Australia 196? Struck on Underweight Planchet
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| Coin Type: | Australia Penny |
| Grade: | UNC |
| Year: | 196? |
| Mint: | Melbourne |
| Metal: | Bronze |
| Obverse: | Elizabeth II (Gillick) |
| Reverse: | Kangaroo (Kruger Gray) |
1960’s penny struck on an underweight planchet. Probably due to a cold shut being rolled into the metal during the blank manufacturing process. The cold shut detached at some point leaving the blank missing a significant amount of material on the obverse. Note the strike weakness on the reverse opposite the missing metal on the obverse. A very sharp transition from correct flan thickness to thinner area across most of the obverse diameter. Probably one of the nicest errors of this type that we’ve seen.
Supplied in an archival Saflip.
