Australia 2004 20 Cent Ramstrike Error EF Extremely Fine

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Coin Type:Australia 20c
Grade:Extremely Fine (EF)
Year:2004
Mint:Royal Australian Mint
Metal:Cupro-Nickel (75% copper, 25% nickel)
Obverse:Queen Elizabeth II (Ian Rank Broadley)
Reverse:Platypus (Stuart Devlin)

Ramstrike error 20c, the planchet didn’t sit neatly in the collar and some of the metal smooged upwards creating a lip. It could be that the planchet was not rimmed prior to being struck and that extra diameter meant it had to be forced down in the collar and excess metal forced upwards.

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Supplied in an archival Saflip.