Oddities and Curiosities

[Peckris 579]

Nah... a brockage should have the reverse facing the right way in the mirror image (ie, the wrong way in hand)... if that make any sense, I'll eat my hat! They always say a piccy is worth a thousand words, so here goes!

1998-date penny

George III halfpenny

Viccy sixpence

Not brockages, but a couple of other oddities:

Double-struck 2p

Square and aluminium 5p

"the writing on the back is writen backwards. "

Gary said that the back was the wrong way around... so this means it doesn't rule out the brockage - or confirms it?

Your square 5p is interesting, my theory is that as they fed the srip of metal into cutting machine and cut it to the right size, then fed it into the stamping machine, it for some reason failed to stamp out the blank and it was struck in it's odd square state.

It's a miracle it got through quality control (or maybe it did and a sneaky mint worker took a bag of dodgy ones home instead of to the melting pot )

You guys can be really slow sometimes...The other side is seen in a mirror, mirrors alway show things in reverse hence the writing is reversed. Where's that shaking head sadly emoticon when you need it.

I didn't see the picture... and I was quoting you on the "written backwards" bit.

If you're referring to "a brockage should have the reverse facing the right way in the mirror image" he was referring to the terminology for the tails side of the coin.

Or am I being slow again?

No, you're not. What's the evidence for that even BEING a mirror? The front image (right way around) is casting a shadow on the surface of the "mirror" which it certainly couldn't if it was an actual mirror. It looks more like a lightbox to me, than a mirror, showing the coin design struck reversed.

[SionGilbey 1]

Nah... a brockage should have the reverse facing the right way in the mirror image (ie, the wrong way in hand)... if that make any sense, I'll eat my hat! They always say a piccy is worth a thousand words, so here goes!

1998-date penny

George III halfpenny

Viccy sixpence

Not brockages, but a couple of other oddities:

Double-struck 2p

Square and aluminium 5p

"the writing on the back is writen backwards. "

Gary said that the back was the wrong way around... so this means it doesn't rule out the brockage - or confirms it?

Your square 5p is interesting, my theory is that as they fed the srip of metal into cutting machine and cut it to the right size, then fed it into the stamping machine, it for some reason failed to stamp out the blank and it was struck in it's odd square state.

It's a miracle it got through quality control (or maybe it did and a sneaky mint worker took a bag of dodgy ones home instead of to the melting pot )

You guys can be really slow sometimes...The other side is seen in a mirror, mirrors alway show things in reverse hence the writing is reversed. Where's that shaking head sadly emoticon when you need it.

I didn't see the picture... and I was quoting you on the "written backwards" bit.

If you're referring to "a brockage should have the reverse facing the right way in the mirror image" he was referring to the terminology for the tails side of the coin.

Or am I being slow again?

No, you're not. What's the evidence for that even BEING a mirror? The front image (right way around) is casting a shadow on the surface of the "mirror" which it certainly couldn't if it was an actual mirror. It looks more like a lightbox to me, than a mirror, showing the coin design struck reversed.

The shadowing is confusing, I think they have 2 lights.

I think it's a shadow joining the other shadow in the mirror but you can tell by that little glimmer at the top of the coin and it's location revealing that it is a mirror.

But it's not a brockage, I can see that from the piccy.

Some coins which are two sides stuck together can have very well done edges.

Or it's just a bored mint worker.

[Cerbera100 0]

Sorry... my bad... the concave/incuse side!

The square 5p has been confirmed as a strike done whilst setting up the machines... the reverse is blank and its made of Aluminium! Full details here!

[Accumulator 52]

Nah... a brockage should have the reverse facing the right way in the mirror image (ie, the wrong way in hand)... if that make any sense, I'll eat my hat! They always say a piccy is worth a thousand words, so here goes!

1998-date penny

George III halfpenny

Viccy sixpence

Not brockages, but a couple of other oddities:

Double-struck 2p

Square and aluminium 5p

"the writing on the back is writen backwards. "

Gary said that the back was the wrong way around... so this means it doesn't rule out the brockage - or confirms it?

Your square 5p is interesting, my theory is that as they fed the srip of metal into cutting machine and cut it to the right size, then fed it into the stamping machine, it for some reason failed to stamp out the blank and it was struck in it's odd square state.

It's a miracle it got through quality control (or maybe it did and a sneaky mint worker took a bag of dodgy ones home instead of to the melting pot )

You guys can be really slow sometimes...The other side is seen in a mirror, mirrors alway show things in reverse hence the writing is reversed. Where's that shaking head sadly emoticon when you need it.

I didn't see the picture... and I was quoting you on the "written backwards" bit.

If you're referring to "a brockage should have the reverse facing the right way in the mirror image" he was referring to the terminology for the tails side of the coin.

Or am I being slow again?

No, you're not. What's the evidence for that even BEING a mirror? The front image (right way around) is casting a shadow on the surface of the "mirror" which it certainly couldn't if it was an actual mirror. It looks more like a lightbox to me, than a mirror, showing the coin design struck reversed.

It really is a mirror and it really is a threepence with two 'heads' or obverses, both the correct way round. Honestly!

But... it's been carefully created from two coins welded together.

[Peckris 579]

Nah... a brockage should have the reverse facing the right way in the mirror image (ie, the wrong way in hand)... if that make any sense, I'll eat my hat! They always say a piccy is worth a thousand words, so here goes!

1998-date penny

George III halfpenny

Viccy sixpence

Not brockages, but a couple of other oddities:

Double-struck 2p

Square and aluminium 5p

"the writing on the back is writen backwards. "

Gary said that the back was the wrong way around... so this means it doesn't rule out the brockage - or confirms it?

Your square 5p is interesting, my theory is that as they fed the srip of metal into cutting machine and cut it to the right size, then fed it into the stamping machine, it for some reason failed to stamp out the blank and it was struck in it's odd square state.

It's a miracle it got through quality control (or maybe it did and a sneaky mint worker took a bag of dodgy ones home instead of to the melting pot )

You guys can be really slow sometimes...The other side is seen in a mirror, mirrors alway show things in reverse hence the writing is reversed. Where's that shaking head sadly emoticon when you need it.

I didn't see the picture... and I was quoting you on the "written backwards" bit.

If you're referring to "a brockage should have the reverse facing the right way in the mirror image" he was referring to the terminology for the tails side of the coin.

Or am I being slow again?

No, you're not. What's the evidence for that even BEING a mirror? The front image (right way around) is casting a shadow on the surface of the "mirror" which it certainly couldn't if it was an actual mirror. It looks more like a lightbox to me, than a mirror, showing the coin design struck reversed.

It really is a mirror and it really is a threepence with two 'heads' or obverses, both the correct way round. Honestly!

But... it's been carefully created from two coins welded together.

Oh right! If it's yours, I can't argue with the horse's mouth, try as I might

[SionGilbey 1]

On a side note, all the 1998 £2 coins in my wallet (all 3 of them) are off centre.