Posted 05/06/2015 10:11 am
Blundered or dropped letters appear with frequency on the coinage of 1858 not just on the 20 cents. During the mid 1800s period it is also encountered with frequency in US coinage. Consult the Fivaz Stanton Cherry Pickers Guide for more information.
Whenever I am looking at 1858 coinage of Provincial Canada I always look for varieties there are LOTS of them.
My Take on the "Blundered I " is that it is indeed a misplaced digit or letter probably of a different font (punch)style intended for use on either a British or other colonial issue. With die steel and other materials being rather expensive The Royal Mint just continued on using materials until they finally were literal unusable. We have sold 4 or 5 of these Twenty Cents over the past years. They are interesting but not RARE . Also check out the same anomaly in a different position 311335738350 ebay listing
Whenever I am looking at 1858 coinage of Provincial Canada I always look for varieties there are LOTS of them.
My Take on the "Blundered I " is that it is indeed a misplaced digit or letter probably of a different font (punch)style intended for use on either a British or other colonial issue. With die steel and other materials being rather expensive The Royal Mint just continued on using materials until they finally were literal unusable. We have sold 4 or 5 of these Twenty Cents over the past years. They are interesting but not RARE . Also check out the same anomaly in a different position 311335738350 ebay listing
Edited by Pacificoin
05/06/2015 10:17 am
05/06/2015 10:17 am
