1970 SEN PATTERN STEEL CLAD COIN
Malaysia 1970 One Cent Coin Graded MS63RB Pattern Steel Clad
Rarity:UNIQUE.
Malaysia Parliament series 1970 One Cent Copper Coin with total mintage of 2,535,000 pieces and the 20 Cents Copper-Nickel coin with a total of 1,054,00 pieces were minted by Hamburg Mint, in Germany. Both were considered a key date coin by local coin collectors.
On 23 Jun 2011,I published a post on this Malaysia Parliament series 1970 One Cent Copper Coin with Wrong Metal Errors.(MALAYSIA COIN RARE COIN 1970 ONE CENT WRONG METAL ERRORS),We found some pieces of these 1970 One Cent Copper were minted on Copper -Clad Steel planchet.There were the Wrong Metal Errors.
Rarity:UNIQUE.
Malaysia Parliament series 1970 One Cent Copper Coin with total mintage of 2,535,000 pieces and the 20 Cents Copper-Nickel coin with a total of 1,054,00 pieces were minted by Hamburg Mint, in Germany. Both were considered a key date coin by local coin collectors.
On 23 Jun 2011,I published a post on this Malaysia Parliament series 1970 One Cent Copper Coin with Wrong Metal Errors.(MALAYSIA COIN RARE COIN 1970 ONE CENT WRONG METAL ERRORS),We found some pieces of these 1970 One Cent Copper were minted on Copper -Clad Steel planchet.There were the Wrong Metal Errors.
So far only four pieces were traced by us.Two pieces in Malaysia (One UNC,One GVF),One piece in Singapore,graded MS63RB and the last piece was told to us is in oversea now.
Last week ,I was lucky to received the images of the graded MS63RB (NGC) Malaysia Parliament series 1970 One Cent coin minted on Copper -Clad Steel planchet from the owner in Singapore.However, instead of graded it as a Wrong Metal Error coin, it was labelled a Pattern Steel Clad coin.
I am not too sure why it was labelled as a Pattern Steel Clad coin.What do you thing how should it be labelled ? Wrong Metal Error ? Pattern Steel Clad coin ?
Correct me if I am wrong, but aren't pattern coins are suppose to be mint trial on a new type of coin, e.g: new metal or new design. We need to confirm first whether was there any attempt by Malaysia government on that time to create a steel-clad coin. If there isn't any, then it is simply a wrong metal error.
ReplyDeleteI suppose NGC has labelled the coin correctly in view of the nature of this 'error'.
ReplyDeleteThe moment one classified a coin as 'wrong metal'. this coin would be classified/taken as an error and not a variety per se. This error classification could be right if one can confirmed that the nature of the error is only this piece or that the error here could not and cannot be repeated again.
On this 1970 coin, the moment it was NOT confirmed as copper clad, it should mean as an off-metal strike or an error correctly at least for a start. But this strike cannot possibly made it into an error strike since the nature of the coin itself is understood to involve a small batch at least but definitely not only one. An error in cladding definitely involves a small batch and not one only. If one label 'wrong metal' strike error for a piece of metal or nail struck, it is deemed correct since the error on the nail is an one-off nature maybe as a result of chicanery on the part of the Mint employees!
The few coins that you have confirmed to be found is a testimony to this small batch. Thus, a small batch of these so called 'wrong metal' strike definitely cannot be labelled as an error but only as a variety.
As variety, this category is given another name such as off-metal pattern or a specific pattern (name of wrong metal). Refer to KM for more pattern off-metal that exist.
This is my take on this subject.
Cheers!
Pattern Steel Clad..Yes, and i believe it is a SAMPLE CCS coin was make/purpose as a new material to replace the high copper price coin during 68's/70's copper price already shooting up...TQ **That is why the 1968 1cent went missing(melt down)
ReplyDelete**Just a comment and Be happy.
Best,
acme
Hi Shahrul,
ReplyDeleteLikely it was a mixed of small amount of copper clad steel planchets with the copper planchets in the mint.
During then,some countries already replaced their coins in copper planchet with copper-clad steel,hence,mixed of planchets are possible!
Hi nucoins,
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for your detail explanation.
Pattern coin is always applied on a newly proposed coin with new design intended for a new coinage or to replace existing coins,is just a sample and only very few pieces may exist.
We may name it as a 1970 One Cent "Off Metal Variety"
Hi acme,
ReplyDeleteI like your comments,your assumption can be true also.