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Hi Hounddog Bill: The working punch (used to create the working dies) had the last two date digits missing. These were punched manually into the working dies individually and so each dies had a different date configuration from any other (ie 42 reverse dies per Mint figures).
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Hounddog Bill, I also notice that the gap between the "1" and the "9" appears to be abnormally wide in your last photo. If it's an accurate pic of the coin, I'm hoping pginrh might comment on why that might be. None of my '45s reveal variance in spacing aside from the placement of the last two digits.
Your first photo may be Zoell major variety R446g - a very nice narrow date, flatback 9, with a high 5. "5/5 inside loop and on tail of 5".
The last two photos appear to be both wide dates and indeed, your photographic skills are nothing to sneeze at (that's an old saying, if others don't know, means A-OK)
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02/23/2017 4:27 pm
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The appearance of the letters themselves is thinner and so the distance between the digits appears greater.... an idea would be that this is a weak strike and the letters have not seated properly and are therefore narrower. Anybody else ?
Another thought that with a well worn coin, the letters are starting to wear away.
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02/23/2017 5:57 pm
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The appearance of the letters themselves is thinner and so the distance between the digits appears greater.... an idea would be that this is a weak strike and the letters have not seated properly and are therefore narrower. Anybody else ?
Another thought that with a well worn coin, the letters are starting to wear away.
I notice my camera lens on zoom setting sometimes does strange and weird things and then when enlarged, has a tendency to distort shapes and sizes. And you're right, the letters are narrower so that also may be the explanation. The first photo is Zoell variety R446g? Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. |
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Here is my 1945. Not sure which type it might be but I am guessing narrow date, blunt 5 and round back 9.  |
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Hi Tee: Narrow date, pointed 5, The blunt 5 is much scarcer and is found on a wide date.
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Just discovered I have a second 1945.   |
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Hi Tee, this coin fits in between narrow and wide dates. It is a pointed 5. Cannot see any other features that could be classified as a variety.
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Thanks Pginrh. I was hoping you would help identify this coin. I had it put away as a spare.
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Seeing we are posting 1945's thought I would put this one up there. Coin is in MS63-64 condition with a nice full strike. I class it as "Flat Back 9, Narrow Date, Pointed 5". There is slight doubling on the top of the 4  |
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Hi Jimmyd... a really Nice coin.... agree with your classifications.
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Thanks pginrh-
All the info you have provided in the Charlton 68th Edition
has helped me greatly in being able to identify varieties.
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Found a nice die crack on this one. Goes up through the 5 then all the way to 2 of the leaves. At the top arrow the crack crosses part of the deep die clash of the king's head which runs all around the coat of arms.  |
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Hi TerryT: looks like minor variety FL446u as catalogued by Hans Zoell.... welcome to the world of George VI varieties.
You should also see a die crack from the upper part of the Unicorn's tail to the rim.
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03/04/2017 10:02 am
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