nice off centre strike penny

[markn]

Well this arrived today.  A bit disappointed in it, scuffed on all the high points indicating that perhaps it came out of scrap.  Hairlines on one side of the unstruck part of the planchet.  Technically it's UNC but probably not something we'd have bought if we saw it in hand.  Still it's an interesting error.

[Australian coin]

cool, no idea of date, can you tell by the head what time frame

[Fordprefect]

cool, no idea of date, can you tell by the head what time frame

Back on page two:-

and I say between 38 and 52 because you can just see the back of George VI head and if it was George V you'd see crown and if lizzy you'd see her face so that's how I come to that

We can even narrow it down a little; legend has F D tather than FIDEI DEF and F is lined up with a denticle so it from 1938 to 1948 and either a Melbourne or Perth Mint coin; but not Bombay.

[markn]

cool, no idea of date, can you tell by the head what time frame

AJ identified earlier in this thread as a George VI penny (1938 to 1952).  I guess one of the penny-philes may be able to narrow it down based on denticle alignment.  I'd probably rule out it being an Indian minted coin, the roo's head looks wrong and the reverse denticles don't look right.

[Australian coin]

cool, only skip tru posts, didn't put much effort into learning pennies, only that the ones to look for 1930, 1925 etc hahaha
thx FP
eek lost me at Indian minted and denticles, bahaha thx mark

[accumulator]

Nice Coin !, whats with the extra flat areas & the denticle patterns a little further up than the actual strike ?

[markn]

Nice Coin !, whats with the extra flat areas & the denticle patterns a little further up than the actual strike ?

Yes I was wondering that myself.  The flat part I understand, it's the top of the collar or whatever is around the die to contain it.  The other denticle bits?  Maybe they are not denticles, perhaps it's some part of the blank being pushed against bits of the press it was never supposed to be pressed against.

[emu666]

Well this arrived today.  A bit disappointed in it, scuffed on all the high points indicating that perhaps it came out of scrap.  Hairlines on one side of the unstruck part of the planchet.  Technically it's UNC but probably not something we'd have bought if we saw it in hand.  Still it's an interesting error.

That's a pity. Are you going to return it?

[trout]

That's a pity. Are you going to return it?

:laugh2::laugh2::laugh2::laugh2:

[markn]

That's a pity. Are you going to return it?

Would you?

[ausjack]

I'm reckoning that the mark on the top of the coin on the pic on the right is either an M or and N from the obvers die going off the little flicked up bit, can't think of anything else that would go there..but I could be wrong but I doubt it :laugh2:
also added the V and the X sorry
the denticle things looks the same as the obvers as the reverse has those little straight bits between the round bits

[emu666]

That's a pity. Are you going to return it?

Would you?

If I was unhappy with it and it wasn't as described I would return it.