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1978 1c Bent T Variety

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 Posted 08/09/2020  9:52 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add Aussie coppers to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Has anyone else collected a 1978 1c with the bent upright to the T?
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Not me, but then again I'm in the USA...

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what is "the bent upright to the T?"?

i'll have a look when I get home tonight but I'm not sure what a "bent upright to the T" is...
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better pic needed
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It appears to be minor die damage.
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I consider it more than just minor die error. It appears to be a die variety.
I do not see how the upright of the T can be bent in the striking process.
If the die were to have been damaged by something knocking the upright of the T out of straight alignment then the upright support of the T would not reach the crossbar. Take two pieces of string and have them aligned perpendicular to each other creating a T and move the upright part so it points to the left end of the crossbar - they would not meet. The upright on the bent T does meet the crossbar so it is more indicative of a variety then a striking error or damage to a standard die.t of the
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 Posted 09/16/2020  06:48 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Mr T to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Hard to say from the photos but maybe something got stuck in the T during striking.
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