1845/3 ? Half Sovereign

[E Dawson]

Has anybody knowledge of this as an overdate? I have recently obtained a specimen with what looks to be an overstrike of the 5 on another digit or portion of one that with a dissecting 30x scope looks to be a "3". The coin is full EF so details pretty good, and appears to be later die states with enhanced radial metal flow lines and some evidence of die rust with the reverse die strike showing perhaps even more of the same.

[Colin G.]

Has anybody knowledge of this as an overdate? I have recently obtained a specimen with what looks to be an overstrike of the 5 on another digit or portion of one that with a dissecting 30x scope looks to be a "3". The coin is full EF so details pretty good, and appears to be later die states with enhanced radial metal flow lines and some evidence of die rust with the reverse die strike showing perhaps even more of the same.

Do you have any scans?

Thanks

Colin G.

[E Dawson]

Let's see if I can bring the coin to work tomorrow and get some kind of scan out.