2004 New Zealand Ten Cent Coin - MULE WITH $1 OBVERSE - GRADED MS66 by PCGS #81398918

The 2004 New Zealand 10 Cent Mule! Graded by PCGS at MS66.

This is the second highest grade achieved by this coin to date, from an equal grade met by only 9 others, and with only 2 higher! 

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With thanks to the Australian Coin Collecting Blog for their impressive write up on this coin:

A 10c piece muled with a dollar coin obverse and the correct 10 cent reverse. Interestingly that’s just the opposite of the Australian (year 2000 dated) dollar coin struck with the 10 cent obverse!

The 2004 New Zealand 10 cent was the last of the larger size cupro-nickel coins issued before the change to smaller coins in 2006. It measures 23.6mm. The New Zealand dollar coin (that didn’t change) measures 23mm. The 0.6mm difference in the size of the die resulted in 10c coins struck with this double rim. In comparison to the Australian mule this difference is about half that seen on the Australian coin. It also means the Queens portrait and legends are slightly smaller."

Read the full article here:

https://www.australian-coins.com/error-coins/new-zealand-2004-10c-1-dollar-mule/