A straits settlements KGV 50c coin with obverse side(head)on both sides of the coin??

HI,nice to see you all again.I really need all of your help this time,its very important for me.

I saw a straits settlements 1920 king george the fifth 50c silver coin WITH the obverse HEAD and WORDS on BOTH SIDE of the coin WITHOUT the REVERSE side(the 50c value and straits settlements word).The head and words on obverse side is normal but the head and words on reverse side seems went into the coin,the head and words are holes(the head and words normally came out on the coin surface which you can feel it by touching).What kind of error coin is this?is this a common error coin or unique coin?is this a genuine error coin or counterfeit error?(made this by himself).Has anyone ever seen anything like this before?I went to a local coin dealer and i was shocked to see something like this.I have never seen anything like it before in my whole life as a coin collector for so many years,Im very interested to buy this coin from him but im afraid its a counterfeit error made by him.Could someone please help me,so i wont be cheated by him.Help is always apprieciated,thanks.

 

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Please post a photo of both sides & I can be more precise with my answer. If the obverse is completely normal & has no evidence of being alterred & the reverse is the mirror image of the obverse but perhaps a little bit spread-out, then you may have an example of a brockage strike. Your coin may have been struck while a previously struck coin was resting on the reverse die. Please post a photo.

Very best regards,
collect89

 

Are the head and the words reversed on the reverse? If so, the the coin is a squeeze job and not an error. You say that the head is a hole, which makes me pretty sure that someone took another coin, laid it on top of yours and hit it with a hammer or squeezed it in a vice.

 

YEs,i believe it is a brockage strike error.At first,i thought it was a DUAL mule obverse error-both sides of the coin struck with obverse dies just like the indian head 1859 coin(the only difference is the die on reverse side were hole like get into it)Till i realized someone has said it is a brockage full reverse side error on the other coin forum.I was told that is something you'd want to get authenticated by one of the major TPGs or an error expert like Weinberg. They can be easily faked. The first thing to look for is any trace of the reverse design still visible under the incuse obverse (home-made on a normal coin) or an underweight coin (home-made by planing off the reverse before impressing another coin).

The coin dealer is selling it at $30,000 becouse he says its worth alot of money and will be auctioned at spink auction house next month if nobody really can afford it.

I do have a question here,does it really special and attractive and really worth million of dollar if sell at auction house?

 

Someone is trying to sell it for $30,000. I doubt anyone is going to buy it for $30,000.

I have seen some really nice reverse brokage & double struck world errors from the early 1900s sell for less than $500. It would be nice to see a photo of this coin & let us know what it actually sells for.

Very best regards,
collect89

 

You dealer is a crook. Don't buy anything from him.

Where are you located exactly?

 

It does sound to me like a full brockage strike, but it would not be worth anywhere near $30k. You can buy a decent full brockage early 19th century large cent for under $3K and it would have a lot more interest than a non-US piece would generate. (Errors do not seem to have the following outside the US as they do here.) I would think it would be an $800 - $1200 item.

 

LOL,IM from kuala lumpur,malaysia.So does the coin dealer.I think he quite smart in cheating people money luckily I came here and realized that the error coin does not worth so much means he is a conman.

 

If he was asking for $100, I'd say maybe consider it if it was in good condition. But $30,000? No way! I'd be heading for the door and laughing all the way.