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radars_teddy Valued Member 149 Posts	Posted 11/21/2021 03:14 am I'm not sure where the wear is on this coin, but it came back from ANACS as a AU55 - What some like about this coin is that it has guenuine die cracks...more than one. This is not common, to my knowledge, for NZ currency. I'm not even sure what mint made these, although my guess is the British Royal Mint Report this Post to the Staff

NumisRob Bedrock of the Community United Kingdom 17929 Posts	Posted 11/21/2021 04:02 am These coins were indeed made by The Royal Mint. I imagine dies were worked pretty hard during WW2, which would explain the die cracks! It's a very nice coin - these are common in Fine to VF but anything better is scarce. Regarding the grade, I do detect some flattening in the hairlines between George VI's ear and his parting - that's usually the first area of these coins to show wear. George VI's NZ coins tend to wear slightly differently from Australian coins of the same reign: the portrait wears more like the portrait on his British coins. My Trade List: https://goccf.com/t/194596 My Wants List: https://goccf.com/t/191710 Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 11/21/2021 09:48 am No images here, just little boxes. Report this Post to the Staff
radars_teddy Valued Member 149 Posts	Posted 11/21/2021 10:07 am I don't know what the discoloration is on the upper left of the reverse. When I sent it in to ANACS, I paid for conservationf or the entire sheet, but they decided not to attempt to clear that. I would have soaked it in acetone at home first, before I sent it in, although it graded nicely. Report this Post to the Staff
Princetane Pillar of the Community 4628 Posts	Posted 11/21/2021 12:29 pm Please radars teddy I beg of you to read this thread, it explains in detail about the NZ series http://goccf.com/t/379889 Now the coin is interesting, the die cracks if real are very interesting. Because the 3d and 6d were small and thin coins, die cracking is not unknown. This is a fairly good coin, but I consider it overgraded. I am not sure about American grading companies, that coin is not AU55. In the British NZ grading system it is a high VF, which would translate through to the XF40 - 45 in Sheldon The hair on the King is quite flat and there is clear wear on the cheek and trunk. Lustre looks good - but lustre survives well on NZ coins down as gFine is some cases - I am also suspecting the coin may have been cleaned but could be wrong. Still its a well above average example, most of these survive in Good to Fine condition. All NZ coins of this vintage were made at The Royal Mint in London. Report this Post to the Staff
radars_teddy Valued Member 149 Posts	Posted 11/23/2021 12:04 am excellent thread! Report this Post to the Staff
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