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daggit
I have a 1957 10 Paise from India, I noticed that part of the 1 and 0 can be seen on the other side of the coin. Is this common for these? Trying to capture a pic of it but haven't had any luck, need more practice. sad.gif
LostDutchman
sounds more like a die clash to me....clashes are pretty common on american coins but i can't comment on indian ones
daggit
Thanks LD, anyone else have any idea? biggrin.gif
dacoinman
India's coining process is one of the lackest in the world (IMHO). Countries with poor coining processes that I have encountered are India, Yemen, Turkey for the worst coin makers (again, IMHO). It is not uncommon for me to find coins that are splitting (struck on a cracked planchet), off center, clips, etc. Especially from India. So, unless it is a major doubled die, I tend to not think twice about it as an error. So, in essence, to answer your question, I would say that your error is common. Sorry.

Also, if you are trying to capture the image of this clashed die on your coin, and you are using a scanner to capture these images, you will have a lot of difficulty. To capture something like that you'd need the lilght source coming from one direction only. But, with a scanner, the light source will com from all directions. Which will make it dang near impossible to accomplish that view you are looking for. If you have a digital camera with a decent macro function, try using a secondary light source (like a lamp), turn off your flash, and try to capture it that way.
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