1696 Half Crown I over E or F?

[Mat]

Hello people,

I know over strikes can be pretty common around this period and coins can vary from each one due to the crudness.

I cannot find anything on this varity, look at the I in GVLIELMVS, its like an I over an E or F or even a T?

What do you make of this? Any any difference in value or rarety?

Thanks

Mat

[Rob]

Hello people,

I know over strikes can be pretty common around this period and coins can vary from each one due to the crudness.

I cannot find anything on this varity, look at the I in GVLIELMVS, its like an I over an E or F or even a T?

What do you make of this? Any any difference in value or rarety?

Thanks

Mat

It looks like an F but is probably an E as this is the following letter. It will make some difference to the value but will depend on overall condition and whether there have been any others noted which have passed through a sale room to provide a price reference. Should be worth at least double the standard type though.

There wasn't an example in the Adams sale and I know he ploughed through mountains of William III half crowns, so it is almost certainly going to be rare.

Edited June 22, 2009 by Rob

[Mat]

Thanks for the info Rob, I normally only go by what I can find on the internet, which is mostly only recent sales. I think I need to invest into more archived material.

I appreciate your time and effort into the research you done for me!

Thank you!

Mat