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Euro Coin Errors

Euro coin errors are euro coins with some type of production defect.

Euro coins struck with the same die, producing different "unique" coins, due to production problems are for example Rotated Die, Die Deflection, Weak Strike, Dirty Die, Worn Die, Off-metal Strikes, Blanks, Wrong Edge Inscription, Hybrid Coin, Metal End Holes, Off-center and Double Strike. A substantial amount of identical pieces are produced.

Euro coins with minor differences due to changes in the production process, i.e. chance of the minting die during the production process are for example Chipped Die, Die Break and Edge Dissimilarity. Normally one or a few identical pieces are produced.

From my experience I have doubt about some images of euro coin errors I got. For example: Italian 1 euro weak strike or dirty die. This coin is just a weak strike, but often promoted as variant without mint master mark. Unless stated differently, all error coins you find on this page I have seen and/or scanned myself.

I would be happy if people would provide me with other images, but be sure that the coin exists and the image was not manipulated. The quality of the scan should be good and preferably big size images (1200dpi).

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Chipped Die     Warzen / Pickel   Afgeschilverde stempel
Die Break     Stempelriß   Stempelbreuk
Clashed Die          
Rotated Die /
Die Deflection		     Stempeldrehung   Stempelstandverdraaiing
Off-center     Dezentrierung   Gedecentreerd
Hybrid Coin     Gleiche Seiten   Identieke zijden
Weak Strike     Prägeschwäche   Slecht geraakt
Dirty Die         Vuile stempel
Worn Die         Versleten stempel
Double Strike     Doppelprägung   Dubbel geslagen
Double sink down/away     Doppelsenkung   Dubbele verzinking
Off-metal Strikes     Prägung auf falscher Ronde   Munten in afwijkende metalen
Blanks     Ronde ohne Prägung   Ongeslagen
Metal End Holes     Zainende   Einde metalen plaat gat
Edge Dissimilarity         Munten met verschil in karteling van de rand
Wrong Edge Inscription     Fehlerhafte Randprägung   Fout randschrift

Small Errors

Small errors can be found rather easily on euro coins. Since they are rather common, they can be found for many value/country/year combinations. It would be useless and also too much work to list them all. That's why not for all value/country/year combinations an example is given.

Country Year MM Value Double
Strike		 Weak
Strike
or
Dirty
Die		 Die
Break		 Chipped
Die		 Rotated
Die		 Off-
center		 Worn
Die		 Mix
Many Any                  
Any                  
Any   The Netherlands - 5 eurocent 2001 - Double Strike              
Any   France - 10 eurocent 1999 - Double Strike              
Any                  
Any   France - 50 eurocent 2001 - Double Strike   The Netherlands - 50 eurocent 1999 - Die Break          
Any                  
Any   Spain - 2 euro 1999 - Double Strike              
Italy 2002               Italy - 10 eurocent 2002 - Worn Die  
    Italy - 1 euro 2002 - Weak Strike - Mint Master Mark            
The Netherlands Any         The Netherlands - 1 eurocent - Chipped Die        

Medium Errors

Medium errors are harder to find on euro coins.

Country Year MM Value Double
Strike		 Weak
Strike
or
Dirty
Die		 Die
Break		 Chipped
Die		 Rotated
Die		 Off-
center		 Worn
Die		 Mix
Finland 2000       Finland - 2 eurocent 2000 - Die Break          
2002       Finland - 5 eurocent 2002 - Die Break          
2004           Finland - 50 eurocent 2004 - Rotated Die (8 degrees)      
Germany 2002 G     Germany - 10 eurocent 2002 - G - Die Break (border)          
Italy 2002     Italy - 50 eurocent 2002 - Weak Strike            
Luxembourg 2002           Luxembourg - 2 euro 2002 - Rotated Die      
The Netherlands Several         The Netherlands - 20 eurocent - Chipped Die        
1999         The Netherlands - 50 eurocent 1999 - Chipped Die        
2003                 The Netherlands - 2 eurocent 2003 - What a mess
2003           The Netherlands - 2 euro 2003 - Rotated Die (8 degrees)      
Spain 1999   Spain - 1 euro 1999 - Double Strike              

Big Errors

Big errors are hard to find on euro coins.

Country Year MM Value Double
Strike		 Weak
Strike
or
Dirty
Die		 Die
Break		 Chipped
Die		 Rotated
Die		 Off-
center		 Worn
Die		 Mix
Italy 2002       Italy - 1 euro 2002 - Double Strike          
  Italy - 1 euro 2002 - Double Strike              
The Netherlands 1999             The Netherlands - 20 eurocent 1999 - Off-center    

Euro Coin Errors

Coins with an error are coins with some type of production defect.

Euro coins struck with the same die, producing different "unique" coins, due to production problems are for example Rotated Die, Die Deflection, Weak Strike, Dirty Die, Worn Die, Off-metal Strikes, Blanks, Wrong Edge Inscription, Hybrid Coin, Metal End Holes, Off-center and Double Strike. A substantial amount of identical pieces are produced.

Euro coins with minor differences due to changes in the production process, i.e. chance of the minting die during the production process are for example Chipped Die, Die Break and Edge Dissimilarity. Normally one or a few identical pieces are produced.

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Last update: 18-09-2004
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