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Australia 1950y Penny 170 Degree Upset Error (Cleaned)

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Coin Type:Australia Penny
Grade:Fine (Cleaned)
Year:1950
Mint:Perth Mint
Obverse:George VI (T H Paget)
Reverse:Kangaroo (George Kruger Gray)

Rotated 170° as one of the dies spun during the production run producing this coin not struck with the correct alignment (known as upset). Quite a scarce error coin. Has been cleaned but has re-toned.

Supplied in an archival Saflip.

Read more in the Australian Coin Collecting Blog’s article on Upset or Rotated Die Errors