Mis-strikes
Lot 76 SESSION 1 (9.30AM TUESDAY 18 MARCH) Mis-strikes
Estimate $1,000
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $1,600
GEORGE VI, halfpenny, 1948Y., a cupped multiple struck coin with recessed obverse still retaining a splintered piece of steel die when the press jammed. In mint state and unique relic of the coining process.
Ex Geoffrey Robinson and W.J. Noble Collection (Spink Noble Sale 37, lot 392).
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