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ST 1858 B - Date: (Obv. 1A) The back of the 5 is weak and in need of repairing. There is only a faint 'pencil' line back-bar. * The example shown is with a worn coin and the numerals have flattened. ST 1858 F - Date: (Obv. 1D) The back of the 5 is weak and in need of repairing. Similar to the above example with the earlier Obverse 1A die. ST 1858 C - Date: (Obv. 1A) The back of the 5 is now sharper having been repaired. The 5 is double struck. The back-bar is still not that strong ! The 8 has also been double struck (slightly higher) * The repair to the back of the 5 appears to be out of sequence with the obverse dies !? Either Obv. 1A & 1D were in use at the same time period or the earlier 1A die with (G with short centre cross- bar) was used after the obv. 1D die (the 'new' G with long centre cross-bar). I have seen and had many more examples of the 'broken' back 5 with obverse 1D than I have see with the repaired (double struck) 5 with obverse 1A. Did the Royal Mint first start using Obverse 1D in 1858 and to finish a run use up older 1A dies ? ST 1858 G - Date: 8 over 5 (listed in ESC) but not confirmed. It seems to me to be highly unlikely as 1855 is a very scarce date with a low mintage and all of the reverse dies for that date would have been used up or is any over would probably have been used in 1856 ! There is a small possibility that because the back of the 5 needed repairing in this year that the Royal Mint repairer made a mistake and did a test punch under the 8. However, I would want to see a positive example before accepting that this variety exists ! None have been offered for auction.
ST 1858 H - Date: (Obv. 1A) Small date (as that used in 1856). Unlike the 5's in 1858 it has a good solid back. See red arrow at left centre of the 8 - showing the back-curve of the 6.
ST 1858 J - Date: (Obv. 1A) Small date (as that used in 1856). Unlike the 5's in 1858 it has a good solid back. The 5 in this example has the gap between the top-bar and the top of the 'bulge' filled. The 8 has the back-curve of the 6 showing at left of centre but part of the curved 'top-ball' of the 6 also shows slightly just inside the top right inner circle. See red arrows for positions. * It appears that there were at least TWO 1856 reverse dies used for the over striking !
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