Strike or wear

[Steveqld]

At first glance thought this was just a well worn 50 cent but there were a few characteristics that suggested it may be a very poor strike although no doubt there is some where on it.

Firstly the weight is 15.68gm which is just above the official 15.55gm so it is a full planchet.

Next the rim (and missing lettering) is on the right of the reverse and left of the obverse suggesting either a lack of strike on that side or uneven wear.

If it was wear then I would have expected the bodies of the roo and emu and the star to have flat spots but they are still rounded.

The scroll is strong on the right and weak on the left yet the rims are the opposite.

The wattle seems fully struck out from the middle but not in the middle.

Any thoughts one way or the other?

[ausjack]

gee Steve it looks like it's had a harder life than me, very interesting and what's going on with the 5. try having a look in the hair as I found a few like this the other week where the hair doesn't have all the swirls so the pressure mustn't have been just right

[stevo1962]

A bit of both I would say

[Fordprefect]

A bit of both I would say

+1 to that
That's a lot of wear for a 2001 model.