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malissadawn Pillar of the Community Canada 1931 Posts	Posted 08/16/2009 02:52 am I may have posted this one before but if I did I do not remember. I have an 1891 6 pence that has an interesting date. I have no British books so I am not sure if there are any known varieties or errors or overdates known for that year? thanks malissa Report this Post to the Staff

malissadawn Pillar of the Community Canada 1931 Posts	Posted 08/17/2009 3:24 pm any ideas? Report this Post to the Staff
xshift Pillar of the Community United States 2669 Posts	Posted 08/22/2009 3:11 pm Hi Malissa.. just saw your post. The 2009 Spinks book does not mention a known overdate for this. Report this Post to the Staff
Irishraider Pillar of the Community United States 1454 Posts	Posted 09/13/2009 09:08 am Malissa. I would go post these pics and information over on the Predecimal forum and let Chris Perkins take a look. I don't see any information about it in the Rotographic but I am sure he could help. Sure looks like an overdate to me. If you ever want to get rid of it let me know. Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 09/13/2009 12:42 pm That's a very interesting find! While I don't specialize in overdates of the UK, I have quite a few others to recognize signs of digits underneath. I see something underneath the 8, and definitely underneath the 1. Often during this period, the date was added after the die was made using a smaller punch. If the date wasn't positioned correctly the first time, it was adjusted and most of the first impression was polished away. This might be what we're seeing here, where the vertical shaft of the 1 remains because it's the deepest part of the digit. If the same date was punched a second time, it might not be listed as an overdate, but as a repunched date. Edited by DVCollector 09/13/2009 12:43 pm Report this Post to the Staff
malissadawn Pillar of the Community Canada 1931 Posts	Posted 09/13/2009 4:20 pm hmmm Quote: I would go post these pics and information over on the Predecimal forum and let Chris Perkins take a look. thank you I will give that a try. Quote: If the same date was punched a second time, it might not be listed as an overdate, but as a repunched date. I never even thought of repunched date. duh It does look really interesting to me though. thanks for the help. I am now off to try to find the predecimal forum. Report this Post to the Staff
Irishraider Pillar of the Community United States 1454 Posts	Posted 09/13/2009 7:38 pm Sorry malissa, guess I could have helped you out by posting a link. http://www.predecimal.com/forum/ Report this Post to the Staff
malissadawn Pillar of the Community Canada 1931 Posts	Posted 09/13/2009 7:41 pm ahhh thank you. I will try to get in there before I lose my connection again Report this Post to the Staff
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