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2005 Half Sovereigns with Die Crack We found an interesting die crack flaw on a whole batch of 2005 uncirculated "bullion" half sovereigns. It was actually pointed out to us the day after we posted out our first batch of 100 coins. We had taken great interest two days previously when our first delivery of the full sovereigns arrive hot from the mint, and had photographed one which we show on our 2005 sovereigns page. The flaw runs right across the queens' face from bottom right to top left. It shows clearly in our photo. There also appears to be an extension of it running vertically down from the top right of the main flaw, however this appears more like a scratch on the coin, presumably caused by swarf or other debris on the blanks or dies when struck. There are also numerous other small pits and indentations in the field, which appear to have the same cause. The main flaw is clearly a die crack. We see many of these in various stages on Victorian sovereigns, particularly the young head types, and find them very interesting. We photograph them whenever we see dies cracks and flaws particularly when the coins are in better grades. We also photographed the obverse of a normal 2005 half sovereign, without a die crack, for comparison.
Die Cracks
Camera Shy Half Sovereigns
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Obverse of Faulty 2005 Half Sovereign with Die Crack
Obverse of 2005 Half Sovereign Without Die Flaw
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