1853 3 over 3 Half Penny

[fourmack 4]

Hi Help required as Tony Claytons site will not accept emails

Is this a new variety 3 over 3 also what grade would you think   ----as per photo's

Cheers Don

[Rob 3,001]

It is yet another case of a worn die being repaired, something that happened a lot in the Victorian era. Dies get blocked with use by dirt being compacted into the recesses, so the offending letter/digit is repunched to extend the life of the die. It becomes a variety for the collector who is doing a die study, but isn't an error as such and is unlikely to be worth a premium. Varieties are traditionally a case of a change to the intended design, which this isn't - pennies seemingly the exception to the rule as a result of their popularity and the desire of collectors to extend their essentially complete collections as seen in the several related threads on this forum.

Grade is about the VF mark with the reverse slightly better, but the surfaces aren't very nice.

Edited May 10, 2016 by Rob

[fourmack 4]

thank you