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1869 British Shilling

coinkatcoinkat Posts: 23,451 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Well, I was looking for something and found something else... a fairly worn 1869 shilling that has a 2 for die numbers.

For the experts out there that look for die numbers, is a 2 that tough to find? Any thoughts?

I always thought the late (higher numbered) ones are the most difficult to find.

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  • MacCrimmonMacCrimmon Posts: 7,058 ✭✭✭
    The highest reported here for an 1869 bob is 15
  • wybritwybrit Posts: 6,972 ✭✭✭
    Die number rarity has not been well documented, as far as I know.

    Some die numbers reveal certain rare coin types though. For example, the DRITANNIAR error on the 1878 sixpence apparently is known only to exist on die number 6.

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  • 7Jaguars7Jaguars Posts: 7,583 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It seems that die numbers are more fully recorded in the gold series of sovs. The 1869 shilling is relatively scarce in any case.
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