Noodling finds

[Nevol]

I can't for the life of me figure out those incused coins; not even sure if I have ever seen one in the hand to at least start: the various photos that i've seen don't really seem to show anything much to me; no body seems to put a normal and an incused side by side for a person to tell the difference;

Here you are Robbie.

I have indicated with 5 arrows the areas to look at closely.
The middle ‘stripes’ in the 4 corners of the flag, plus the star.

The Incused coin is on the left in all images.
In the incused, the 4 corner stripes of the flag are smooth and in
the normal one they are rough, same with the inside of the star.

50c 2000 Rev Incused v Normal Duo1


50c 2000 Rev Incused v Normal Flag, Star Duo2


50c 2000 Rev Incused v Normal Star Duo3

[Ozcoins]

Excellent photos Nevol!
I think that is the best comparison I have seen anywhere.

[Pedro]

Great shots Nancy.

The stars (all of them) on the incused look bigger than their counterparts on the normal coin - or is that an optical illusion (or my eyes perhaps)?

Pedro

[Goldseeker]

Another thing to look out for.

If searching these coins under light, the vertical and horizontal cross in the centre of the Union Jack appears to be shiny and very clean.

That is how I recognized my two Incuse finds recently.

[Australian coin]

I look for the double line around the Union jack, incused don't have it

[Goldseeker]

Thanks for that AC, never noticed that before.

[Robster]

As per normal a wonderful lesson learnt quickly and easily.!! Thankyou Nevol.!!:angel:

[Pedro]

Some great hints in what to look for. Thanks.

Now to find one of the little blighters!

Pedro

[keldaw]

I have never found one  , I bought both of mine for $ 25.00 ea
 no where near as much fun as finding one ..  ,, kel ,,

[robbiegal]

thanks heaps nevol and trout

much appreciated

I shall study these pics and the lessons

I might ask some of decimal collects at my coin club if they have examples for me to look at

it's a bit like the 1933/32 overdate penny
I had trouble figuring that one out but as soon as I found one - well, now I can spot them at a 100 paces (maybe 1 pace really ha ha)

i'll be keeping every one that I get in change, honestly I just didn't bother to keep them as it has been too much of a brain teaser for me!!

[Ozcoins]

I might ask some of decimal collects at my coin club if they have examples for me to look at

This is a really good idea.
When you see one they are pretty obvious, but I have to admit that while searching, I have (at times) gone through so many coins, I was starting to think that I was missing them.

[JeffH]

From $400 of 50¢ searched. [attachment=1928]

[Fr45h3R]

From $400 of 50¢ searched.

Nice haul!

[Goldseeker]

A very nice haul.

[Ozcoins]

That is a good strike rate!
I found a split planchet 50c last night.
That is a first for me!