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ST 1858 B - '58'

ST 1858 F - '58'

  

ST 1858 C - 58 (Double struck)

ST 1858 C - 58

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 Hc - Date: 8 over 6

ST 1858 Hc - 8 over 6

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 Jc - Date: 8 over 6

ST 1858 Jc - 8 over 6

ST 1858 Jc - 8 over 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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