This is my new purchase. I had seen this type struck offcenter before, but never this far off.

25%-30% ?

Anyhow, a great addition to my collection



Regards


Jos from Belgium

Nice coin. I love looking at errors.

Well, here are the highlights of my collection so far.

All from Belgium, during the period that they are a kingdom (since 1830, in coinage since 1832)



Offcenters


25 Centimes 1970 French Legends - Offcenter + Clipped Planchet




50 Centimes 1958 Dutch Legends - Offcenter with high rim




1 Franc 1975 French Legends - Offcenter




50 Francs 1990 French Legends - Offcenter




Strange ones


5 Francs 1975 Dutch Legends - Struck on 1 Franc planchet & Offcenter




50 Francs 1992 Dutch Legends - Doublestruck in collar




25 Centimes 1922 Dutch Legends - Centerhole Punched Offcenter




Forgeries


2 Francs 1909 French Legends - Forgery (normally Silver coin)




100 Francs 1951 Dutch Legends - Forgery (normally Silver coin)




5 Francs 1873 - Forgery (normally Silver coin) & Cut (taken out of circulation, discovered by the authorities)







Enjoy!!!



And if anyone should have a coin that fits in this collection, please let me know!


Jos from Belgium

Nice collection!

Well, this is one of my greatest additions to my collection.

This is a 1 frank coin from 1955, Flemish version (Dutch, KM # 143.1). Normally is this coin in coppernickel, but it has been struck on a copper planchet of the 50 centimes coin (type Minor, KM # 148).





If anybody has something similar for sale/trade, let me know.


Jos

You have some amazing errors. The color on the above coin is very pleasing to the eye, I bet even more so in person.

I find the 1922 Dutch Legends coin to be especially cool.

Yes, it is a really great coin. I paid a lot for it, but I simply had to have it (sometimes you have that feeling )
In errors it's even more difficult to let something escape. All I encounter, I end up buying...

I've scanned two other off center punched centerholes for you. (but also for everybody else )

5 centimes 1910 Dutch legends (coppernickel):



25 centimes 1946 French/Dutch legends (Zinc):




The 5 centimes is also one of my favorites, because of the floating piece of metal. Really nice

Thanks for your comment

Regards

Jos

Those are great! Looks like the results of me trying to use a paper hole punch without guides.

Two other nice ones that have been in my collection for ages, but need some exposure

1 Franc 1974 Dutch legends - Struck on a 25 Centimes planchet:



10 Centimes 1862 - Full Brockage Error




Regards

Jos

This one came in the mail today.



10 Centimes 1922 Dutch legends - Centerhole Punched Offcenter

I had them already in the 5 and 25 Centimes, and now in the 10's.

Great!

Jos

I went to the biggest coinfair in Belgium today, and this is what I've found:

5 Francs 1976 Dutch Legends - Struck on 1 Franc Planchet & 60% Off Center



Just great!

Jos

Neat errors.

Thanks

I like 'em too

Nice CUD on a 2 year-type.

Me happy!


Jos

This one was worth waiting for

See more information on this coin in the Error and Variety Coin Forum: http://www.coinpeople.com/index.php?showtopic=13430

Regards

Jos

Welcome back, Jos

Thx, tdp

This was my very first errorcoin I bought. No regrets!

This is the medallic issue of the 5 Centimes 1856 French, a tiny bit offcenter.



Regards

Jos

More nice errors.

Here are my latest additions:

25 Centimes 1974 - Dutch Legends - Off Center Strike



5 Francs 1943 - French Legends - Doublestrike
(not sure if it's genuine, see this thread= http://www.coinpeople.com/index.php?showtopic=13773)



5 Francs 1966 - French Legends - Off Center Strike



The hunt goes on!

Regards

Jos

PS: Also check out my new website: www.belgium-errorcoins.tk

Great site! I have to say the copper die breaks were my favorite.

I have replaced all the pictures from Omnicoin by my own. So the die breaks should be even clearer

The big copper ones (5 centimes) aren't that easy to find. They are much easier and common on the coppernickel coins.







