2009 5 Cent Obverse Text Variation.

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The Coin Hunter Valued Member Australia 148 Posts	Posted 07/21/2015 06:13 am Hi all, It's been a while since I've been online... A long and boring story behind it. Anyway, I was hoping to tap into some experience out there and get your thoughts on the variable text on this 2009 5 cent coin. This coin has a significant mis strike that I was going to list on ebay when I noticed something odd about the text. It seems odd that the base of the text is really curvy on some letters but relatively flat on the same letter at a different location in the same coin ( compare the "I" and "L" in "Elizabeth" vs the "I" and "L" in "Australia") . I looked through a few other 2009 5 cent coins I have and the base of the text all appears relatively flat to the naked eye under magnification. Is this normal variation or wear or just a little odd? Any thoughts? TCH Edited by The Coin Hunter 07/21/2015 06:29 am Report this Post to the Staff

biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 07/21/2015 12:59 pm Your coin is broadstruck, correct? The "fishtailing" at the bottom of the devices is an indicator of metal flow that occurs on the planchet when the collar is not in place. It can be found on coins that were intentionally struck in an open collar configuration(MTTs are a great example) and can also be found on incomplete(clipped) planchets. Report this Post to the Staff
The Coin Hunter Valued Member Australia 148 Posts	Posted 07/21/2015 4:50 pm Thanks very much Blokemist6. It is a broadstruck error on the coin. After reading your reply I did some further research using the correct terminology and Bingo! I now have a better understand of the process behind fishtailing. I have a few clipped planchet coins and now thanks to you I'll be checking them for fishtailing Yee haa TCH Report this Post to the Staff
thechacha Valued Member Australia 56 Posts	Posted 10/03/2015 9:11 pm wow thats a first, never seen that. how much are they worth ? Report this Post to the Staff
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