The Complete Guide to
British Colonial
Three Halfpence
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The Royal Mint struck for circulation 95,040 pieces using an unrecorded number of dies with only 3 varieties seen, consisting of 2 obverse dies paired with 3 reverse dies as follow:
C of VICTORIA punched over smaller C. Larger G of D:G:
Doubled struck 4 near 8 & oval shape 0, slanting right. 4 placed above 8 & 0's baseline.
Blunt 1 in fraction.
Δ Close-up image of date area:
1 — Doubled struck 4 placed above 8 & 0's baselines.
2 — 4 placed near 8 and distant from 2 of fraction.
3 — Oval shape 0 slanting right.
C of VICTORIA punched over smaller C. Normal G of D:G:. Weak or missing colon after G of D:G:. Weak 1st N of BRITANNIAR. With or w/o clash marks through BRITANNIAR, field & Queen's hair.
Doubled struck larger 4 near 8 aligned with 8's baseline but above 8's topline. Oval shape 0, defective at top, slanting right.
Blunt 1 in fraction. With or w/o clash mark through ribbon in wreath.
Δ Close-up image of date area:
1 — Doubled struck larger 4 placed above 8 & 0's toplines.
2 — 4 placed near 8 and distant from 2 of fraction.
3 — Oval shape 0 slanting right.
C of VICTORIA punched over smaller C. Normal G of D:G:. Weak or missing colon after G of D:G:. Weak 1st N of BRITANNIAR. With or w/o clash marks through BRITANNIAR, field & Queen's hair.
Doubled struck 4 distant from 8 but near 2 of fraction. 4 placed above 8 & 0's baselines. Oval shape 0 over small 0, slanting right. Blunt 1 in fraction.
Δ Close-up image of date area:
1 — Doubled struck 4 placed above 8 & 0's baselines.
2 — 4 placed distant from 8 and near 2 of fraction.
3 — Oval shape 0 slanting right.
