1857/6 farthing?

[scott]

couldn't see anything by eye and i know these can get a bit grotty. whcih is indeed the case inside the 7

this image doesnt show it, but it does show the detatched shamrock reverse, which was also around in 1856, having seen pictures of the 1856 i can also say the 6 does reach slightly higher then the 5 next to it (as the 7 is level the top part of the 6 would show over the top) but i can decide whether it is a bit of dirt or an overstrike, i dont see anything there at all to the eye to say it is dirt

itis only after zooming in on photoscape i found this (i always do this to check for errors etc)

[azda]

Looks like there's something above the top serif of the 7, it also, whatever it is, curves, is there something under the 5 also, to the left?

[scott]

yes i saw that next to the 5, i have no idea what that is as there is no reason for anything but a 5 there

[Rob]

The 5 could be reinforced and double cut as a result. It looks like it could be a 6 though, so a higher grade example would be nice. ColinG?

[Peter]

I Can't see this as anything from the norm....all of my 18C Farthings differ...where do you draw the line?....it is sending me crazie

please stop it...oh I need a & c of 1771 and R/E 1856 two G's over etc.

[Colin G.]

I Can't see this as anything from the norm....all of my 18C Farthings differ...where do you draw the line?....it is sending me crazie

please stop it...oh I need a & c of 1771 and R/E 1856 two G's over etc.

Definitely a new one for me, I have checked through my stock images, and no 1857's with the same feature. Just got to find a higher grade one now to try and prove it's existence Certainly one to keep an eye out for, my first thought was that the curve looks a bit too shallow on the image to be a 6...but.....