William III Sixpence Billet Positions

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Kipster Valued Member United Kingdom 312 Posts	Posted 02/24/2023 4:27 pm Evening all, General query here. I'm looking at some William III 1697 sixpences, but the position of the billets differs and wondered if this was common or an error. The billet in question is the one by the highest upright paw of the Lion of Nassau. In several, the billet is positioned between this paw and the face of the Lion, whereas some have the top left billet at a 10 o'clock position between the two raised paws of the Lion. Any suggestions? Cheers Report this Post to the Staff

Tom Goodheart Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 856 Posts	Posted 02/25/2023 08:36 am I'm guessing different dies will have different positions. I wouldn't particularly consider it an 'error' (unlike the legend variations or erroneous orientations of the shields to the reverse). Huge quantities of coin had to be produced for the recoinage. There are bound to be some differences, some of which are 'recognised' as varieties in, say Spink COE, others aren't. Whether anyone has actually tried to categorise these (as has been done for say Victorian pennies where minor differences in which tooth a letter points to seem to elicit great excitement amongst collectors of the series) I don't know. Report this Post to the Staff
Kipster Valued Member United Kingdom 312 Posts	Posted 02/25/2023 10:49 am Thanks Tom, I've checked in both but can't find any mention of them being displaced. Not to worry, just a general question really as a couple of the coins were of the same year and were in different places even though the same mint. I thought some may be showing wear, but they were clear enough upon closer inspection to see definitely not there. All the best. Report this Post to the Staff
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