The unique penny was auctioned for a really large amount of money. It owes its high price to one little thing that made it one of a kind. And it wasn’t the fact that it was from 2007. Why was it so unique?
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Five-groszówka sold for almost 4 thousand. zloty. All because of one detail
Although many people are happy to get rid of coins that only weigh on you, it turns out that some coins can be worth a lot of money. Much depends on their date of manufacture or their characteristic appearance, which to the untrained eye is nothing more than a defect. The author of the profile numismatically told about the unique penny on TikTok. The coin was auctioned for almost PLN 4,000 due to the fact that it was the so-called a mint reclaim, i.e. a defective piece minted contrary to the design.
One piece was missing from the coin. The defect made it unique
What was “wrong” with this particular penny that it was sold for such a high amount? Well, on the obverse, i.e. the side with the eagle, one small element was missing, more precisely the mint mark. It was this defect that determined the high price it achieved at the auction. – Pay attention to such details – the author of the profile points out numismatically.
In the comments under the video, there were many questions about various old or defective ones. Where to look for information about them and who to ask for a quote?
First, verify them on the Internet, there is really a lot of knowledge there. First of all, do not bother auction houses with every coin, etc. Today you can quickly check that such a Bolesław Prus 10 zlotys does not cost several thousand zlotys as it can be seen on websites
– explained the author in one of the comments.
Source: Gazeta
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