close contact with it in wet, acidic conditions leading to electrolysis (2 different metals in near contact under those conditions will generate a potential difference. Think in terms of a battery. Given the level of corrosion seen, either is possible.

[Citizen H]

40 minutes ago, Rob said:

Could be double struck with another coin trapped in the dies, but equally could be another coin in a different metal in close contact with it in wet, acidic conditions leading to electrolysis (2 different metals in near contact under those conditions will generate a potential difference. Think in terms of a battery. Given the level of corrosion seen, either is possible.

Hello Rob and many thanks for getting back to me on this matter, very pleased to have found another oddity 👍