I used to collect coins in my youth and acquired a Groat where the ‘8’ of 1843 has been stuck over another number or strike – I suspect it isn’t another number, as the lower hole of the ‘8’ has been over-stuck (thus appearing as though there is a solid line in it) and there is a very small protrusion out of the top of the ‘8’ (i.e. the eight looks like it has a very small strike coming out of its top at the exact centre). I managed to take a relatively detailed picture, but I couldn't upload it due to the upload limits of the site – apologies. It’s possible that it is not in fact an over-strike, but could instead be a mould problem or some problem with the manufacturing process, but it does look like some form of over-strike (the only thing that leads me to think it might not be is that I cannot think what would be over-struck to produce the changes to the ‘8’ seen). In terms of grading, all the wording and number on the coin is very clearly visible, and you can very clearly see the outline of Victoria and Britannia, however, Victoria’s inner detail has been worn almost smooth whilst for Britannia some internal detail is visible (such as the pleats in the skirt of the robe and St. George’s cross on the shield) but the rest is relatively ‘smooth’ – if I had to guess I’d say the grading is ‘Very Good’, but that is taking me back 20 years, so I’m not sure! If anyone knew whether this was an ‘interesting’ coin, and if so if it has any value I would be interested to know. Thanks for any help you can give.
