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An Interesting Observation For An 1853 Far Colon Penny

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 Posted 01/12/2022  01:08 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add Landyman to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
There appears to be 'far colon' and 'not so far colon' varieties for the 1853 penny 'far colon, ornamental trident'.
Not brilliant pictures but the two examples show different colon positions - one that has a two teeth separation to the "F" in DEF and the other with a 3.5 teeth separation. Is there a reference site that acknowledges these die varieties?
The 1853 'near colon, plain trident' variety has a colon much closer to the "F".


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 Posted 01/12/2022  02:10 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add PaddyB to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Yes, this variety is known about. This website shows it amongst all the other varieties:
https://headsntails14.wordpress.com...y-varieties/
It also appears in Peck as Peck1503 - the normal OT/far colon is Peck1500.
The intermediate colon is described as Rare, whilst the Far colon as Common, so a good find.
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An Interesting Observation For An 1853 Far Colon Penny.

I had no idea what this was until I read further. At least it didn't relate to my first thought of someone with less means substituting a penny for a sixpence in the X-mas pud.
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Thanks PaddyB, a useful reference site but it now means I need to add a few more varieties to my search list.
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