MikeCoin Posted August 17, 2009 Posted August 17, 2009 (edited) Has anybody spotted this one before?I've included the tails side in case there's something on that which I've missed. Edited August 17, 2009 by MikeCoin Quote
scott Posted August 17, 2009 Posted August 17, 2009 looks like a dye error, i have one on a 2002 coin where part of the 2 is filled in Quote
HistoricCoinage Posted August 18, 2009 Posted August 18, 2009 Just looks like a clogged die. If it was overflow then the metal would normally be quite even but this one seems quite rough. Interesting error nonetheless! Quote
MikeCoin Posted August 18, 2009 Author Posted August 18, 2009 I'm guessing I can't quite retire early just yet then. =pIs it just me or are these new design coins being made a little more sloppily? The 20p especially! I've got a few of them where there're excess metal spots all around the design. Quote
DaveG38 Posted August 18, 2009 Posted August 18, 2009 I'm guessing I can't quite retire early just yet then. =pIs it just me or are these new design coins being made a little more sloppily? The 20p especially! I've got a few of them where there're excess metal spots all around the design.I think you are quite right. My undated 2008 20p has several knobbles of metal on the queen's portrait - maybe this raises the value into the millions!! I wish. Also, I have a 2005 20p where the excess metal on the queen's head appears as if she is using a bluetooth. I've also seen several pennies with minor raised bits of metal which also suggests that they are not too careful about quality, although I suppose the sheer quantity being made means that some errors are bound to creep in. Quote
Sylvester Posted August 18, 2009 Posted August 18, 2009 I first noticed things going downhill in around 2004, the 20p in particular seem to be quite prone to all kinds of issues.Here's a 2004, note the lines radiating out from the centre of the coin in all directions. They look like stress marks. A lot of 2004s seemed to have this. I hadn't noticed it much prior to 2004. Quote
MikeCoin Posted August 18, 2009 Author Posted August 18, 2009 That design would be perfect with the text "All Hail the Almighty Queen!" written around the edge. =pI've got a number of 2008 20p which have extra metal blobs. One I have has a missing spot on the Tails side down that line. Quote
Peckris Posted August 18, 2009 Posted August 18, 2009 That design would be perfect with the text "All Hail the Almighty Queen!" written around the edge. =pOr alternatively, "She Keeps A Möet and Chandon ..." Quote
scott Posted August 18, 2009 Posted August 18, 2009 yup dye wear on that.i have noticed 2008 pennies with the legend near the rim fainter then normal... guess its new dyes etc.i have found many 20p's of varying dates post 1998 with blobs on the queens hair Quote
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