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1843 Reverses
1843 - No examples of the 'broken' or open C have been found for this date However, Reverse B has been left available if an example is found.
1843 Date varieties All of the 1843 groats have the 18 of the date in a fixed position. The position of the 43 can vary slightly. Date: The top of the 4 is pointed and has a T bar tail.
Groat 1843 - Date: Type a - The top of the 4 is pointed. The 4 has a T bar tail. The 4 appears to be a slightly smaller font than the 18 The 3 smaller than Type d. All of the numerals are on the same baseline. The distance between the 4 & 3 is from a gap (between border teeth) and 3 & half teeth. Groat 1843 - Date: Type b -The top of the 4 is pointed. The 4 has a T bar tail. The 4 has been seen - small as per Type a & c but has also been seen large as per Type d. As this example appears to shows. The 3 is similar size to Type c which slightly larger than Type a. The 3 is now just slightly below the baseline. The distance between the 4 & 3 is from a gap (between border teeth) and 3 teeth - gap to gap. Groat 1843 - Date: Type c - The top of the 4 is pointed. The 4 has a T bar tail. The 4 appears to be a slightly smaller font than the 18, as per Type a and now appears to be slightly above the base line> The 3 appears to be similar in size to Type b and is below the baseline. The distance between the 4 & 3 is from a gap (between border teeth) and 2 & half teeth. Groat 1843 - Date: Type d - The top of the 4 is pointed. The 4 has a T bar tail. The 18 appears larger than numerals used for Type a, b & c. The 4 appears to be a slightly smaller font than the 18 & 3 The 3 appears to be larger than the font used for Type a, b & c. The base of the 3 is below the base line of the other numerals. * The 3 appears to have been stuck over a slightly smaller 3 ?! ** At present it is impossible to determine which or if any of these variations is rarer than another. Also the examples I have are not of the best quality. There could well be other variations. *** IN ESC (2015 edition) a variety "4 over 5" has been listed. There is NO picture and I would suspect that this variety has been listed in error as where would the 5 have come from !!?? If the 4 were over another numeral it would more likely be a 3. I would be pleased to see an example should one appear !
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