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1862 C Left Half-Penny

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 Posted 04/13/2020  8:19 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add Obone2003 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Hi,
Saw this coin, was wondering if it was the C to the left of the lighthouse variety?

Many Thanks,
Peter Z

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 Posted 04/14/2020  03:55 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add PaddyB to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Nice coin, but sadly not with the die letter. Those are just rocks to the left of the lighthouse.
I can't find a picture to show to compare, but the letters (both B and C) when they occur are much clearer than that.
This is reverse G in the Freeman book and is the normal variety with rocks. There are also reverse Gs without rocks.
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 Posted 04/14/2020  05:42 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Hogarth to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply

Here we are:

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Quote:
This is reverse G in the Freeman book and is the normal variety with rocks. There are also reverse Gs without rocks.


Just a filled die?
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"Just a filled die?"

I suppose it is possible but the examples seen show no sign at all of the rocks, and no examples have been found with partial or light rocks. Also, it has only been noticed with Reverse G, although the rocks appear on many other reverses.
The "no-rocks" has been included in Secret Santa's new halfpenny website at:
https://halfpennyvarieties.wordpres...ia-reverses/
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Ah thanks - didn't realise there was a new halfpenny reference!
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 Posted 04/19/2020  03:55 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add PaddyB to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
... still under construction, so be patient. Secret Santa making use of the enforced idleness.
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