MALAYSIA COIN PLANCHET ERRORS:SPLIT PLANCHET BEFORE STRIKE WITH ROTATED DIE ERRORS
Malaysia Split Planchet Before Strike Error Coin With Rotated Die Errors.
Rarity:RRR.
In this case a planchet splits in two before being struck,as the term would suggest.
Due to the impurity of the blank or planchet,and if it is severe enough, it can cause the planchet to split into two halves obverse and reverse.
They are usually of normal diameter but are very thin.
Rarity:RRR.
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| Malaysia.1991.20 cents. Split Planchet Before Strike.Obverse. (Dickson Niew Collection) |
Due to the impurity of the blank or planchet,and if it is severe enough, it can cause the planchet to split into two halves obverse and reverse.
They are usually of normal diameter but are very thin.
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| Malaysia.1991.20 cents. Split Planchet Before Strike.Reverse. (Dickson Niew Collection) |
They are struck on both the obverse and reverse, the resulting coin will be thin and have detail on both sides,much of the design is usually light, intermingled with multitudes of rough striations lines visible on the side that splited due to the impurities.
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| Left:Normal Thickness.Right:Thin. Weight:2.53gm(Normal:5.66gm) No milled edge. |
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| Rough striations lines visible on Obverse. |
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| Rotated Die Errors. CW140 Degree. |
Hi Dickson,
ReplyDeleteWow, another nice one here.
Ya, from the picture showing the comparison, the error specimen sure looks thin.
Surely a good reference specimen for collectors.
Thanks a lot for sharing, Dickson :)
I suppose the parallel striations lines would be evident ONLY on the side that splited and not on BOTH sides.
ReplyDeleteDear whycollect,
ReplyDeleteThank you.Interesting enough,the weight is half(2.53gm) of the normal weight(5.66gm).
Dear nuchatter,
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for your good comments.
Thanks again for the correction.
Hi Nu and Dickson,
ReplyDeleteYes, you're right.
After reading this post, we checked one of ours, and found only one side of the coin has striations whereas the opposite side was rather smooth.
Thanks a lot for the expert views, Nu and Dickson :)