Hello CoinPeople,
I was just about to toss a 1999 French 1 Euro coin into my euro coin bin when I noticed something odd--the edge of the coin has a consistent groove in the middle of the edge. This gives it the appearance of a security edge. The part of the edge on the 1 Euro side of the groove has reeded and plain sections. Take a look at the image!
Do you think that someone was bored and found a way to mutilate the coin in this particular manner? Or do you think this happened as it was minted?
Let me know what you think,
Bruce
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can΄t you post a image for we to see it?
Odd indeed. Have not seen such an edge before (but then I do not collect error pieces). The edge of a 1 coin is supposed to look like the "left third" of your piece - six parts, three plain, three reeded: http://www.oenb.at/de/img/rand_1euro_gr_tcm14-53273.jpg
The 2 cent coins do have such a groove, but that is not as wide as the one in your picture: http://www.oenb.at/de/img/rand_2cent_gr_tcm14-53274.jpg
Another strange thing: Unlike US clad coins, the euro and cent pieces usually have a "monocolor" edge. Yours looks as if the groove had a different color. But that may just be the image or my eyes.
Is that 1 coin magnetic?
Christian
The 2 cent coins do have such a groove, but that is not as wide as the one in your picture: http://www.oenb.at/de/img/rand_2cent_gr_tcm14-53274.jpg
Another strange thing: Unlike US clad coins, the euro and cent pieces usually have a "monocolor" edge. Yours looks as if the groove had a different color. But that may just be the image or my eyes.
Is that 1 coin magnetic?Christian
QUOTE(tabbs @ Dec 22 2007, 04:50 AM) 
Odd indeed. Have not seen such an edge before (but then I do not collect error pieces). The edge of a 1 coin is supposed to look like the "left third" of your piece - six parts, three plain, three reeded: http://www.oenb.at/de/img/rand_1euro_gr_tcm14-53273.jpg
The 2 cent coins do have such a groove, but that is not as wide as the one in your picture: http://www.oenb.at/de/img/rand_2cent_gr_tcm14-53274.jpg
Another strange thing: Unlike US clad coins, the euro and cent pieces usually have a "monocolor" edge. Yours looks as if the groove had a different color. But that may just be the image or my eyes.
Is that 1 coin magnetic?
Christian
The 2 cent coins do have such a groove, but that is not as wide as the one in your picture: http://www.oenb.at/de/img/rand_2cent_gr_tcm14-53274.jpg
Another strange thing: Unlike US clad coins, the euro and cent pieces usually have a "monocolor" edge. Yours looks as if the groove had a different color. But that may just be the image or my eyes.
Is that 1 coin magnetic?
Christian
I think that it was just the lighting of the image. The color is actually fairly consistently the color of brass.
The magnetivity of it was a good idea. However, that appears to be the same as other French 1 coins.
Glad that I can almost always count on some sort of response from you, Christian,
Bruce
Well, even "I'm basically clueless" is a response. 
Had a quick look at three euro error sites I know --
http://www.errorcoins.eu/
http://sammler.com/mz/euro_abarten.htm
http://euro-fehlpraegungen.de/
-- but did not see such a "partial edge" there. I assume that this happened at the mint; the groove does not really look like manual labor to me.
"PS": Let's see what the muenzen.net error cracks say.
http://www.emuenzen.de/forum/fehlpraegunge...samer-rand.html
Christian
Had a quick look at three euro error sites I know --http://www.errorcoins.eu/
http://sammler.com/mz/euro_abarten.htm
http://euro-fehlpraegungen.de/
-- but did not see such a "partial edge" there. I assume that this happened at the mint; the groove does not really look like manual labor to me.
"PS": Let's see what the muenzen.net error cracks say.
http://www.emuenzen.de/forum/fehlpraegunge...samer-rand.html
Christian
Hello,
i'm french and collect rarest euro errors ... My website is HERE and there is lot of pictures ...
For this 1 euro i never saw this sort of error before... And to be honest i don't think it's authentic ... we have this but it's not the same ...
Best regards from France, Julien.
i'm french and collect rarest euro errors ... My website is HERE and there is lot of pictures ...
For this 1 euro i never saw this sort of error before... And to be honest i don't think it's authentic ... we have this but it's not the same ...
Best regards from France, Julien.
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