scott Posted May 31, 2009 Posted May 31, 2009 nit of an odd one, most listings for "over" are usualy simple repunches on top of the old one, this is a repunch but the 2 is differant totally, some 1862's had a sloped 2 , this has a stright 2 over slanted 2http://www.omnicoin.com/coin_view.aspx?id=966090is visible on here but not that detailedclick this to get a larger image, its clear on there. Quote
scott Posted June 1, 2009 Author Posted June 1, 2009 well, nothing, is it counted as a type or not? Quote
1949threepence Posted June 4, 2009 Posted June 4, 2009 well, nothing, is it counted as a type or not?Not sure, but as you say, there is a definite slant on the "2". Apart from "Die letter A, B or C to left of lighthouse", classed as extremely rare, there are no variants of the 1862 halfpenny listed (that I can see anyway). It may be just a one off error.Interesting. Quote
Bronze & Copper Collector Posted June 5, 2009 Posted June 5, 2009 well, nothing, is it counted as a type or not?Not sure, but as you say, there is a definite slant on the "2". Apart from "Die letter A, B or C to left of lighthouse", classed as extremely rare, there are no variants of the 1862 halfpenny listed (that I can see anyway). It may be just a one off error.Interesting.Don't forget the newly discovered A to the RIGHT of the Lighthouse Quote
scott Posted June 5, 2009 Author Posted June 5, 2009 wow nice, dont forget the 2 over 1 too, butcan mine be listed as a veriant Quote
Bronze & Copper Collector Posted June 5, 2009 Posted June 5, 2009 wow nice, dont forget the 2 over 1 too, butcan mine be listed as a veriantI've have the 2/1 PENNY, but I never heard of a 2/1 HALF-penny.... Quote
RLC35 Posted June 5, 2009 Posted June 5, 2009 B&C, That a really pronounced 2/1. Most of those pennies are must less clear. Thanks for posting. Quote
Red Riley Posted June 6, 2009 Posted June 6, 2009 well, nothing, is it counted as a type or not?It's a very dark image - I had to Photoshop it to see anything - so most people won't have known what you were driving at. The 2 appears to be re-stamped over something, probably another 2, but the level of magnification needed and the low resolution means that it is very fuzzy. I don't have another 1862 halfpenny with which to compare it, but the dates on early bronze was frequently all over the place, and looking at the picture in Freeman, it appears that the slight slant may be normal for the issue.Broadly speaking, coins minted from dies where a number has been re-cut over the same number, are not regarded as major, or in most cases even minor varieties but there is no hard and fast definition of what constitutes a variety, so if you want it to be one, then it is! Unlikely however that it will ever be worth much more than normal. Quote
Peckris Posted July 7, 2009 Posted July 7, 2009 the dates on early bronze was frequently all over the place, and looking at the picture in Freeman, it appears that the slight slant may be normal for the issue.Broadly speaking, coins minted from dies where a number has been re-cut over the same number, are not regarded as major, or in most cases even minor varieties but there is no hard and fast definition of what constitutes a variety, so if you want it to be one, then it is! Unlikely however that it will ever be worth much more than normal.I agree. Those early bronzes contain so many date and even legend curiosities - different size, spaced and slant of dates, broken or half missing letters ... just keeping tabs on genuine (i.e. deliberate) varieties is difficult enough, but when you add failing dies and punches, well most people give up! Quote
scott Posted July 7, 2009 Author Posted July 7, 2009 well there are some listed variants with 1 over 1's etc Quote
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