1701 halfpenny, IERTIVS obverse.

[Michael-Roo]

Here’s a recent find I thought I should share with the group.

1701 halfpenny with an obverse reading of IERTIVS for TERTIVS and, as far as I know, previously unrecorded. My initial, and obvious, thought was die fill on the crossbar of the T, but on closer inspection I see no evidence of a bar, and the letter is an exact match for the I in GVLIELMVS but not the second T in TERTIVS.

 

Edited October 28 by Michael-Roo

[Peckris 2]

Great spot! 

[Rob]

Anyone with a correctly spelt legend on William III obverses, please make yourselves known now. It seems easier to find an error than a correct legend in this time period. Yet another to add to the list.

[copper123]

These coins are a nightmare often weekly struck and with other things wrong with them they make a wonderful life's work for anyone sorry but we need a higher grade coin to confirm it but it probably does not exist , interesting and frustrating at the same time 

[copper123]

Just now, copper123 said:

These coins are a nightmare often weekly struck and with other things wrong with them they make a wonderful life's work for anyone sorry but we need a higher grade coin to confirm it but it probably does not exist , interesting and frustrating at the same time 

P > S looks like unbarred A's on reverse as well

[Michael-Roo]

I'm pretty sure they were struck more often than on a weekly basis....

It does exist. I know my 17th century copper well enough to confirm the letter is an I, and which is even more obvious 'in hand'.

I see people listing 1700 and 1701 on ebay, stating their coins to be the rare unbarred As variety. Unbarred is the norm. As with bars are the ones to look out for.

[copper123]

1 hour ago, Michael-Roo said:

I'm pretty sure they were struck more often than on a weekly basis....

It does exist. I know my 17th century copper well enough to confirm the letter is an I, and which is even more obvious 'in hand'.

I see people listing 1700 and 1701 on ebay, stating their coins to be the rare unbarred As variety. Unbarred is the norm. As with bars are the ones to look out for.

Everyone likes a nice bar LOL