1947 Halfpenny - Cracked in two

[Nevol]

I just posted these images on CCF and realsised some of you wouln't have seen them yet.  I first posted them on ACBO in late 2011.

I believe this to be a genuine error coin, but I'm no expert, so any and all comments welcome. I bought it off eBay in 2011.

I admit it has the appearance of having been 'heated' or 'burned' at the top of the Rev split, even so, I just can't figure how a coin could be cracked in half like this and both pieces still remain perfectly flat.

Aust 1947 Ha'penny – Cracked in two - Rev


Aust 1947 Ha'penny – Cracked in two - Obv
 

Aust 1947 Ha'penny – Cracked in two – Obv & Rev Together


Aust 1947 Ha'penny – Cracked in two – Side on Top & Bottom


Aust 1947 Ha'penny – Cracked in two – Top section of Obv


Aust 1947 Ha'penny – Cracked in two – Bottom section of Rev


Aust 1947 Ha'penny – Cracked in two - Top section of Rev


Aust 1947 Ha'penny – Cracked in two - Bottom section of Obv


Aust 1947 Ha'penny – Cracked in two – Edges of both halves

[accumulator]

Vary nice indeed Nancy.

[Robster]

Looks like the real deal.!! Wonderful. :ok:

[nealeffendi]

We need a metallurgist to join this forum to explain how this coin and others get to do weird things.

[Unicorn]

That's a beaut Nevol ..... I love how it's cracked in "HALF"!!!

[Fulvio]

I just can't figure how a coin could be cracked in half like this and both pieces still remain perfectly flat.

I'm with you on that. I've got a similar Florin split about half way through that I bought mainly to try and figure out how it could occur. Its still got me stumped, but I'll get there.

There is no doubt that they're genuine flaws though. Its impossible to fake the internal structure. A coin sawn in half would look entirely different.

[jozk123]

Liquid nirogen?? or
Heated then rapidly cooled??

[Fulvio]

Liquid nirogen?? or
Heated then rapidly cooled??

Hah! I wish.. I spent months trying to crack open a 20¢ with an internal split. No dice...

[jozk123]

Where's Professor Julius Sumner Miller when you need him.
"Why is this so?"

[Fulvio]

Where's Professor Julius Sumner Miller when you need him.

"I think he's dead, Jim..." :dodgy: