The Complete Guide to
British Colonial
Three Halfpence
by
The Royal Mint struck for circulation about 2.184,320 pieces [475,200 in 1844] using an unrecorded number of dies with only 35 varieties seen [excluding proofs], consisting of 7 obverse dies paired with 35 reverse dies. On this Volume I are posted varieties JC-10 to JC-19 as follow:
R of REGINA punched over an B. With or w/o die crack from O of VICTORIA to dentil.
Numeral 43 with square 4 & closed 3, both slanting backward. Pointed 1 of fraction.
With or w/o die crack[s] from field through colon to dentil and from G of D:G: to dentil.
Medium slanting backward 1. Numeral 43 with square 4 & closed 3. Uphill 4. With or w/o die crack[s] at 3, 9 & 12 o'clock. Probably a very late die state. Pointed 1 of fraction.
Head Type II
In VICTORIA, C over smaller C. Large G of D:G: and with or w/o die crack[s] through baseline of VICTORIA D:G:. In BRITANNIAR, T's leg slanting righ and below first I's baseline.Normal R of REGINA.In F:D: top stop almost connected to F.
Uphill numeral 43 with square 4 & closed 3. Number 4 slanting backward. Pointed 1 of fraction.
In VICTORIA, C over smaller C. Large G of D:G: and with or w/o die crack[s] through baseline of VICTORIA D:G:. In BRITANNIAR, T's leg slanting righ and below first I's baseline.Normal R of REGINA.In F:D: top stop almost connected to F.
Uphill numeral 43 with square 4 & closed 3. With or w/o die cack[s] at 5, 7 & 12 o'clock. Pointed 1 of fraction.
In VICTORIA, C over smaller C. Large G of D:G: and with or w/o die crack[s] through baseline of VICTORIA D:G:. In BRITANNIAR, T's leg slanting righ and below first I's baseline.Normal R of REGINA.In F:D: top stop almost connected to F.
Medium repunched first 1. Uphill numeral 43 with square 4 & close 3. Pointed 1 of fraction. With or w/o die crack at 8 o'clock.
In VICTORIA, C over smaller C. Large G of D:G: and with or w/o die crack[s] through baseline of VICTORIA D:G:. In BRITANNIAR, T's leg slanting righ and below first I's baseline.Normal R of REGINA.In F:D: top stop almost connected to F.
Uphill medium 18. Large numeral 43 with square 4 & closed 3. With or w/o die crack[s] at 5 & 11 o'clock. Pointed 1 of fraction.
Weak or missing colon after G of D:G:. Weak or defective N's of BRITANNIAR. Victoria's nose is double struck.
Uphill repunched crosslet 4 & open 3 placed near the 1st. right berry. Blunt 1 of fraction. With or w/o die crack from first left leave through ribbon to 1st. right leave.
R of REGINA punched over an B. With or w/o die crack from O of VICTORIA to dentil.
Numeral 43 with crosslet 4 & open 3. With or w/o die crack at 10 o'clock. Blunt 1 of fraction.
Weak struck obverse. Missing or weak colon of D:G: and colon & D of F:D:.
Medium 18. 1st 1 slanting forward. Uphill large square 4 & closed 3. Number 3 punched near 1st. right berry. Pointed 1 of fraction. Bottom in 2 of fraction aligned with both tops of 4 & 3.
Weak struck obverse. Missing or weak colon of D:G: and colon & D of F:D:.
Medium 18. Large crosslet 4 & closed 3, punched over 34. With or w/o die crack[s] at 10 & 12 o'clock. Pointed 1 of fraction.
