1874 3d lettering odd VICTORIA

[Russ777]

Hi is this some kind of error on the first I after V of VICTORIA???

Some kind of metal spill or die break??

This is an 1874 3d.. it has a hole as it has been made into a fob.

Thoughts please? Any premium to this one despite the hole??

Thanks Russ777

Edited May 17, 2013 by Russ777

[Nick]

Hi is this some kind of error on the first I after V of VICTORIA???

Some kind of metal spill or die break??

This is an 1874 3d.. it has a hole as it has been made into a fob.

Thoughts please? Any premium to this one despite the hole??

Thanks Russ777

Looks like a die break to me. Sorry, no premium on this one. It would have to be extremely rare for any collector to live with the hole.

[Coinery]

Hi is this some kind of error on the first I after V of VICTORIA???

Some kind of metal spill or die break??

This is an 1874 3d.. it has a hole as it has been made into a fob.

Thoughts please? Any premium to this one despite the hole??

Thanks Russ777

I'd say that would be very difficult to make a call, based on the images? There does appear to be a 'blob' in the teeth, and a possible die split running down beneath that into the I.

Without a better close-up, for me I can only speculate and say a damaged I and curio/research value only.

[Russ777]

Hi is this some kind of error on the first I after V of VICTORIA???

Some kind of metal spill or die break??

This is an 1874 3d.. it has a hole as it has been made into a fob.

Thoughts please? Any premium to this one despite the hole??

Thanks Russ777

I'd say that would be very difficult to make a call, based on the images? There does appear to be a 'blob' in the teeth, and a possible die split running down beneath that into the I.

Without a better close-up, for me I can only speculate and say a damaged I and curio/research value only.

Thanks. Would you say not worth taking off the watch chain fob and selling separately then?

Regards Russ777

[Peter]

No

With the hole it is worth scrap or 99p on Ebay.

Leave on the fob.