50 pieces and the queen's eyelashes

[Mister T]

I saw on the World of Coins forums a discussion about the appearance of eyelashes on the Queen - 1966 50c pieces had no eyelashes but 1969 and onwards 50c pieces did, but the image of the 1970 50c at https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces6178.html seems to show no eyelashes. Thoughts? Anyone noticed this before?

[brismike]

I saw on the World of Coins forums a discussion about the appearance of eyelashes on the Queen - 1966 50c pieces had no eyelashes but 1969 and onwards 50c pieces did, but the image of the 1970 50c at https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces6178.html seems to show no eyelashes. Thoughts? Anyone noticed this before?

Have a look here ....... https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces122866.html ..... 1966 Pattern 50 cent .. .Scroll down on the page for more info

Compare it with this ...... https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces6761.html ..... 1966 normal  50 cent

Eyelashes are on the pattern but not on the other one.

Cheers Mike

[interest]

it's not just the eye lashes though is it?
if you check out the hair, there's a lot of detail missing
Could it be the way proofs were made back then & the sand blasting to give it that effect?

[Mister T]

The eyelashes seem to have come back in 1969 though, and I looked at a few images of 1970 proofs and specimens and couldn't see any other no eyelash coins. Surely it's not just how the photo was taken?