We’ve spoken before about broadstrike error coins. There can be varying degrees of a broadstruck coin and as the size of the error increases and there begins to be missing elements of the coin then it becomes an off center…

There are 3 different dies that strike a coin blank to make a coin. The obverse (heads) side, the reverse (tails) side and the collar die. The reverse die usually on the bottom is recessed below the collar. The collar…

Scarce and usually spectacular is the wrong planchet error coin. These are one of the simplest error coin types to explain. Basically these are coins struck on planchets other than the type they were intended to be struck on. Perhaps…

In a previous entry about brockages I discussed briefly how they were formed. I also mentioned that Australian pre-decimal brockage coins can be hard to come by. Fortunately I’ve been able to obtain an image of a nice example of…