A recent arrival. Probably paid too much but I love em :yahoo:
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10064/IMG_2916.JPG)
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10064/IMG_2917.JPG)
A comparison with one of mine which I definitely paid too much for
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10137/1921a.jpg)
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10137/21b.jpg)
Both extremely nice coins :drooling:
Plenty of colour there Steve, may be just touched off a little on the obverse but still a good thing to have. Oops, adjustment required, hmmm a bit of an understatement he he, a great thing to have no doubt.
I used to believe the thin date numeral variety was just a result of a weak strike. Funny how we sometimes just take things for granted without doing a proper check. Was just looking at your coin up close and noticed that the angle of the hooky bit on top of the second 1 roughly aligns with the angle of the upstroke on the 2. If you have a look at the hooky bit on my coin the angle is no where near the same.
This then prompted me to get out a couple of others I have and the difference is quite obvious, there also appears to be a difference between each coin in relation to the height of the foot on the 2. Will probably find further oddities now you've got me looking. Thanks for that :yahoo:
is yours the thin date Steve?
Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='76767' dateline='1438402428'is yours the thin date Steve?
Nah mine's the standard one.Just put it up as a comparison
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think that I have one somewhere (thin date)
not as nice as autos, mind you
auto - I have a fondness for the 1921's with the denticle patterns
do you as well?
Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='76780' dateline='1438423928'auto - I have a fondness for the 1921's with the denticle patterns
do you as well?
I do RG. Have had plenty of opportunity to pick the odd one up as well but never did until just recently. When it arrives I'll post a pic.
this is one on my denticles
the obverse is spotted but the reverse is noice
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10035/P7110111.JPG)(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10035/P7110110.JPG)
still a nice looking coin RG :good:
:i_agree: I reckon that is such a great error coin (not to mention the excellent condition it's in ..... and the great photos).
Love that coin RG, and wouldn't be too many in that nick either, as uni said, nice pics :good:
Lovely coin and fascinating error in my view.! The positioning of the indentation is a real mystery. :scratch_one-s_head:
Cheers guys
It is my best example of the 1921 denticles in 'alf'. I have the denticles in the (half) 'penny' as well. Should dig up a pic. Back to work for now!
Quote from: 'Robster' pid='76919' dateline='1438555902'Lovely coin and fascinating error in my view.! The positioning of the indentation is a real mystery. :scratch_one-s_head:
There are 3 indentations, not one, the other 2 are very weak. I have one from the exact same die pair (by chance purchased from the same seller as the thin date 1921 if I'm not mistaken).
Quote from: 'nealeffendi' pid='76997' dateline='1438653582'(by chance purchased from the same seller as the thin date 1921 if I'm not mistaken).
Yep :good:
Received this one today. The true colour of the reverse is darker, but the obverse is pretty much as is. Apart from the obvious pattern above "ALF", was interested to see it has the same shrapnel and die crack indicators as the coin RG posted, ie two dots just inside inner circle adjacent to W in COMMONWEALTH, smaller dot below right leg of H in HALF, dots above P in PENNY, and the two diagonal die cracks at EN and to left of lower bar.
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10064/IMG_2922.JPG)
(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10064/IMG_2925.JPG)
Very impressive.!:good:
I'm with Robster and that's a bloody nice lookin high grade coin auto, well done mate :good:
Thanks Robo / AJ. I'm very happy with it, but there is a bit going on with the reverse under L of HALF and N of COMMONWEALTH. Pity it wasn't as good as the obverse, but I reckon they're not making any more are they :yahoo:
Nice!
You can just make out a hint of 2 denticles above the right hand upright of the H of ..EALTH. Also another set (very weak) near PE. What caused the denticle patterns is the question.
hum
I can't really see that on either coin , maybe auto's above the H there are some small marks
might have to dig out my coin & look
ps Auto - a very hot 'ALF' there!
Quote from: 'autocoupler' pid='77178' dateline='1438835573'Thanks Robo / AJ. I'm very happy with it, but there is a bit going on with the reverse under L of HALF and N of COMMONWEALTH. Pity it wasn't as good as the obverse, but I reckon they're not making any more are they :yahoo:
:dodgy: The asian would be auto but not us mate, I still think it'a a beauty and will take it off you hands :angel:
and I only see a few small marks that I could easily live with, especially if you seen my collection :winkextra: