The Complete Guide to
British Colonial
Three Halfpence
by
The Royal Mint struck for circulation 800,448 pieces [484,248 in 1835] using an unrecorded number of dies with only 19 varieties seen [excluding proofs], consisting of 17 obverse dies paired with 6 reverse dies. On this Volume II are posted varieties JC-20 to JC-28 as follow:
Entire legend double struck. In GULIELMUS, I above L & E's baselines and US below M's baseline. Large G of D:G:. In BRITANNIAR, B below R's baseline, first I above R & T's baselines and second I, below second A's topline.
34 of date over smaller 34, and below 8's baseline. Double struck bar and baseline of 2 in fraction.
In GULIELMUS, double struck, slanting right I above L & E's baselines and US below M's baseline. Large G of D:G:. In BRITANNIAR, first I below slanting right R & T's toplines, first N above A & second N's baselines and double struck last R. Double struck D of F:D:. With or w/o die crack[s] from dentil to first I of IIII, from dentil to King;s hair at 12 o'clock at from dentil to King's truncation at 6 o'clock.
34 of date over smaller 34, and below 8's baseline. Double struck bar and baseline of 2 in fraction. Flag serif in 1 of fraction. With or w/o die crack[s] from dentil to leave at 3 o'clock, through right branch of wreath, exit through left end of ribbon and from dentil to leave at 5 & 9 o'clock.
In GULIELMUS, slanting right I above L & E's baselines and US below M's baseline. Large double struck G of D:G:. In BRITANNIAR, B below R's baseline, first I below slanting right R & T's toplines and double struck IAR. Double struck D of F:D:. With or w/o die crack[s] from dentil to King;s hair at 12 o'clock at from dentil to King's truncation at 6 o'clock.
34 of date over smaller 34, and below 8's baseline. Double struck bar and baseline of 2 in fraction.
In GULIELMUS, slanting left U, slanting left I above L & E's baselines and US below M's baseline. First I of IIII above others I's baselines. Large G of D:G:. In BRITANNIAR, first I above R & T's baselines and second N, below first N's baseline.
34 of date over smaller 34, and below 8's baseline. Double struck bar and baseline of 2 in fraction.
In GULIELMUS, double struck U, I above L & E's baselines and US below M's baseline. Larger first and last I of IIII. Large G of D:G:. In BRITANNIAR, first I above R & T's baselines and slanting right R. With or w/o die crack from dentil to King's hair at 12 o'clock.
Double struck 1 of date. 34 of date over smaller 34, and below 8's baseline. Double struck bar and baseline of 2 in fraction. Weak both ends of ribbon.
In GULIELMUS, slanting left U, I above L & E's baselines and US below M's baseline. Large G of D:G:. In BRITANNIAR, first I above R & T's baselines, first N above A & second N's baselines, large A's over smaller A's and second I below A's topline. With or w/o die crack[s] from dentil trhough G of D:G: to King's hair and from dentil to D of F:D:.
34 of date over smaller 34, and below 8's baseline. Double struck bar and baseline of 2 in fraction.
In GULIELMUS, G below U's baseline, I above E's baseline and US below M's baseline. Large G of D:G:. In BRITANNIAR, first I above R & T's baselines, second N below first N and I's baselines.
34 of date over smaller 34, and below 8's baseline. Double struck bar and baseline of 2 in fraction.
In GULIELMUS, G below U's baseline, I with missing top serif and above L's baseline, defective E looks like an F & US aligned with M's baseline. Missing or weak colon in D:G:. In BRITANNIAR, B below R's baseline, first I above R's baseline and below T's baseline & second N below first N's baseline.
34 of date over smaller 34, and below 8's baseline. Double struck bar and baseline of 2 in fraction.
In GULIELMUS, double struck, slanting right I above L & E's baselines and US below M's baseline. Large G of D:G:. In BRITANNIAR, first I below slanting right R & T's toplines, first N above A & second N's baselines and double struck last R. Double struck D of F:D:. With or w/o die crack[s] from dentil to first I of IIII.
34 of date over smaller 34, and below 8's baseline. Double struck bar and baseline of 1 & 2 in fraction.
