1953 to 1964 elizabeth ii obverse/reverse dies
Obverse 6:
The F:D was omitted from legend on this die while the I of GRATIA is aligned with the gap between two rim beads.
This die was used for coins struck in 1953 only at the Melbourne mint.
The outer rim has 116 round beads.
Obverse 7:
Being similar to the obverse 6 above except that there is one extra rim bead. The I of GRATIA is now aligned directly with a rim bead.
This die was used for coins struck at the Perth mint only in 1953.
The outer rim has 117 round beads.
Obverse 8:
Again similar to obverse 6 but with the F:D: restored to the legend. The I in GRATIA and in ELIZABETH are both aligned with a rim bead.
This was used at Melbourne for coins struck from 1955 to 1964 inclusive and at the Perth mint for most 1955 and a few 1956 pennies.
The outer rim has 120 round beads.
Obverse 9:
Similar to obverse 8 above except that there are 116 rim beads. I in GRATIA and in ELIZABETH are both aligned
with the gap between two rim beads.
This was used at the Perth mint for coins struck from 1955 to 1964. (The 1955 Perth penny with the type 9 obverse is rare.)
The outer rim has 116 round beads.
Reverse D (Melbourne):
The upright legs of the P in PENNY and of the U in AUSTRALIA point at thick denticles while those of the L and I point at thin denticles.
This was used at Melbourne and Perth from 1938 to 1964.
The outer rim has alternating thick and thin denticles, 81 of each.
Reverse G:
This die is also very similar to reverse D. The differences are in the alignment of the P in PENNY which points to a thin denticle and the L and I in AUSTRALIA which points to the wide denticles.
This reverse was used at the Perth and London mints from 1951 to 1955.
The outer rim has alternating thick and thin denticles, 81 of each.
Reverse H:
Again this die is also very similar to reverse D. The uprights of the
U in AUSTRALIA point at thin denticles.
Used at the Melbourne mint 1953-1959.
Reverse I:
Yet again this die is also very similar to reverse D. The uprights of the
first N in PENNY point at thick denticles and the second N point to the thin ones. The vertical portions of the U.L and I in AUSTRALIA point at the thick denticles.
Used at the Perth mint from 1956 to 1964.