Hi all, Ive got this english shilling, check the date in the photos. Is this a common error? and what would the value be? thanks, Rocker.
Howdy and welcome to CT. I don't see any errors on that particular shilling, but I do see post-mint damage. It looks like a parking lot coin, especially on the reverse.
Hmm, it does look like some kind of 1054 overdate. I'm not very knowledgeable on these things, but 1054 doesn't seem very logical as a double die because there were no previous coin dates with 0 in that digit place. I also can't seem to find any info regarding a 1954 shilling error such as this.
Thanks, for the replys! The coin is Prety rough up close. I can't find any info on it either. What's the best way to clean it? Drop it in some coke? If I clean it ill put a better picture up.
Cleaning is never a good idea!!! It almost always damages it. I will let others elaborate, but do not use, among anything else abrasive, toothbrush, steel wool, paper towel, and did I mention anything abrasive? Whatever it is, please don't clean it.:dead-horse:
It is as stated previous PMD, not an error, more like road kill Don`t bother cleaning it, it has a UK face value of £0.05 (US $0.08)
Hmmm, so it looks like its just had a ding on the 9 to make it look like a 0? Ok well that's why I put it on here so you guys could advise me on it! I've some other interesting coins ill put a short thread up later and show them you! Cheers, Rocker.
Yeah, the odds are so long that an "accidental" hit to that particular spot in a particular way to ONLY change that digit to another recognizable digit are so long you could win the lottery ten times over before it would happen, (and get struck by lightning 1,000 times). By far the most likely guess is PMD tampering.
I get what your saying, I don't like it! but I get it. If it has been tampered with it must have been years ago because the grime is all the same. And why would anyone deliberately change a digit to something that dosent make any sense? Ie, a 9to a 0 in that position? Either way I got this coin from my 84yr old aunty, and she's certainly no counterfeiting fraudster!
Same reason people carved hobo nickels, or change any coin. Out of boredom most likey, or to practice on this circulating coin before they try to do it on a collectible coin. Think about it, when collectors ask us how to learn how to dip or something, we advise them to do it on a circulating coin, and then just spend the coin after. If I wanted to learn how to alter a date, I would practice on a modern nickel, and when I was done just spend it.
Understood, and very well said! I'm disappointed my coin isn't a fault, but its been interesting getting the views of this forum on it!. Thank you all! Rocker.
