Euro Cent
Struck With 2 Reverse Dies
ANACS MS 63 RED

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On January 1, 2001 the Euro officially became the first common European Currency, replacing the individual National Currencies of the 12 Member Countries of the European Monetary Union. These countries are: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal and Spain.

Every Euro Coin carries a common reverse design. Each of the 12 Member Countries strike the Euro with its own unique obverse design. Regardless of which Country is depicted on the obverse of a Euro Coin, it is accepted in any of the 12 Member Countries.

Euro Coins were minted starting in 1999. Not every country struck every denomination of Euro Coins in the first year. By the beginning of 2001 each country had a sufficient supply of Euro Coins on hand. Euro coins were then distributed and released into circulation.

There are approximately thirty genuine two-headed or two-tailed coins that have been authenticated by ANACS, PCGS or NGC. There are only three known "Two Tailed" U.S. coins: two Quarters and one Dime. One of the Quarters recently sold for $80,000.

I have handled most of the world coins that were struck with either two obverse or two reverse dies. Two of these are Canadian Copper Cents that were struck with two reverse dies and authenticated by PCGS. I purchased these in a Canadian Mint Error Collection and they have since been featured in a front page Coin World article. Click here for more info on the Canadian "Two Tailed" Cent.

The coin featured here is a Euro Cent. It was struck with 2 reverse dies. Considering that billions of Euro coins have been struck in the last four years from 12 different countries, it is amazing that only a few small groups have been discovered so far.

Read the Coin World article in the October 7, 2002
Issue pgs. 3 & 68 on the discovery coin!


Click below for a larger photo...
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This discovery was also featured as the cover coin
and article for Issue 3 of Error World Magazine.


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