1746 George II Lima Crown

[Mat 2]

Hi again folks, could anyone help me out with this one this time.

Next to the last 'A' on the obverse side there is a flower type mark, has anyone seen this before? Or is it just some sort of damage which coincidently looks like some kind of minting mark, or even a die problem.

Please give me your thoughts

Mat

[Coin_Hunter 0]

I have no idea - I couldn't say if it looked like a flower either, sorry

[Mat 2]

Thanks coin hunter, its a tricky one, the A actually lookes like it is striked on top of the mark when the coin is in hand, I think I might take this one to auction...

[Peckris 579]

A very interesting mark. Pity the wear means you can't see clearly what it originally was.

Have you also noticed there is an extra hair curl? (To the left of the T in GRATIA). It is not present on the old bust photo in my copy of Spink, though that is of the GEORGIUS version not your GEORGIVS.

[Mat 2]

I didnt notice that! I need to find another to compare to... Ill get back to you on that one, ill look in some of the older spink books to see if they have used images of my version

Mat

[Mat 2]

Nope no extra curls :-( .... used this as a comparison:

http://grahamjamescoins.com/images/photos/LIMA_crown_obv.jpg