Possible Die Clash Error (Charles III Silver Britannia)

[paulmerton]

3 minutes ago, artalien said:

Thinking to flash auction this one tomorrow night, good idea? Thanks to those who have posted TSF FTW

Do I get a discount for identifying the error? 🤣

[artalien]

1 minute ago, paulmerton said:

Do I get a discount for identifying the error? 🤣

You get full credit sir. (Out of emote ammo)

Edited March 3, 2023 by artalien
being nice

[artalien]

and we know what happens to such people

 

[SidS]

19 hours ago, paulmerton said:

I'm fairly confident now that this is a die clash error, as you can also see some of the hexcurity features from the reverse die appearing by the eye:

I've spent so many years looking at his ears that I hadn't noticed the baggy eyes, you could pack luggage in those. 😉

[artalien]

36 minutes ago, SidS said:

you could pack luggage in those. 😉

hehehe - never the less GSTK

[artalien]

Morning TSF has anyone else got this error on these particular coins?

[KleinerVogel]

2 hours ago, artalien said:

Morning TSF has anyone else got this error on these particular coins?

I only own 5 of the new Charles III brits at the moment, I'll check later, but I won't hold my breath!

It's a really cool find though, it's possibly even a rarer find than the rotated QE II brits which backyard bullion posted recently.

 

 

[artalien]

1 minute ago, KleinerVogel said:

I'll check later

Brillant mate, thanks 😊

[KevjustKev]

Didn't know the king worn earrings

[stefffana]

Very interesting...I have never seen something like this.

Have you contacted @BackyardBullion for an opinion? Eventually to send to him one of your two coins to do a video on YouTube, maybe a better visibility will help. The second coin I would send it to be graded, for an expertise done by experts. 

[SidS]

1 hour ago, KevjustKev said:

Didn't know the king worn earrings

 

[artalien]

27 minutes ago, stefffana said:

maybe a better visibility will help.

Many thanks for your comment Stef, I have messaged BYB for an opinion. Yeah help me with some shopping and maybe some fresh air, underwater is a hard knock life my friend.

[paulmerton]

44 minutes ago, stefffana said:

Very interesting...I have never seen something like this.

Have you contacted @BackyardBullion for an opinion? Eventually to send to him one of your two coins to do a video on YouTube, maybe a better visibility will help. The second coin I would send it to be graded, for an expertise done by experts. 

There's no doubt about it, it's a die clash error. There's no other plausible explanation if you look at the overlay image.

[AgD]

Very interesting thread @artalienand will follow with interest to see what the outcome of your coins are, I had a quick scan of 2 of mine and they look to have the issues as yours. I have 5 so will get them out when home later and put up some pictures.

[artalien]

13 minutes ago, AgD said:

look to have the issues as yours

Blast! I knew I should have had a flash auction on Saturday night. Thanks mate for taking an interest 🙂

[KleinerVogel]

3 hours ago, artalien said:

Brillant mate, thanks 😊

Checked my 5, they are all normal. They have some nice milk spotting on them though 😂

 

Cheers.

[dicker]

I have seen another die clash on 2023 QE2 Brits - a different variety.  

On another thread, I suggested that the switchover from QE2 to KC might result in interesting errors / varieties…..

So far this seems to hold water given that has been posted here and I have heard elsewhere…..and it’s not just silver ;but have not seen with my own eyes)

[ArgentSmith]

1 minute ago, dicker said:

On another thread, I suggested that the switchover from QE2 to KC might result in interesting errors / varieties…..

 

Recently picked up a rare 2023 KCIII brit with the old QEII portrait 😀

[artalien]

26 minutes ago, KleinerVogel said:

They have some nice milk spotting on them though 😂

Between those and the tax man = Grrrrr ✌️

[AgD]

1 hour ago, artalien said:

Blast! I knew I should have had a flash auction on Saturday night. Thanks mate for taking an interest 🙂

But how many could there be out there 🤔 at a glance at mine had the "honeycomb" in the ear 

[AgD]

Here are mine (lighting did not help) but looks to be the same issue in the top of the ear (please excuse the milk spots they are bullion 🤣)

[artalien]

7 minutes ago, AgD said:

Here are mine

Same issue indeed AgD. Let's hope there aren't too many.

[AgD]

Just now, artalien said:

Same issue indeed AgD. Let's hope there aren't too many.

I'm with you there 👍 a bit of luck hopefully with a release. Hopefully gets recognised as an error 

[paulmerton]

Sounds like it probably isn't going to be too rare if a couple of people have them already out of relatively small samples.

As for value, and bearing in mind the above, I love error coins but I'd probably only pay a small premium in the £10-£15 bracket (at most) to get a die clash error like that, even though in my opinion it's a cooler error than the rotation ones.

Another reason I'd ascribe it that value is simply because there are many more exciting die clashes out there, where you can make out the outlines of distinctive features from the other side of the coin rather than just hexagons from a background field.

E.g. here's a cool circulating 50p I found last week, where the "50 PENCE" text is visible (in reverse) where it would appear on the other side of the coin:

And this one has the outline of the Queen's face appearing to show through as a clear result of a die clash: 

[artalien]

2 hours ago, paulmerton said:

Sounds like it probably isn't going to be too rare if a couple of people have them already out of relatively small samples.

I agree.

2 hours ago, paulmerton said:

love error coins but I'd probably only pay a small premium in the £10-£15 bracket

I think you need to open your heart more Paul.

Error coins are completely new to me and I thank you for sharing those images mate.