Britain 1971 Half New Penny Clipped Planchet Error
Offered is a very unusual clipped planchet error on a 1971 1/2 New Penny coin (KM#914). Although minted in large quantities, this peculiar denomination appears to have rarely been the subject of this type of error.
Clipped planchets occur when the blanks are being punched from the sheet of metal, and a blank does move sufficiently before another is set to be cut, resulting in a missing portion of the flan correlating to the edge of another coin of the same denomination. Because the 1/2 Penny is such a small diameter coin, it was unusual that the blank did not manage to escape before the next was set to be punched.
This example bears a reasonably substantial, clean clip, and retains a great deal of mint bloom, being a pleasing red-brown. A fascinating addition to any British or error collection alike!
Offered is a very unusual clipped planchet error on a 1971 1/2 New Penny coin (KM#914). Although minted in large quantities, this peculiar denomination appears to have rarely been the subject of this type of error.
Clipped planchets occur when the blanks are being punched from the sheet of metal, and a blank does move sufficiently before another is set to be cut, resulting in a missing portion of the flan correlating to the edge of another coin of the same denomination. Because the 1/2 Penny is such a small diameter coin, it was unusual that the blank did not manage to escape before the next was set to be punched.
This example bears a reasonably substantial, clean clip, and retains a great deal of mint bloom, being a pleasing red-brown. A fascinating addition to any British or error collection alike!
Offered is a very unusual clipped planchet error on a 1971 1/2 New Penny coin (KM#914). Although minted in large quantities, this peculiar denomination appears to have rarely been the subject of this type of error.
Clipped planchets occur when the blanks are being punched from the sheet of metal, and a blank does move sufficiently before another is set to be cut, resulting in a missing portion of the flan correlating to the edge of another coin of the same denomination. Because the 1/2 Penny is such a small diameter coin, it was unusual that the blank did not manage to escape before the next was set to be punched.
This example bears a reasonably substantial, clean clip, and retains a great deal of mint bloom, being a pleasing red-brown. A fascinating addition to any British or error collection alike!