ALTERED DIE.

Malaysia Altered Die 1993/92 Ringgit Malaysia.

For a few years, I have been hunting for a hearsaid Malaysia 1992 One Dollar counterfeit "gold' coin minted with "Ringgit" instead of  "$" sign.


Yesterday, a serious Malaysia counterfeit coins' collector came to my Dickson Niew Collection Corner and showed this coin to me.

It was minted with an altered die. I think this die was intended to mint one Ringgit  'gold' coin of year 1993.
In 1993, Bank Negara Malaysia decided to change the "$" sign to "Ringgit" to our currency, so the earlier mintage of Malaysia 1993 One Dollar coins were minted with "$" sign and the latter were minted with "Ringgit" sign.

An altered die is a real die that has been tampered with.If we take a closer look to the number '2' of the date 1992 of this coin ,it was a different in high compared to the original  coin of 1992.

Oricinal "2".

Taller "2".













Although it is a counterfeits,it is a rare ,valuable,sought-after coin in all grades. Even heavily circulated examples command extra premiums.

RSP:RM180.00

Links:
http://dniewcollectors.blogspot.com/2011/10/mgmsabri-visited-dickson-niew.html
http://dniewcollectors.blogspot.com/2011/10/dickson-niew-collection-corner_12.html

2 comments:

  1. Hi Dickson,
    First time seeing this altered die '92 coin.
    Yes, its gonna be tough to search for these coins nowadays because they are no more in circulation.
    Thanks a lot for bringing this to our attention, Dickson :)

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  2. Dear whycollect,
    All this while,I have been searching through coin dealers,side walk traders,flea markets,ebays,friends,no luck yet!

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