What are people's opinions on this? A proper variety (deliberate change) or not?
I've had a look at a few that I've found and it looks like there's a bit of variability in the size of the gap (also noted on CCF), and the gap coins tend to show weakness in the paw above the swirl too, both of which suggest to me it's affected by strike pressure.
Probably from the reverse die master used for the 2008 Wedding Set Coins.
2008 20c Wedding Set Reverse
(A pain in the posteria to image)
(http://i679.photobucket.com/albums/vv160/ford_prefect/ACF%20Odd%20Stuff/IMG_0013bandicoote_800_zpsfe6bwx0d.jpg)
WOW FP!
What a photo!
Quote from: 'Unicorn' pid='70906' dateline='1429334472'WOW FP!
What a photo!
:agreed:
That has to be the best image of a wedding set coin I have seen :yahoo:
OK spill the beans, How did you manage it??
Quote from: 'Fordprefect' pid='70903' dateline='1429330283'Probably from the reverse die master used for the 2008 Wedding Set Coins.
Hm, good point. And presumably the proofs are the same, based on the email trout posted earlier today. And even on that coin the paw is quite weak.
And I think someone said they'd found the gap in other recent years too (2012?).
Here it is: http://www.australian-coins.net/showthread.php?tid=2355&page=2&highlight=2012+gap
Does anyone have a 2009 wedding set they can look at to see if there is a pronounced gap? 2009 was the last year of specimens wasn't it?
Quote from: 'Mister T' pid='70926' dateline='1429407939'Here it is: http://www.australian-coins.net/showthread.php?tid=2355&page=2&highlight=2012+gap
Does anyone have a 2009 wedding set they can look at to see if there is a pronounced gap? 2009 was the last year of specimens wasn't it?
Here is one listed on Numisbid.
No gap.
http://www.numisbid.com.au/Browse/2009_Twenty_Cent_PCGS_MS69/19496
Thanks trout.