The coin illustrated below, appears to be a new variety of Canada 10 cent 1942. It exhibits a doubled ‘19’ different from that illustrated at the CoinsandCanada website as is the shape of the '4'. It also exhibits a very late die state for its type with a large number of die cracks on both obverse and reverse. Additional images available. New variety?
Although I don't collect or follow the 10 cent pieces, I don't see any "variety". I see a little bit of offset on some letters or digits, but it appears to be die deterioration doubling or a little mechanical or machine doubling. That may take it into the "error" category but nothing more. Errors or varieties that are noted on the CaC coinsite are just submissions from members with no verification or standardization. The members name it whatever they want ... error, variety whatever.
Thank you for responding Bill. I am at a loss in explaining the the shape of the '4' on my coin...it appears to be a different font. Thoughts? See images below of the CaC 'doubled 19' "4" and that of the coin in hand.
It looks like the 2 angles would be approx the same, but the line that you drew on your coin is following the profile of the die crack with the die deterioration. If you move the tip of your line to the left where it touches the underlying top of the 4, rather than the D/C, they would be the same.
Appears to me to be just a badly worn die causing all of the issues. DDD, die cracks, weak areas, etc. JMO
Your 19 is strike and not die doubled. Let me see if I can get that across to you in this diagram I just copied from another thread. Look at those two Ls on the left, the one above the other. Look at how thin the top L is and how thick the bottom one is. Now, look at the third L. That's the normal size L. Note that it's the same exact thickness as that bottom L, which is the die-doubled L. You don't have that, the same thickness as normal, you don't have die-doubling. Now, below the diagram is your date, do you see how that 9 is chopped off in the loop area? That tells you the outer part off that loop is but a smear-down from the strike. That outer part borrowed from that 9 to form it. That 9 is like the top L I referenced in the diagram. Your 1 can also be explained the same way. Get off that 4, that's just a waste of time, it's post-mint damage.
I agree that the 4 on your coin is a result of MD, circulation damage, and the die crack. The angle you included is lined up on the crack/MD on the 4.
