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George VI 5 cent nickel errors
Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 8:31 pm
by verdigris
This is the first of no more than ten coins that will example die errors in this set, 1937-1952 (topic title is a little misleading because I plan on adding two chromed steel coins. No need to complicate things). Cheers
1940obverse: faint but distinct die cracks joining
GEO /
RG /
IVS , the RG cracking in either direction— soon to daisy-chain the entire word;
die cracks joining
REXET (not entirely shown), and die cracks joining
IND[
DOT]
IMP; finished off with a nice solid die crack breaking from the corner of the
P and running between a pair of denticals to the rim
1941
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 12:35 am
by verdigris
reverse: die shift in CANADA and date (obviously no need to point it out);
die clash running from the inner point of leaf, through the 5 and continuing to the end of the N; incuse areas of the relief design that define the beaver and logs filling
obverse: die clash behind head and back of neck (a more extreme example of this variety of error on a nickel can be found on this site
here)
1945
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 1:54 am
by verdigris
reverse: several small die chips on V/torch and letters (not shown)
obverse: large die chip on D (D:G:REX), looks taller than the D itself— worn flat on top
Re: George VI 5 cent nickel errors
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 12:58 pm
by Lightw4re
The die crack between the letters GEORG is a common error for this denomination/obverse.
Beautiful die clash!
1946
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 8:15 pm
by verdigris
1947 Maple Leaf
Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 11:36 pm
by verdigris
reverse: die erosion along rim/denticals and filling onto/into
5 CE; die shift in same area extending from leaf to
T of CENTS only
obverse: same erosion along rim/denticals and filling onto some letters of the inscription; die shift from first
G continuing around to
ET, shifting being the greatest in area of worst die erosion and filling
1949
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 6:21 pm
by verdigris
reverse: die clash through stream and logs running up into the beaver's snout
obverse: die clash at back of head and neck; behind ear and inside ear— arrows indicating the heaviest clash marks (those inside the ear and behind the lobe are actually more prominent than the photos would suggest)
1950
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 8:59 pm
by verdigris
#1reverse: die clash in stream, logs, at the beaver and beyond; chin and neck die clash in CANADA (easy to spot, hard to photograph)
die shift along the top of CENTS (some chipping in letters)
#2reverse: die clash at the beaver again;
noticable die erosion of incuse along denticals and around leaf; die cracks through leaf and into dentical (this crack looks like it reached the shoulder of the beaver but it's now worn down); die shift in CENTS (not shown— pretty much the same as the one above)
#3reverse: an almost identical die clash but with a much fresher-looking leaf
1952
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 10:54 pm
by verdigris
And finally, another steely. They must have been murder on dies. Cheers
reverse: opposite die cracks, at tip of maple leaf and from under beaver tail over three waterlines;
die chips and accumulations on 5 CENTS; three die chips along apex of beaver
1937.
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 3:21 am
by verdigris
Overlooked earlier; a better defined chin and neck die clash on reverse at
AD of CANADA; (minor obverse die clash at back of effigy not shown)
Re: George VI 5 cent nickel errors
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 8:46 pm
by momomomo
Very nice collection my friend your pictures are beautiful
Re: George VI 5 cent nickel errors
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 9:44 pm
by verdigris
Thank you momo. I know they're not the best coins in the world and no doubt a lot better examples of these types of errors are out there— so I thought I better sex them up a little with a touch of mood-lighting.
Cheers