One sided two pence

[Guest pullylad]

Hi,I was wondering if any one can answer my question?

I have a British Two pence piece that I have had from the mid 80's dated 1975.

The coin has a full print on the head side but is completly blank on reverse and smooth.

Is this an printed coin or has some one filed it somehow?

[Chris Perkins 228]

If it's thinner than a normal one (and a little lighter) then it's been filed down. Is there a faint negative impression of the Queens head on the blank side? If so, they may indicate that it's a genuine error.

[VickySilver 826]

And probably the weight being crucial as well. I am out at the moment and so do not have the figure for the correct weight available for now. I have a 1971 10p that is unc. also with only the reverse and it is appropriate weight so these do exist. If it is correct weight, it is possible it was stuck in the strike chamber with another flan and only struck up on the one side. There was a lot of two pennies from the early '60s that was in the Colin

Adams' Sale that demonstrated this as well...

[Coppers 58]

And probably the weight being crucial as well. I am out at the moment and so do not have the figure for the correct weight available for now. I have a 1971 10p that is unc. also with only the reverse and it is appropriate weight so these do exist. If it is correct weight, it is possible it was stuck in the strike chamber with another flan and only struck up on the one side. There was a lot of two pennies from the early '60s that was in the Colin

Adams' Sale that demonstrated this as well...

Link to uniface 1965 pennies in Colin Adams' Sale

[Peckris 579]

And probably the weight being crucial as well. I am out at the moment and so do not have the figure for the correct weight available for now. I have a 1971 10p that is unc. also with only the reverse and it is appropriate weight so these do exist. If it is correct weight, it is possible it was stuck in the strike chamber with another flan and only struck up on the one side. There was a lot of two pennies from the early '60s that was in the Colin

Adams' Sale that demonstrated this as well...

Link to uniface 1965 pennies in Colin Adams' Sale

That just links to a generic Spink page - no details such as you mention

[HistoricCoinage 135]

That just links to a generic Spink page - no details such as you mention

The link works for me...

If anybody else has a problem, here's a screenshot I've taken.