As originally published in Australasian Coin and Banknote Magazine in May 2022. What Went Wrong -error coins that escaped the Mint What we have to show this month is a very unique character, the 2016 ‘Alien’ five cent (see Figure…

As originally published in Australasian Coin and Banknote Magazine. What Went Wrong -error coins that escaped the Mint The image shown along with this article is one that plays tricks with your eyes. Are you looking at two distinct coins…

As originally published in Australasian Coin and Banknote Magazine. What Went Wrong -error coins that escaped the Mint Back in the May 2021 edition of The Australasian Coin & Banknote Magazine (Volume 24 / Number 4) we talked about London…

As originally published in Australasian Coin and Banknote Magazine. What Went Wrong -error coins that escaped the Mint Figure 1 shows a 20 cent with two areas that have been struck through either oil or debris. The ‘strike through’ error…

As originally published in Australasian Coin and Banknote Magazine Yearbook for 2021/2022 What Went Wrong -error coins that escaped the Mint Figure 1 shows an interesting Melbourne minted 1964 penny. The sharp-eyed reader will likely be drawn to the double…

As originally published in Australasian Coin and Banknote Magazine November 2021 What Went Wrong -error coins that escaped the Mint This month we have the pleasure of showcasing an error coin that is very rare indeed. What looks at first…

As originally published in Australasian Coin and Banknote Magazine October 2021 What Went Wrong -error coins that escaped the Mint Our showcased error coin this month is an error type that is a particular favourite of one of the authors.…

As originally published in Australasian Coin and Banknote Magazine September 2021 What Went Wrong -error coins that escaped the Mint If you’re even slightly active in the online coin community you’ll know that a major Australian media company published an…

As originally published in Australasian Coin and Banknote Magazine August 2021 What Went Wrong -error coins that escaped the mint As error collectors the authors of this article are always on the lookout for the best examples of a particular…