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A very odd Kruger penny

davidrjdavidrj Posts: 65
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Can anyone help with this one please?

I acquired it some time ago in a mixed lot, my initial reation was 'some idiot has siler plated a scarce coin' and it went into my box of junk and oddities

Loooking at again I realized it was heavier than a normal Kruger penny - approx 10g as opposed to 9g, it is magnetic so I'm assuming it is Nickel, and

the coin has good lustre that doesn't show in a scan, the edge has marks which suggest it was mounted at some time in the past

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Internet searches have proved fruitless, so ;- unrecorded pattern, off-metal mistrike, or fantasy piece?

Any help from S.African experts would be appreciated

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David

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  • ccrdragonccrdragon Posts: 2,697 ✭
    maybe an unrecorded off-metal test strike... none of the other SA coins of the period were nickel - either silver, gold or copper.

    looks too clean in the fields for a cast copy... could be a contemporary re-strike but can't imagine why they would choose the second most available year of the series for a restrike.

    Cecil
    Total Copper Nutcase - African, British Ships, Channel Islands!!!
    'Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup'
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