1858 penny with errors?

[crow1]

Can anyone help with the overdate/errors on this 1858 penny

date overstruck

B over r in Britt

And over strike of D of Dei

Many thanks

steven

[Rob]

Legends and dates are frequently seen overcut. This was done to either change an old die to the current date, or to recut blocked characters. With use, a die becomes blocked with compacted rubbish - usually metal dust from the act of striking. As the die is otherwise ok, i.e. not cracked, recutting letters allows it to have further use, thus saving on the expense of a new die. It is particularly common in the Victorian period.

[crow1]

Legends and dates are frequently seen overcut. This was done to either change an old die to the current date, or to recut blocked characters. With use, a die becomes blocked with compacted rubbish - usually metal dust from the act of striking. As the die is otherwise ok, i.e. not cracked, recutting letters allows it to have further use, thus saving on the expense of a new die. It is particularly common in the Victorian period.

Thank you for the information Rob

[TomGoodheart]

Welcome Steven.

And in case you wondered, I've moved your questions to the appropriate section and deleted the duplicate post.

I hope you find it interesting and helpful here. Victorian base metal coins seem quite popular so you'll find other enthusiasts I'm sure!

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[Coinery]

Victoria copponze appears to have calmed down on here recently, so it's good to have you aboard stiring up the soup!

Welcome to the best resource on the net!

[crow1]

Many thanks

I have some interesting coins to gain opinions on

Regards

Steven