1827 Farthing with date overstrike(?)

[Master Jmd]

I have posted this on Colin Cooke's discussion forum, (Here), and was wondering if anyone could enlighten me on this type; the 7 of the date seems to be struck over another number(?), and I have not found any examples of this type.

Thanks,

Jmd.

[Emperor Oli]

Looks more like a filled die to me.

[Half Penny Jon]

Agreed, it certainly doesn't resemble a clear overdate or even a messy one!

[Master Jmd]

Maybe, but not all overstrikes are clear. It looks like a 3 or a 5, but I think that I would also agree with you that it is just a filled die.

[Emperor Oli]

Well we can eliminate a 3 or a 5 because the alignment for George IV farthings was changed in 1826. Some crap probably just got caught up in the die.

[mint_mark]

If it was crud in the die we'd have parts of the digit missing... but we have a huge blob that extends beyond the normal area of the seven, which suggests to me that part of the die must be missing... that is, it is damaged.

Also, the top of the seven looks strange... as though one part has been overlaid on the other. Maybe someone tried to assemble a seven from more basic shapes...

I think we need to see a normal one... maybe I'll take a picture and try and post it.