10 paise strike thru?

[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.

[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?

[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.