Regards

Jos

Great errors

Thanks!

Since my time at CP, I've seen a bunch of coins with diebreaks running tangentially through legends. I'd love to know the premium of one of those and find one for myself.

I think you can't really talk about a premium for die breaks on non-US coins.
There simply isn't a demand for it, and also not enough knowledge about them.
Every piece ever minted exists with die breaks, so it will take a while to find one that is worth much more than another. The supply is simply to big.

UScoins are a total different story, as you may know...

Regards,


Jos

I went to my very first meeting of the coinclub where I registered today, and received a warm welcome. Many of the members were glad that they finally had someone to sell all those bad coins to, so I opened my wallet and swapped some cash for new pieces for my collection.

Sweet!

This one was the best one today:

25 Centimes 1971 - French Legends - Struck twice Off Center



I had already a small dozen of off centers of this type, but this is my very first doublestrike. Ok, it might not be the best piece ever, but for me, it made my day!

Regards

Jos

2 Centimes ND - Type 1833-1865



What can I say?

*daydreaming*

terrific errors.

Great errors!

The 25 Centimes is spectacular!

Thanks guys!

Next week there is another big coinfair here in Belgium, so maybe I can pick up some new ones

Regards

Jos

And so I did!

50 Francs on a 1 Franc Planchet



Sweet!

Jos

Cool! but that can't be the only error you picked up, eh?

Indeed, it wasn't the only one. The others where just small errors. 10-20% offcenter of coins I already had. Just other dates. Not really worth to mention.

The more spectacular additions of this weekend, are die varieties. I don't really think that CPeops would be interested in that. They are not mentioned in the Krause, nor in the Belgian catalogue (Morin).

The only one that I can show, is a die rotation. I already had a 90° rotation of this coin, but my girlfriend found a 150° rotation. What an addition (both the coin AND the girlfriend )

5 Francs 1943 - French Legends


I left it in the holder that I got it in.

For 3 euros (about $4)! Hard to leave that behind...

Jos

Wow, a girlfriend that understands die rotations? Nice coin too...

Yeah, it's a real keeper

Well well well, what do we have here?

This looks like a really nice broadstrike of a 1 Franc 1965 - Dutch legends, struck through a piece of scrap metal, and with nice doubling on the reverse.

This joker measures 22.4 mm instead of the normal 21 mm.






Sweet!



More info on this coin in the Error and Variety forum: http://www.coinpeople.com/index.php?showtopic=14266

Cool, multiple errors, probably not valuable in Belgium like if it were a USA error like that here.

And here is a new one. Not only in nice condition, but again nice die cracks, and also some strange die damage on the lion.

Paid a bit more than I wanted, but I had to have it




Regards,

Jos

Congrats! You know how I love those copper die breaks!

Yes I do

That's why I placed him here

Regards,

Jos

Went to a coinfair on Tuesday, and these happen to fall in my pocket


Some offcenter punched holes



And this nice diebreak (almost a CUD)



Regards,

Jos

Great it takes a moment for the eye to realise that the holes are misstuck LOL, I like them great finds

Maybe the holes are on-center but the coin is offcenter from the hole?

No, their not. The rim is even all the way around. The holes are punched after the planchets are stamped out of a plate, but before the coin is struck. When the hole isn't in the center, the material flows, and this results in a hole that isn't perfectly round.

Jos

This one got delivered today. The hunt was long and hard, but here he is.
The very first large diebreak on a Leopold I silvercoin.

I've seen some diecracks, but this is the very first large break on this type I've seen.
You could say, I'm happy



Regards,

Jos

Very nice find that is quite eye catching Can I ask how many errors you have in your collection now?

Hard to say. The large errors would add up to about 300. But when you add the clashed dies, lamination errors, diechips & cracks, I think I will get close to the 1000-mark.

But still not enough

And the search for die varieties is still on too, so there is still enough left to look for

Just won my very first slabbed Belgian error. A nice day



Got it from the Heritage Auction today.