Trantor_3 Posted October 2, 2006 Report Share Posted October 2, 2006 While cataloging my South African coins, I noticed a line on one of my 20 cent coins. Initially thinking it's a scratch, I took my magnifying glass and looked closer. It turns out to be a long, neat die crack. It runs from the tail of the lion on top of the Coat ofArms, all the way to the bottom of the CoA, right next to the ALS initials. The first die crack I spotted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted October 2, 2006 Report Share Posted October 2, 2006 Nice stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burks Posted October 3, 2006 Report Share Posted October 3, 2006 South Africa has some of the nicest coinage. Cool find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted October 3, 2006 Report Share Posted October 3, 2006 Neat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sisu Posted October 3, 2006 Report Share Posted October 3, 2006 Congrats Erik! I always enjoy finding errors or other quirks on general circulation coins. Nice find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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