Do you have any funny or strange coins?

=> spirityoda has been trying to breathe life back into several of these old threads ....

... oh well, I guess they never really go outta style, eh?

 

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I have to ask what is this?

 

ahahaha ... I actually pinched the photo from the internet (I laughed when I first saw it ... it kinda reminded me of something that I would have made back in grade-1) ......... ahahaha ... I still laugh when I see it

:too-funny:

 

Perhaps RaceBannon's coin store dealer may have this lil' beauty in his dusty box o' tricks?

:goof:

 

OK ... so this lil fairy is riding a goat. Nothing I don't see everyday. dd:

 

I've always thought this one was quite strange.

 

yarm.....that is one STRANGE coin.....but i like it!

 

This is a good image for "ERROR COINS".
Can you start a thread and inform more details ?

 

Numisbrazilis => I'm sure that there are several threads associated with this type of error in the "ERROR COINS" section, for it is a pretty common error (so I'll merely quickly describe it here, if you're actually interested):
Off center strike
Off-center strikes are the most known/common mint error coins in numismatics. Off-centering occurs when the coin blank does not land properly on the collar (a metal ring between the upper and lower die of the coin chamber.
It holds the coin blank or planchet in place when the design is pressed on the coin). With the coin improperly landing on the collar, the die only strikes a part of the coin causing the off-center image.

Broadstrikes
Broadstrikes occur in almost the same way the off-center error does. In a broadstruck coin, however, the design may be slightly off-center but no elements such as the lettering, date, and portrait are missing from the coin.

A broadstruck coin may also appear bigger in size. This is when a part of the coin that is not protected by the collar expands upon being pressed by the coin die. ..