Biography. Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer and guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington, in 1987. Nirvana went through a succession of drummers, the longest-lasting being Dave Grohl, who joined the band ...
A broadstruck coin, or broadstrike, is a piece struck outside the confines of the collar. The metal of the planchet was able to spread outward, beyond what is now considered a coinâs normal diameter, and, because no collar was present during striking, the coin lacks any special edge device, like reeding.
By 1967 there were just seven coins in circulation-half-crown, florin(= 2 shillings), shilling, sixpence, threepence, penny and half-penny. Of these the half-penny was withdrawn in 1969 and the half-crown in 1970.