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ROYAL MINT PRODUCES MULED DIE ERROR COINS
Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker published an article in CoinWeek about two muled die error coins produced by the Royal Mint.
Here's an excerpt.
-Editor
The Royal Mint in Wales has confirmed the existence of a pair of £2, .999 fine silver mules, which the Mint says were mistakenly produced and sold in December 2013. In Numismatics, the term “mule” describes a coin that’s struck using two dies not designed to be paired together. In this instance, the confirmed mules were produced by accidentally combining the following dies:
£2 Lunar Horse without denticles reverse paired with Britannia denticled obverse
£2 Britannia denticled reverse paired with Lunar Horse non-denticled obverse According to Mint Spokesperson Victoria Newman, “The mismatched dies were used on approximately 17,000 Britannia and 38,000 Lunar coins.” If correct, and at this time there is no reason to doubt the accuracy of the statement, this represents 12.6% of the total mintage of Year of the Horse coins. The Britannia, on the other hand, has an unlimited mintage and will be struck with the correct die pairing through the end of the year. To read the complete article, see: A Pair of Royal Mint Mules Spurs Speculation (www.coinweek.com/featured-news/pair-royal-mint-mules-spurs-speculation/)
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