The Complete Guide to
British Colonial
Three Halfpence
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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 III are posted varieties JC-30 to JC-39 as follow:
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.
Aligned wide date. Square 4 & closed 3. Number 1 slanting forward. With or w/o die crack[s] at 3, 7, 8 & 11 o'clock.
Weak or missing colon after G of D:G:. Weak or defective N's of BRITANNIAR. Victoria's nose is double struck.
Similar to reverse 16. Misaligned date. Uphill numeral 43. Repunched crosslet 4 & closed 3 punched over open 3. Blunt 1 of fraction. With or w/o die crack from first left leave through ribbon to 1st. right leave.
Δ Variery discovered by Carlton Clepper of Mena, Arizona, U.S.A. in July 2009.
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.
Similar to reverse 7. Misaligned date. Uphill repunched crosslet 4 & open 3. With or w/o die crack[s] at 1, 3 & 8 o'clock. Blunt 1 of fraction.
Δ Plate coin's images courtesy of Roger from Norfolk, U.K.
Weak struck obverse. Missing or weak colon of D:G: and colon & D of F:D:.
Similar to reverse 16. Large 8 punched over smaller 8 in date. Medium plain 4 & closed 3. With or w/o die crack[s] at 4 & 9 o'colck. 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.
Plain 4. Closed 3 punched below baseline of 4. With or w/o die crack at 5 & 9 o'clock from right leaves through field to dentil.
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.
Similar to reverse 25, with die crak[s] at 12 & 4 o'clock. Clash mark[s] visible.
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 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.
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.
Square 4 below 8's baseline, closed double die 3 below 4's baseline. With or w/o die cracks[s] from dentil to crown at 1 o'clock, from dentil to leave at 5 & 9 o'clock and from dentil to left end of ribbon. Flag serif in 1 of fraction.
Weak struck obverse. Missing or weak colon of D:G: and colon & D of F:D:.
Square 4 & closed 3 over 8's topline but near 2 of fraction. Flat serif in 1, double struck bar and slanting right 2 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.
Square 4 & closed 3. 8 slanting right. 3 above 4's topline. With or w/o die crack[s] from right branch through field and 3.
