1862 halfpenny with misaligned letters

[scott]

yea was looking through some of my older purchases and noticed a couple of letters on this halfpenny looked a little off.

look at the 2nd I in victoria and the second T in britt, you can clearly see they are not aligned with the edge of the coin, also signs of the bottom serif on the E in REG going, that is clear also.

also look at the enlarged date picture, just next to the 6, there appears to be the ghost of an older 6 clearly shaped next to it (the new 6 is halfway through it so plenty of it left) its clearer at the top of the 6 and coming off the middle part.

Edited May 30, 2010 by scott

[azda]

The 2nd I in Victoria looks like an Inverted 1

[scott]

The 2nd I in Victoria looks like an Inverted 1

i thought that, but the 1 is a I in the date so i'm guessing its the dye again