1967

Dot After Elizabeth II

Die Fault behind H – Die Crack from Kiwi Foot to rim

Die Fault on letters of Elizabeth

Die Crack Koru to rim + From Kiwi Beak to rim

Filled Die

1968

Produced for Sets only

1970

Produced for Sets only

1971

Circulating and Set Varieties

In 1971 the coins for circulation and for sets were made at two different mints. This resulted in small details being different between the mints. The The main difference between the Set and Circulating versions is the font used so the numbers on the date are different.

: Circulating

: Set

: Circulating

: Set

1975

Dot on Shoulder

1976

Die Shift

Die Shift Obverse and Reverse ??

Struck out of Collar

1977

Missing Feathers

This fault was noticed in some auctions from the late 70’s and early 80’s that also appeared on other years

1980

Circulating Vs Set Comparison

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30mm – 2.1mm Thick – 11.376g

1. Broadstrike 29.8mm – 11.303g – Smooth Edge

2. Broadstrike 30.60mm – 11.490g – Smooth Edge

1. Off Center 29.3mm – 11.496g – Smooth Edge

2. Off Center 29.3mm – 11.263g – Smooth Edge

Split Planchet

Number Error (provided by Trademe user chefman1) Photo to come

1981

Circulating Vs Set Comparison

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1982

Circulating Vs Set Comparison

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1983

Unbelievable Find

On the bottom (coin1), we have a pre-strike split planchet, and on the top (coin2), a partially struck blank. But what happens next is beyond belief!

It appears that the smaller coin blank somehow slipped between the dies alongside a larger blank, resulting in a fusion of designs that defies explanation. The full design of the thinner blank is visible only in the small section where the full-size blank was inserted,

What makes this discovery even more incredible is the rarity of such a find. The chances of either of these coins making it out of the mint, let alone being matched together 40 years later, are incredibly slim.

One of these coins I purchased in 2016 and the other turned up in a bulk lot of errors 2024. Truly mind blowing that they match up perfectly.