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This is an 1836 halfcrown that the date is probably1836 with the 6 over another 6 !
However, some people consider that it is an 1836 over 5.
There are a few points of interest.
The 6 of this date is flat topped - whereas the "usual" 6 for this date is 'rounded' top !
I have shown an example of a normal 'rounded top' 6 - below.
So this repair is of a 'rounded-top' 6 beneath the original 'flat-top' 6.
Several collectors and cataloguers have listed this variety as 6 over 5 - I believe this to be incorrect !
My reasons for considering that the 6 is not over a 5 are for the following:-
The 5 used in 1835 does not have a flat top - it has an indented flat top - which is different to the top of this 6.
Look at the example below of an 1835 and one will notice that the rounded front ball of the 5 is thicker than that of the 1836 over 6 and that the inner hollowed area is larger on this 6 than that on the 5.
I consider that shows that it cannot be a 6 over a 5 !
What is different is about this 6 is that the 6 font used is different from the normal 6 font used.
Plus there is another 6 under-stuck below - possibly as a repair or to convert it to become
like the normal round topped 6 - but that failed !
If anyone has an example of a GENUINE 6 over 5 I would be very interested in seeing it.
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