1845 Great Britain Shilling
Queen Elizabeth Young Head
Obverse Die Cap
Also Struck 15% Off-Center
PCGS AU 58
UNIQUE
$12,500

This is a unique Great Britain off-center die cap. This is only the second known Victoria-era die cap. The other one is a Great Britain Florin die cap which sold in a Heritage Auction for $11,750.

The creation of this die cap merits an explanation. The planchet entered the collar and was struck 15% off-center. It adhered to the hammer die (top die), which had the reverse design. It subsequently struck many planchets as it wrapped upwards around the die. The anvil die (bottom die) had the obverse design (Queen Victoria). Her portrait became distorted and expanded as it created brockages on incoming planchets. This is a very deep die cap which was encapsulated in a double thick PCGS holder.

A truly spectacular and unique Great Britain Victoria-era die cap!

The other Victoria-era Great Britain die cap sold in a Heritage Auction for $11,750.

Die Caps are featured in
my NLG Award winning book,
World's Greatest Mint Errors.