1675 Farthing - C Over Low C In Carolo

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EFLargeCents Pillar of the Community United States 1304 Posts	Posted 12/08/2016 10:33 am Here is one I haven't found another example of. There was NOT a C over C in the Cooke collection, nor any of the other collections listed on Colin Cooke's website. There is also no example on the farthinghalfpenny errors website. The low C is very bold and obvious. Neat coin, decent grade, proud to have it in my collection. Report this Post to the Staff

BigSilver Pillar of the Community United States 2843 Posts	Posted 12/08/2016 10:53 am That is very neat. What about the B in Britannia? Looks interesting as well. Who can speak to UK minting process from 17th century, to identify if they used the same hub and die processes that we use today, to say how this would have happened? Report this Post to the Staff
EFLargeCents Pillar of the Community United States 1304 Posts	Posted 12/08/2016 11:01 am The B looks like it could have been struck over a offset B or a D, but it isn't possible to tell which. Also the O in CAROLVS is struck over a low O, just harder to see. They would have used a punch for the Bust and the figure of Britannia but each letter would have been individually punched into the die. Edited by EFLargeCents 12/08/2016 11:01 am Report this Post to the Staff
BigSilver Pillar of the Community United States 2843 Posts	Posted 12/08/2016 11:21 am Cool. thanks for the info. Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 12/08/2016 12:04 pm Neat example. Thanks for sharing it. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 12/09/2016 04:04 am Very hard to find these in EF or better. This issue saw a lot of circulation. Report this Post to the Staff
peter1234 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1351 Posts	Posted 12/09/2016 4:09 pm Early cu was so poor on quality control even Peck drew a line on actual varieties and just noted slight differences on recut dies ETC over and above major varieties.It would be neigh impossible to compile a definitive list.Every new purchase I make seems to be slightly different to my existing piece.Collecting this series is a labour of love. Report this Post to the Staff
Hogarth Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 735 Posts	Posted 12/21/2016 10:56 am I've not seen one of these before either. Nice find EF. There's lots of fun to be had collecting the early coppers. New varieties pop up all the time. Report this Post to the Staff
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