cptcrack Posted October 6, 2014 Report Share Posted October 6, 2014 Hi. I was hoping someone would be able to tell me if these are worth anything. I have 2 error coins. One has the edge lettering but the obverse and reverse are blank, and one completely blank. Would love to share the pictures I have, but I'm having problems adding them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamFLight911 Posted October 6, 2014 Report Share Posted October 6, 2014 try using tinypic.com for the pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cptcrack Posted October 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 Thank you for the tip. My android and my old iPhone seems incapable of pasteing on this site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cptcrack Posted October 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 hopefully this works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cptcrack Posted October 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 This is the error in the middle with the non error on the left and blank on the right,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 I think that's what is called post-mint damage - the coin was probably struck correctly but it looks like someone ground it down. Let's see what others think! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 It's a bit hard to tell from the pictures presented alone, but these could be Type I and Type II blank planchets. Additional photos and weights (to the 0.1g) would be helpful in attempting to make a further determination. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cptcrack Posted October 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 I know what they are, a friend worked in the post office and was getting the coins in bags of £200 from The Royal Mint. He noticed these as he was selling the coins to customers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cptcrack Posted October 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 I was just wondering if they are worth anything. Thanks for your help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 Oh cooler pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted October 12, 2014 Report Share Posted October 12, 2014 Excellent - thank for confirming the weight and origin.In turn, I'll confirm that they do appear, in my opinion, to be Type I and Type II blanks. (before and after rimming, but before striking)A neat pair to have together. Value is hard to assess since in many countries, there are relatively few collectors for error coins.If I saw them at a coin show and I hadn't already bought something else I liked, I might consider them at about $100 or so for a trio (the two errors plus a regular one) even though they don't exactly fit in with what I normally collect. Of course, what they're worth to me may not be the same as what they're worth to someone else, which could be more or less. As noted, this is not particularly my area of expertise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cptcrack Posted October 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2014 Thank you very much. Most helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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