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England William III 1/2d

ColinCMRColinCMR Posts: 1,482 ✭✭✭
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Are there varieties of the 1698 half penny, pertaining to the position of the date?

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  • SapyxSapyx Posts: 2,262 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Yes. According to the Spink catalogue, the type changed in that year: the earlier type with the date in the exergue (below Britannia), ,the later type with the date in the legend, after "BRITANNIA". The later type is slightly more common (£110 in VF, compare with £125 for the earlier type).
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  • ColinCMRColinCMR Posts: 1,482 ✭✭✭
    Ahh, thank you Sapyx!!
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