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Australian Coins, Banknotes and Exonumia => Australian Decimal Circulating Coins => Topic started by: robbiegal on August 29, 2015, 09:15:17 AM

Title: 1966 one cent melb perth and canb die markers
Post by: robbiegal on August 29, 2015, 09:15:17 AM
hi everyone
can anyone tell me if these one cents 1966 are Melbourne's? (ps I think they are)

first one

(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10035/P8280057.JPG)

second one

(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10035/P8280052.JPG)
Title: RE: 1966 one cent melb perth and canb die markers
Post by: trout on August 29, 2015, 09:44:21 AM
First Up
Awesome images :good:
They both look like Canberra issues as they both have all sharp whiskers :ok:

The Melbourne coin has a blunted Firs whisker
The Perth Coin has a blunted second whisker.
Title: RE: 1966 one cent melb perth and canb die markers
Post by: Unicorn on August 29, 2015, 09:47:02 AM
Gee RG, that far right whisker does look a little blunted on both (compared to the next whisker), but are they short enough? God only knows where I've put my 1c bits to compare. :angel:
Title: RE: 1966 one cent melb perth and canb die markers
Post by: trout on August 29, 2015, 10:07:24 AM
This is a 1966 Proof coin as a comparison :ok:

(http://www.australian-coins.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10019/1966_1cpr1.jpg)
Title: RE: 1966 one cent melb perth and canb die markers
Post by: robbiegal on August 29, 2015, 11:17:44 AM
ta - the proof is Canberra too (just checked maccas)
Title: RE: 1966 one cent melb perth and canb die markers
Post by: markn on August 30, 2015, 08:10:57 AM
They look like Melbourne to me.
Title: RE: 1966 one cent melb perth and canb die markers
Post by: trout on August 30, 2015, 08:22:48 AM
Quote from: 'markn' pid='78467' dateline='1440888057'They look like Melbourne to me.

If That first whisker is blunted then it is hardly noticeable is this the usual case ? , With the Perth issues the blunted second whisker if easily noticed and well defined.