1856 Half Penny With Doubling

There are no Plain trident/ornate trident varieties for the copper halfpennies. In 1856 there is only one combination listed - Obverse 1, Reverse B - the reverse has seven incuse dots on the shield and drapery above it, which is standard for reverse B and is found on halfpennies from 1852 to 1857.

The doubling is not uncommon on copper coins of this era, and as it doesn't occur on the bust probably indicates working repairs to the die. This does not add significantly to the collectability in the UK, although US collectors pay much more attention to this sort of detail.

A very attractive coin overall and a slightly scarcer year, so good to have.

It might be and I say might by the look of the foot of the 1 there is a lower partial foot of another 1 underneath combine that with the remnants of another 5 and a small area below the 6 which also indicates part of an old striking just as an observation from my view point. The tops of the 1's are the same length but the visible 1 is shorter So instead of the common double struck date it could be small date struck over a large date that was prob on its last legs on that coin run. Something to check :)