Independent Coin News

[pra666]

The December issue is now online.
https://www.independentcoinnews.com

[Unicorn]

Thanks Pra. Always a good read. :-)

[Basilstate]

Thanks from me as well.

[autocoupler]

A big thanks from me, excellent. Enjoyed the halfpenny article.


Not a criticism, just a comment there was no mention of varieties outside those considered to be mint oriented.

Off the top of my head, 1913 date widths, 1916 long tail 6, reverse die characteristics that mirror the mule reverse, 1919 date widths, 1920 date widths, 1921 date widths, thin date numerals, so called denticle pattern on reverse, 1922 Q feature, 1929 dot above 9, 1932 right tilted 2, 1953 varying distances from last A in AUSTRALIA to dot, 1955 die crack through Y, 1962 missing nose, 1963 small and large rim beads.

Sorry, I realise there would be many more to muddy the waters, just nothing else to do on a rainy day.  :angel:  

[pra666]

The February edition is online at
https://www.independentcoinnews.com

[autocoupler]

Another excellent production.

While skimming through the article on early proof bronze coins I was interested to see a brief mention of the 1924 Halfpenny. What took my eye was the noted obverse die anomaly of a cud in the obverse legend next to E of GEORGIVS. 

I have a circulated example which depicts the same cud. Were the proof dies later used for general circulation halfpennies?

[pra666]

Yes they often were. For example some of the 1930 pennies have the same defect as the 1930 proofs.

[echidna]

Some circulation strike Canberra florins were struck from proof dies also .

[autocoupler]

Thanks, pra666 / echidna. I can keep calling my coin the arrowhead cud then.  :sun_bespectacled:

[jens coins]

The February edition is online at

https://www.independentcoinnews.com/

[jens coins]

The June edition is online:

https://www.independentcoinnews.com/

[Mister T]

Nice, that 2c variety article looks interesting.

[jens coins]

The August edition is online:
https://www.independentcoinnews.com/August_2025.pdf

[Tanecoins]

Great newsletter and well written, thanks for sharing it!

[Mister T]

That threepence article was good - who knew there was a different variety for the 1910.