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Australian Coins, Banknotes and Exonumia => Australian Errors and Varieties => Topic started by: echidna on December 10, 2015, 01:47:16 AM

Title: 1954 halfpenny with doubled ears
Post by: echidna on December 10, 2015, 01:47:16 AM
(http://i1213.photobucket.com/albums/cc462/joseywales10/P1010006a_zpslx4ywbjd.jpg)

Anyone seen Doubled ears on a 1954 halfpenny before ?

This other image might be clearer:

(http://i1213.photobucket.com/albums/cc462/joseywales10/P1010006z_zps77kyumkn.jpg)
Title: RE: 1954 halfpenny with doubled ears
Post by: robbiegal on December 10, 2015, 07:55:33 AM
sweet
will look through my babies
but no, don't recall seeing that error before
Title: RE: 1954 halfpenny with doubled ears
Post by: Fordprefect on December 10, 2015, 12:16:31 PM
Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='82437' dateline='1449696333'sweet
will look through my babies
but no, don't recall seeing that error before

Nope, can't recall seeing it on a '54.

Have seen it on the '53 but they usually also had doubling present on the Australia legend as well.
Title: RE: 1954 halfpenny with doubled ears
Post by: robbiegal on December 10, 2015, 08:51:16 PM
I don't have very many 1954 halfpennies but I did look through mine today and zip
Title: RE: 1954 halfpenny with doubled ears
Post by: trout on December 10, 2015, 09:10:02 PM
If I take my reading glasses off ALL my coins have doubling :laugh2:
Title: RE: 1954 halfpenny with doubled ears
Post by: Unicorn on December 10, 2015, 09:17:26 PM
:laugh2: Trout

Checked mine too. Zip from 37.
Title: RE: 1954 halfpenny with doubled ears
Post by: Robster on December 10, 2015, 09:25:35 PM
Great pic, I am of the opinion those ears are tripled.!! Looking through mine at present.!
Title: RE: 1954 halfpenny with doubled ears
Post by: echidna on December 10, 2015, 09:31:57 PM
Thanks everyone for the feedback.
Full reverse pic.



(http://i1213.photobucket.com/albums/cc462/joseywales10/888_zpsy0yyd55x.jpg)
Title: RE: 1954 halfpenny with doubled ears
Post by: markn on December 11, 2015, 08:59:45 AM
I wonder if it's just strike doubling?  Could explain why no-one has seen them before.
Title: RE: 1954 halfpenny with doubled ears
Post by: echidna on December 11, 2015, 12:01:09 PM
Quote from: 'markn' pid='82522' dateline='1449786585'I wonder if it's just strike doubling?  Could explain why no-one has seen them before.

The doubling looks a bit similar to some proofs 1954s:

(http://i1213.photobucket.com/albums/cc462/joseywales10/29243707_41566004_2200x_zpsf81btcdn.jpg)
Title: RE: 1954 halfpenny with doubled ears
Post by: Unicorn on December 11, 2015, 12:13:49 PM
Great pics Echidna, gee it sure looks similar to the proof.