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Thanks, I cant draw the same lines because the coin is slightly rotated in the image, I'm quite sure the A is located the same as PW1967 and Gary's. So all three of these coins are quite consistant in the placement of the A. Also on all three coins the A stands quite alot. The coin in question (my one) the proposed A is quite weak and located roughly a few mm to the right. Until I receive my coin and take macro photos Im leaning towards it's not a die letter A on my coin. I wonder who has the other examples with the A to the right of the LH.

@PWA 1967 The coin on left here is the one you have.

Its the same one that sold at LCA a few years ago and can see a large picture of the reverse on there website.

Thank you, would it be be possible please to upload an image of the complete reverse. Thanks.

The problem with all lower grades is that it is subject to the degree of dishing to the flan. The dies always seem to have a more dished reverse (probably by design to see the date (as opposed to the monarch which is easily discernible from the profile. The less dishing, the more even the wear. Whatever, Fine for me too on the obverse, the reverse inevitably better - say good Fine or nVF.

I tried to line it up squarely

Thank you ! if you upload an image please which is perfectly square on to the coin I will draw the same to see.

i don't have a good camera, but here's another with A to the right of the LH. I don't know how it matches your varieties

Although I do not collect them, I have found the British colonial coinage fascinating over the years. Here are a couple that I still have the pics for:

It's fun seeing some of the different colonial & dependency coins out there. I'm at work so these images are from Numista rather than my collection, but I've been really enjoying discovering things like this silver six pence from 1942 Fiji: Or this coin commemorating the Battle of Jersey from 1981 I want to get the New Brunswick and Newfoundland coinage too - the Newfoundland Victorian coins have a marvellous effigy on them: I don't have any of them yet, but seeing this online reminds me why I want to!

for me its a real eye opener ..... the earliest one I have is 1822 George IIII, 1/16th Dollar, West Indies. .892 silver, It made me realise that a lot of these have been rejected by others because for not being British coins and so written off as being foreign...... I have over the years found in the Hoard Box a couple of William IIII, 1835, 1/4 Rupee, East India Company, .917 Silver & 1836 1/2 Guilder, Guiana, .8166 Silver (Minted for only one year and classed as being quite rare) the rest I have found to be Victorian, Edward VII, George V, from all over, Canada, India, Mauritius, China, Ceylon, Cyprus, Australia, East Africa & West Africa...... beginning to put these in date order in a sleeve....

I can only find two images of confirmed die letter A right of the lighthouse coins. I made this image to show the location of the A in respect to the date numerals and legends. The coin on the left is the London coins example, middle is the the coin in question and the coin on the right is Gary's. You can see on my coin the middle of the three the central line of the "A" does not disect the top part of the F of half like the London coins example and Gary's. I have read that the die letter C to the left of the Lighthouse there exist atleast 3 types, with slighly different location and or size, I think the A to the left of lighthouse also has slight variations in the few that are known. Other than this difference everything else appears to line up quite closely between the 3 coins.

I will do thanks ! After closer inspection it looks like the shape has the similar curved base.

Show us clearer pics when it arrives. Definitely worth a punt at that price. Jerry

I have a set from Fiji. Pretty coins. So are my Guernsey and Jersey ones Canadian Centennial set is cool too. I'd like to get a New Guinea, New Zealand, Australia (both .925 & .500), Bahamas dollar, & Bermuda crown type sets eventually. Once those are done, then on to Africa!

these may be worth a show.... Edward VII & George V British Empire Coins I have a page of these forming...interesting that they come in different Silver Grades not all are .925 .....

I just seen a G over a C

Thank you Bernie !

most likely to be dublin

Dublin or Waterford. Those are the two Irish mints for farthings of Edward I. Stu.

For £2 + Shipping I thought what the heck and will try my luck and purchased the coin.

I noticed this 1862 Halfpenny with what appears like a possible trace of the letter A to the right of the lighthouse. What do you think? I have identified the coin in question as 7+G (I could be wrong) Im not sure what Im seeing is really the letter A, although the position and size is seamingly correct. Many thanks,

According to the Proclamation of 30 July 1971, recognition of the silver crown, double florin, florin, shilling and sixpence as currency refers to coins minted after 1870. The florin (1993), shilling (1990) and sixpence (1980) were later demonetised leaving only the crown, double florin and Maundy coins.