alexbq2 Posted July 15, 2008 Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 I know that a lot of people here have amazing collections, while mine is mostly an amateur curiosity museum. But staying in the realm of freak coins I just got one that just blew my mind Most (if not all) 1731 dengas are overstrikes on top of Peter's kopeeks. Check out this one, it is upside down for a purpose So for those who might be interested this is "Demo Your Freak Coin" challenge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobh Posted July 15, 2008 Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 I know that a lot of people here have amazing collections, while mine is mostly an amateur curiosity museum. But staying in the realm of freak coins I just got one that just blew my mind Most (if not all) 1731 dengas are overstrikes on top of Peter's kopeeks. Check out this one, it is upside down for a purpose So for those who might be interested this is "Demo Your Freak Coin" challenge! Very cool error coin, alexbq2! (...waiting impatiently to see what the other side looks like...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxseries Posted July 15, 2008 Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 Nice - are you going to tell me that it's overstruck over 1724 kopek? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexbq2 Posted July 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 No, the host coin is an off-center double struck MDZ Peter’s kopeek (probably 1713). On that protrusion on the left you can clearly see MD, and I think a bit of Z, along with about half the rider (St George). What I think is way neat about this coin is that it made it through the quality control (if they had any) back in 1713. It then went to back the mint in 1731 where nobody bothered fixing it in any way, got overstruck as a denga, got partially reedged and went back into circulation. I’m very surprised it did not clog their edging equipment! The other side was squished, probably in 1731 so the design on the protrusion on that part of the coin is almost gone. PS, all those bouncy smilies are making me dizzy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxseries Posted July 15, 2008 Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 Oh duh, no wonder the letter MD is off struck Was thinking of what it was but didn't cross my mind that it was a double stuck one in the first place. Nice coin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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