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1858 Shilling -- Do I have a variety?

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Picked up this shilling at my LCS for melt, but looking at it, it looks like both As may be unbarred in BRITANNIAR ? Am I seeing things? Or is this a possibility? I don't have a copy of ESC or anything so unsure if this is a known variety or even a possibility (or if a combination of black tarnish and wear/damage is playing tricks on me!). I tried to take clear pictures with a USB microscope and my phone so hopefully the pics turned out decently enough

 

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It's always possible, but the bars frequently fill on the die, so it may not be what it seems.

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I have  a 1857 shilling in much the same condition as yours both A's in Britannia are uncrossed plus one in GRATIA there are also strange blobs growing on some of the letters, I just think it's die wear, neither ESC or Davies list such varieties.

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Thanks! I figured it was something like that -- but wanted to double check before tossing it into my pile of scrap silver

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