1948 50¢ Die Clash Or Chip In King's Ear?

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malibu Valued Member Canada 304 Posts	Posted 07/19/2010 5:46 pm just bought this '48 50¢ and wondering if there is a known minor die variety for this year; "die clash or chip in ear"...? found the same shape and size mark in this 1948 50¢ on ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/1948-CANADA-50-...em2a01f6f7d3 Report this Post to the Staff

Stunet Valued Member United States 211 Posts	Posted 07/20/2010 02:49 am I am not sure what your seeing. Your coin has a number of noticeable chips, gouges and bag marks. It also looks like its been polished. Notice the chip on the second G in George. Which of these marks would be a die clash? On the other hand the ebay coin looks pristine and has an interesting mark at the top of the ear. Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 07/20/2010 11:21 am I'm not sure I see it either, but I have one graded MS63--I'll check it out. Report this Post to the Staff
acodym Valued Member Canada 60 Posts	Posted 07/20/2010 1:17 pm I don't see anything here either. Report this Post to the Staff
pginrh Valued Member Canada 456 Posts	Posted 07/21/2010 07:48 am I can see no evidence of a die clash... I have seen the characteristic 'Hearing Aid' on every other George VI Fifty Cent Coin except for the 1937. Report this Post to the Staff
pginrh Valued Member Canada 456 Posts	Posted 07/21/2010 07:50 am meant to say 'every other year' rather than every other coin. Report this Post to the Staff
malibu Valued Member Canada 304 Posts	Posted 07/21/2010 5:03 pm Sorry about that, my QX-5 microscope takes terrible pics. These should help: edit: the ebay coin has the same shaped mark in its ear (see picture 6 of 8 in the listing), leading me to believe this could be die clash Edited by malibu 07/21/2010 5:07 pm Report this Post to the Staff
pginrh Valued Member Canada 456 Posts	Posted 07/23/2010 2:03 pm I had a chance to look at several 1948 50 cent coins today. All the low 4 1948's had the mark per your pictures, so its probably an imperfection on the die of some kind (I wouldn't bother calling it a chip as it is relatively minor). The high 4 1948 that I looked at did not have it. Report this Post to the Staff
Stunet Valued Member United States 211 Posts	Posted 07/23/2010 4:06 pm My 1948 has the same marks as well. Report this Post to the Staff
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