1927 Australia Penny DDO

[KurtS]

Looking through a group of pennies sent by a friend, I just noticed one has some interesting separation in the serifs. It looks to me very much like a doubled die, where this would be the earliest I have found in an Australian coin.

A few details:

very nice lower serif separation on the TT in BRITT, and look at the shape of the colons!


more doubled serifs and misshapen colons:


continuing to a lesser degree further around the legend:

[eagames]

That sure looks like notching.

How about that row of dots, are those supposed to be round?

[KurtS]

Yes, the dots in the first photo top off George V's crown and they are normally round.

[Dick]

Kurt, that is a very nice looking coin! The notches are definitely visible, and obviously, is a DDO Even the dots have visible notches, and for me, that is very rare.
Dick

[eagames]

Kurt,

It sure does look like a nice DDO.

The next thought I'd have if I found that is to get a look at another normal one of the same date. LOL.... If I found that I'd probbably be bragging then realize it was on every coin made that year. (like a master DDO)

It's alse nice to get a pic of normal ones to side by side the DDO pics.

[KurtS]

Right--it's good to have comparison photos, especially when the obverse details are unfamiliar. I have other 1927 pennies without this doubling. In fact, I looked through all my KGV pennies last night for a similar DDO.

An interesting detail about this year is there were two obverse die types: one dubbed the "Calcutta obverse" and the other the "London obverse", but struck either in Sydney or Melbourne. This coin is the far more common "London" variety. And to serve as a comparison, here are the same obverse details from a 1927 penny on Heritage.

[Dick]

Kurt, I guess that pretty well, makes it "cut, and dried".
Dick