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Australia 1960 Sixpence Curve Clipped Planchet Error

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Coin Type:Australia Sixpence
Year:1960
Mint:Melbourne
Metal:Silver (50%), Copper (40%), Zinc (5%) and Nickel (5%)
Obverse:Elizabeth II (Mary Gillick)
Reverse:Australian Coat of Arms (W.H.J. Blakemore)

Clipped planchet error with Blakesley effect. Metal flowed into the clip site which affected the strike of the “60” of the date -see the closeup image. Supplied in an archival Saflip.