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chwkboy Valued Member Canada 118 Posts	Posted 09/06/2012 12:50 am I was going through about $50 worth of Canadian Halfs on Monday and I came across these two from 1944. There is a curved line running in the background, under the coat of arms. I know the photo isn't the best but I got to thinking that maybe it was the outline of King George's head. I have no way to superimpose the two images but does anyone have any ideas? Its not a die crack, as I mentioned earlier it runs UNDER the coat of arms. The side the Lion is on seems higher than the other side of the line. I double checked all the other halfs and this was the only ones in the batch, the dates ranged from 1938-1967. Report this Post to the Staff

pginrh Valued Member Canada 456 Posts	Posted 09/06/2012 08:00 am At least some of what your arrows point to is the die clash from the back of the Kings head. The top of the head id found just below the beads on top of the crown. Reverse Die Clashes are prevalent in the 1943,1944, 1945 and 1946 Fifty Cent coins, and Obverse Die Clashes are prevalent in the 1950, 1951 and 1952 Fifty Cent coins. They can be found across the whole range but are not as common as the above. Edited by pginrh 09/06/2012 08:02 am Report this Post to the Staff
mysterious_dr_x Valued Member Canada 284 Posts	Posted 09/06/2012 12:46 pm Here are some examples: http://numicanada.com/forum/viewtop...223&start=15 Report this Post to the Staff
chwkboy Valued Member Canada 118 Posts	Posted 09/06/2012 9:38 pm Excellent. Maybe I will go back and look a little closer at some of the others. Thanks for the info, pginrh & mysterious_dr_x. Report this Post to the Staff
pginrh Valued Member Canada 456 Posts	Posted 09/07/2012 7:14 pm Apart from the 1950,1951 and 1952 which have a large clash pattern in the King's ear on the Obverse, the easiest thing to look for is a small hearing aid in the King's ear. Newly created (fresh) clash patterns on the Obverse Die will usually cause spikes and other patterns on the back of the King's head. I would expect there to be more die clashes in 100 George VI halves ($50 worth). Report this Post to the Staff
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