Australia 1960 Shilling Struck Through Die Cap / Late State Brockage
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| Coin Type: | Australia Shilling |
| Grade: | VF / AU |
| Year: | 1960 |
| Mint: | Melbourne |
| Metal: | 50% silver, 40% copper, 5% zinc, 5% nickel |
| Obverse: | Elizabeth II (Mary Gillick) |
| Reverse: | Ramshead (George Kruger Gray) |
1960 shilling with reverse struck through late state die cap. This type of error is known variously as a ‘late state brockage’, ‘struck through die cap’, or ‘counter brockage’. An interesting and scarcely seen error and not one we’ve seen before on a shilling.
The Australian Coin Collecting Blog wrote about similar late state brockage (on a half penny) here.
