1971 50 cent double bar

[jjd66]

Hi to all,

I'm new here, and have a question to the coin experts.
Has anyone heard of or seen a 1971 50 cent with the double bar?.
With the research I have done this seems to be restricted to the 1966, 1979 and 1980.
Any help or advise on this would be appreciated.
I probably won't see any replies until this evening.

Cheers.

[Ozcoins]

I don't know of them being on 1971, but I think faint ones can be found on 1996 and 2004 as well.

[JeffH]

They have been reported for quite a few years. Here is a list Nevol compiled a few years ago;
•1966 - mostly faint
•1971
•1973
•1974
•1976
•1978
•1979
•1980
•1981
•1983 (pretty strong ones)
•1984
•1993
•1996
•1997 (pretty strong ones)
•2004 (pretty strong ones)
•2006 (pretty strong ones)
I have also heard 1969 mentioned but have not been able to confirm that.
1979 and 1980 are the most common with generally strong bars, when present. Other years bars are less distinct and some may only have one bar.

[trout]

:welcome: jjd66
I don't have one or have I heard of one but that doesn't mean they can't exist, Great question mate :yahoo:

[Fulvio]

The other years are very faint, and you need to tilt the coin just so in relation to the light source to see them. They do vary a lot, but you can just make out a trace on most years. Mostly they look a bit like the pre-cud deformations you often see... sort of a wave in the field.

The only ones that have proper bars are 66, 79 and 80.

[jjd66]

Thank you to the replies, this one definately has 2 very visible bars .  Cheers

[Fulvio]

this one definately has 2 very visible bars

Can we get a pic or two?

[jjd66]

Will have to try that when I get home this eve. Cheers

[jjd66]

[attachment=2528]Hi Fulvio,
This is the best I could do with my iphone.

Cheers

[Goldseeker]

Interesting, now another variety to look out for.

[JeffH]

Picture a bit fuzzy but it does look like a double bar to me.