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 1689 Maundy Threepence Varieties

 1689 3d - Obv. 'GVL' below bust  

 1689 3d - Obv. 'GV' below bust  

   

1689 3d Obv.

LMV of GVLIELMVS over MVS

Normally with double struck 8 in date

1689 3d Obv.

LMV of GVLIELMVS over MVS

With dots as guides to under letters

   

1689 3d -Tall Arabic 1 with head bar

NO dots either side of date.

  Upright 6 & a 'high' 9 

1689 3d - Taller Arabic 1 with head bar

NO dots either side of date.

With 'horizontal' 6. Lower slightly

'laid back' 9 - possibly double struck

1689 3d - Tall Arabic 1 seen with & 

without head bar (worn die !)

NO dots either side of date.

The 8 is double struck & 

a 'low' 9 with a thick tail

1689 3d - Tall Arabic 1 but no head bar

NO dots either side of date.

8 is double struck & 'low' 9 thick tail

 * The 'A' of REGINA with virtually NO

bar to the A - worn die of coin on left !

1689 3d -Shorter Arabic 1 with head bar.

 Dot just before left foot of 1

No dot after 9. Die flaw through 6.

See full reverse below

1689 3d - With Roman i

 & dots either side of date

* Roman i seems to be the much

scarce type digit.

 

1689 3d Dot just before left foot

*Die crack from tail of 3 up

towards centre & another die

crack from top left of crown up 

though 6 (of date) to bead edge

 There are a great many varieties for 1689 3d. These are just some that have passed through my hands.  

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