1965 New Zealand Shilling, Clipped Planchette error

1965 New Zealand Shilling with a distinctive clipped planchette error — a genuine minting anomaly that left part of the coin blank missing before striking, producing an irregular edge and added collector interest.

This coin is the familiar 1965 shilling struck in copper-nickel and carries the visual character collectors seek in error pieces, combining standard design elements with an unusual clipped margin.

• Country: New Zealand
• Year: 1965
• Denomination: Shilling
• Composition: Copper-nickel
• Size: 23.62 mm diameter

Clipped planchette errors occur when a portion of the blank (planchette) is missing prior to striking, making each example unique and of particular interest to specialists and error collectors alike.