1940
Thin Planchet
1941
Die Crack on R of George
Die Crack on Kings ear
1944
Die Crack from second A of Zealand to E of Penny
1946
Die Crack Through George VI
1960
Broken Neck / Wide eye variety
1961
Wide Eye Variety
In John Cresswell’s book New Zealand Practical Guides : Collecting Coins and Medals 1973 there is a mention of a 1961 Halfpenny with large eyes on Tiki. Notice the lines under the Tiki’s left (higher) eye are missing
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- Normal
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- Wide Eye
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- Normal
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- Wide Eye
One thing that has been noticed is a gap forms between the Head and Body on the wide eye variety but this gap also appears larger on other 1961 halfpennies
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- Normal
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- Broken Neck
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- Normal
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- Broken Neck
Photos also provided by Paul B below
