Issue 1 - Mint Error News Magazine
Issue 1 - Mint Error News Magazine
Issue 1 - Mint Error News Magazine
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Double Struck French 5<br />
Francs on Spoon!!<br />
This is one of the most<br />
outrageous, exotic,<br />
dramatic and unique mint<br />
errors that I have ever<br />
encountered in 25 years.<br />
It’s a 1831 French<br />
5 Francs. It’s DOUBLE<br />
STRUCK on a BRASS<br />
spoon! Most of the detail<br />
from both sides of the<br />
strike shows. Part of the<br />
handle from the spoon is<br />
still attached. In those days<br />
(1830’s) wooden handles<br />
were attached to a notch on<br />
brass spoons just like this<br />
one. It weighs 27.8 grams.<br />
It would be fascinating<br />
to know why this was<br />
struck. Was it a test strike<br />
with whatever was available<br />
at their fingertips (a<br />
spoon)? Was it made “after<br />
hours” by a very creative<br />
<strong>Mint</strong> Employee with extra<br />
time on his hands?? We<br />
will never know!! I wanted<br />
to share this wild piece<br />
with all of the readers of<br />
<strong>Mint</strong> <strong>Error</strong> <strong>News</strong>.<br />
by Tim Bullard<br />
Page 36 minterrornews.com
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