Issue 13 - Mint Error News Magazine

A Study of World Mis-Struck Coinsby Bill Snyder - worlderrors.comEditor’s Note: This is a first in a series of charts to be published in Mint Error News Magazine which were compiledby Bill Snyder of worlderrors.com. He undertook a study to painstakingly research and compile a list ofknown errors from major world countries. The chart below covers English striking errors from 1600 to 1995.Bill states that “this study will determine which types of mis-strikes were common or rare, by country and timeperiod. The study was limited to major striking errors such as double strikes, off-centers, brockages, etc.”TYPE OF ERROR DATE AMT DENOM SPECIFICSDouble Strike 16-- 1 Shilling 50% DS @ K-4; 15% of Rev. on blank flan.Double Strike 16(96) 6 Pence “Turned over DS, only fair-fine.”Brockage-O 1668-1684 2 Pence Sold with a 1683 4d DS rev and a George I rev brockage.Brockage-O 1668-1684 2 PenceDouble Strike 1670 1 Crown “rev legend DS & sltly rotated making it look out of focus”Double Strike 1670- 1 Shilling Double Struck Reverse, Hammered Type C.Brockage-O 1670- 2 Pence “machine made”, obverse brockage, holed.Brockage-O 1670-1684 1 PennyBrockage-O 1670-1684 1 PennyBrockage-O 1670-1684 1 Penny Spink’s Sept 1904 Circular #7860Brockage-O 1670-1684 1 Penny Toned.Brockage-O 1670-1684 1 PennyBrockage-O 1670-1684 1 Penny Charles II Maundy.Brockage-O 1670-1684 4 PenceDouble Strike 1672 1 FarthingOff Center 1672/1 1 Penny 5% Off Center @ K-10.Double Strike 1673 1 Crown Crown. Slightly DS.Off Center 1673 1 to 2 PennyDouble Strike 1674 1 Farthing 1/2 of date appears K1 from bottom 3/4 of lower date.Off Center 1674 1 Farthing 20% o/c K-9.Double Strike 1675 1 Farthing Exergue line and date over Brit.’s head.Double Strike 1675 1 Farthing Triple date and doubled obverse legend.Triple Strike 1675 1 FarthingDouble Strike 1675 1 Farthing 1/2 of date appears .75 mm below full date.Double Strike 1675 1 Farthing “2nd exergue & date mis-struck above Britannia’s head”Off Center 1675 1 Farthing “5% o/c with up to 2mm blank flan pleasant better than Fine”.Double Strike 1675 1 to 2 PennyDouble Strike 1676 1 crown Crown. “Face & Letters are Double Struck.”Double Strike 1677 1 CrownBroad Strike 1677 6 Pence Plain EdgeCrown. 2 tops of CAROLUS II & ET HIB and 2 pair of C’s @K-4and 5.Double Strike 1679 1 Crown Crown. Slight. ESC type 4 obverse.Double Strike 1679 1 Crown Crown. Slightly DS.Double Strike 1679 1 to 2 Crown 2 clear busts, 2nd stk 25% o/c K-6:30, nearly flat reverse.Double Strike 1679 2 Pence “double-struck almost a letter height”Double Strike 1679 2 Pence c90 degrees rotated double-struck.Page 67minterrornews.com