1925 Six Pence - Double Die

Found this old coin from my grandpas things after he passed. Not great shape but looks like legit doubling, anymore input would be much appreciated! New to the coin world, thanks!

 

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Would I just let it soak in that or? It appears to have been taped with scotch tape, lol. Have you ever seen a double die Pence?

 

Thank you marcoven, and i’ll wait for paddy. Glad to catch interest from this one.

 

I did a search for the Australia 1925 SIX PENCE and added the key word Doubled Die but I did not see any results. I also tried searching on Numista but they did not show any information for any Doubled Dies in all the years this Pre Decimal Coin was minted.
If that is a Doubled Die it would be a major Variety. Why it hasn't been reported is interesting. Maybe I just haven't searched enough. Interesting.

It is a silver coin.. I do see a bit of corrosion on the surface unless it is the residue mentioned.
And my thinking is that if it were a true Doubled Die the faint digits that are seen should be the same height as the actual Date.
All clues need to be looked at and thought about carefully in order to make a determination ... I think I'm stumped on this coin.

 

Well I hope you being stumped is a good thing?? I tried to search it also and couldn’t find anything either, so I came to you all. Should I send this to PCGS or something?

 

Remove the gunk on it and get better pictures. There is definite doubling at the date but I can't tell if it is doubled die or double struck.

 

Its odd that the doubling is seemingly limited to the date And the residue. My suspicion was that the 'glue' would form an image and as it dried carried the outline upwards as it appears very distorted /blurred. I think by then the date was part of the original die and not added by hand, but this is not my area. Acetone will not hurt the coin, but I would do water: alcohol: acetone: and then rethink for next solvent Jim

 

It’d be hard to believe the glue would mimic it perfectly, and there is glue all over, why didn’t everything else end up like that? Doubtful on a glue doubling but possibly

 

I will concur that pure solvents should not hurt the coin. Hot water, alcohol and then acetone and some xylene if you have it.

 

Very interesting indeed! I can't wait to hear the outcome!

 

I will post an update of it when I clean it up a bit. Fingers crossed

 

I feel this coin was altered. Here are my reasons why.

(A) The number "1" in the date on the top appears to be crooked compared the "1" below it. It is "slanted" and not uniform in alignment compared to the other numbers.
That wouldn't happen if the hub was doubled nor if it was double struck.

(B) The width of the top and bottom of the "1" is significantly wider for the bottom date than the top "1". To me, it looks like a completely different design.



(C) The level of wear on the front date does not match the level of wear on other surfaces and lettering. The "overstruck" date relief is higher and sharper than other parts of the coin that are terribly worn. For example, look at the sharpness of the raised date compared to the very worn lettering on "AUSTRAILIA". How is this possible?



In my opinion, this has been altered by adding a second date after it left the Mint. This was possible to do at the time.

 

I don't know of any major doubled dates like that. I'm in the clean it up crowd. Then take some more photos and see.

 

Sorry it took so long to tell you all, but sadly the glue did create a doubling somehow. It was a sad day when I discovered that.

 

Thank you very much for letting us know this!.. It's very rare that some folks will do that, get back to us.
It surely was an interesting looking issue!

 

Well...fortunately, the world didn't end, and now that you have cleaned it up with hot water and acetone, would you please take at least one last photo of the date area so we can see your result?

Please and thank you in advance with a cherry on top...Spark

 

Second that, as well, thanks for following up. I also want to say that even being worn the coin has a very nice design. They really made nice designs back then.

Proof of that: When creating the American Silver Eagle back in 1985, what did they use...only one of the most popular designs ever made, Walking Liberty.

And having inherited it from your grandpa, I'm sure it will forever hold a special place in your heart.

Spark