1861 english half cent repunched 6???

fishteeth

Here is a rather ugly 1861 half cent. The thing that caught my eye is the six appears to be repunched. Is this commonly encountered on english coppers
thanks

wybrit

It does look like a repunched six and not a "6 over 8," but since I've not seen an example of the well known (and rare) overstrike, I'm not sure.

The last value I saw for a 6 over 8 is £1,000 in fine. These overstrikes are documented in Freeman as found on 7+G and 5+E die pairs. You definitely have a reverse E (note the faint but readable "W" in the incuse LCW signature above the date), but I'm not able to ID the obverse. as yet.

Oh, and to be a bit of a nudge, the Brits don't call them "half cents" but "halfpennies."

RareBronzeCollector

Yours is a Obverse 5, Reverse E....

When I contacted Michael Freeman regarding a 6/6 (I have a few DIFFERENT types), he informed me that his original notes indicated EITHER 6/6 or 6/8, he wasn't sure as he had only lower grade specimens to work with.



1861 F-274 6 over 6




1861 F-274A 6 over higher 6 close-up

You can see how the 6 over higher 6 could be confused for a 6/8 (I have one similar for an F-276 also)


These are just 2 types of 6/6 for the Obverse 5 and Reverse E combination....

I have a few more of other dies pairings......

I'll post when I have the chance.....

coinkat

terrific information

RareBronzeCollector

Obverse 6, Reverse E F-276 6 over higher 6 (again it could be confused as a 6/8)

wybrit

Thanks for the info!! Excellent posts.

RareBronzeCollector

1861 F-274 8 OVER 8 WITH MISPLACED 8

RareBronzeCollector

1861 F-274 8 over misplaced 8, 6 over 6 vertical line under 8