David W. Lange

Nov 18, 2024 | coinweek.com | Mike Byers |David W. Lange

Bolivia 1942 50 Centavos Struck at the Philadelphia Mint on a U.S. War Nickel Planchet * * * This unique mint error coin is a Bolivia 1942 50 Centavos thought to be the only known foreign coin struck on a U.S. War Nickel planchet at the United States Mint in Philadelphia. In 2009, Mint Error News reported this discovery in an article written by Timothy D. Ziebarth, Ph.D., who discovered this unique off-metal error coin.