Brazil: 5 centavos km587.1 / km587.2 / km587.3?

Hi,

could the wavy lines be the hair pattern from the face side coming through?



Ole

Yes, they are. And those wavy lines are not only on the 5 centavos coins but on most (or even all) the coin types with that same obverse, although in Krause it's only mentioned for the 5 centavos.

Ole, beware with that KM# 587.3: ONLY Krause-Mishler can give KM# numbers. That's exactly the strength of KM# numbers. Wherever you are in the world, whatever website you're watching, the same KM# number is always the same coin. If individuals are giving KM# numbers as well, it will start confusion and chaos.

Hi,

thanks for the reminder, you're right of course, here the modified version

Ole

Hi Ole. I asked you about this in an earlier thread. They are die clashes. I thought the KM should be adjusted because it is just a die clash.
Benjamin

Hi Benjamin,

it's a very interesting question, error or variant?

When an error is repeated so many times as on those coins, they become variants in my opinion, since every collector can find one.... That doesn't mean they are NOT originated by die clashes.

It's all a matter of definition.

Ole

True.

Hi,

just to show that even a die crack error can become an accepted variant:

here the text from Calgarycoin.com web site:
One 1964 reverse die developed a heavy die crack above the water lines to the left of the beaver. The die crack looks like an extra waterline, resulting in the extra waterline (XWL) variety.

Ole