1955 Halfpenny Tilted 5 Variety

[Fr45h3R]

Hi All,
I've seen this on eBay, and can't tell the difference.
Anyone have examples of both that clearly shows this ?

Here is one from eBay.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/1955-tilted-5-Australia-Half-Penny-gEF-Registered-V-RARE-filled-die-/220999908822

Here are that dates from my 3, with the date from the eBay listing down the bottom.
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-rob

[Robster]

A couple of examples of figure 5 tilted left/filled die.

[Fr45h3R]

Thanks Robster,
Last example is shows it clearly. Not sure why it's called tilted 5, they all look tilted to me.

-rob

[Robster]

I have a few more- we could both be Millionaires.!! LOL.

[Fr45h3R]

Not me I'm afraid.
Your ones have a thicker first 5, which i'm guessing is the variety.
Wonder where the $900 figure comes from in the eBay listing.

[Robster]

Advertising is based on "Fooling most of the people most of the time.!!:dodgy:

One with a cool lamination flaw.!!

[robbiegal]

you'd need callipers to really determine this error , wouldn't you?
is it an optical illusion?
or a fat 5?

[Robster]

Rennicks describes it as "Weak Flat 55's-First 5 tilts left.!! (Rare)

[Fr45h3R]

Rennicks describes it as "Weak Flat 55's-First 5 tilts left.!! (Rare)

"Weak Flat" is missing in the eBay listing and what would actually make sense.

Because Renniks lists it as rare, you must add 3 0's to the price ?

[MattGold]

Out of the 5 half pennies that I have left this was the only 1955 in them.

[robbiegal]

I can't get my head around this error
I looked through most of my 1955 halfp's ;and night and they all look the same
it just looks like a rather plump & rough figure 5 to me

I have a few kilos of halfpennies  in a basket, so when I get the energy i'll go through them
but I went through 10 last night, and I swear they all look the same

[MattGold]

I don't get it neither, I have been looking on ebay at the 55 half penny and a lot of them look like the ones pictured on this post... So to me that either means that the variety isn't rare or people just don't know about it yet...

By the way, does the 55 that I posted look like the tilted 5?

Matt

[Robster]

I had a pool of approx. 70 1955 halfpennies. Most of these were noodled 50 years ago, so my percentages would obviously be much higher. I have discovered 7 with the infamous straight die crack through the Y of NNY (Renniks Rare) , about 10 with the flat 55's, 6 with doubling of the 55's and a rather high percentage of lamination flaws.
Those with doubling are not flat but the first 5 looks tilted. I therefore surmise that it is the combination of flat 55s and tilt that make it an error.    Prof. Robster.:exclamation:

[Unicorn]

Robster ....

flat 55s

...... sounds like Frankie J Holden has a sore throat! .......

[Robster]

You just can't help yourself, can you. :dodgy: