1943 South African 3 pence error

Discussion about South Africa • 3 Pence - George VI (Rex Imperator)

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Mr logic
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Posted: 14 Mar 2025, 10:51 #
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Good day

I have an error 1943 3 pence coin (cracked die)the crack is evident in the S  and U in SOUTH .

Is this a rare error?

Essor Prof Catalogue referee
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Posted: 14 Mar 2025, 11:21 #
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Your pictures are not sharp enough to clearly see the die crack(s).

 

Die cracks are probably the most common error there is. Here (https://en.numista.com/forum/topic123420.html)  at the bottom of the thread you can see a picture of a coin with 5 die cracks and in the following post there's mentioning of a coin with 6 die cracks.

Pluto2181930
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Posted: 14 Mar 2025, 13:10 #
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Essor Prof

Die cracks are probably the most common error there is.

But yet with my luck I haven’t even found one

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Essor Prof Catalogue referee
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Posted: 18 Mar 2025, 17:56 #
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Pluto2181930

 

But yet with my luck I haven’t even found one

Easier to find on older coins, probably because quality control became stricter over the years.

Here's another nice example, with 3 die cracks on the reverse (and 1 on the obverse):

 

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