DrLarry

this could be coincidence but I have wondered if the B over R causes a break

Here is the B over R I have I think it is possible that the error has occurred twice , Because mine is a reuse of the stumpy tailed R , the continuation can be seen beyond the B and of course in side. |I have seen also on London coins an B over R where the tail is the pointed R . So it may be that two types exist . The overstrike and repair seems to damage the die and the following die flaw may be a the B over R die which now breaks . This is of course a theory. on the reverse the 2 is doubled and the six a small 6 repair

You guys work hard on your collecting and observation my hat off to you all.

certainly looks like a very weak strike maybe the die is partially filled. I have seen very thin dates and legend when the surface of the coin has been chemically altered underground but it isn't that .

I can list all the obverse errors I have found if of interest there are 18 in my set, including the B over R and its sisters ( he says mysteriously) and some nice overstrikes . Otherwise that is me about done .

congratulations that is a good piece of work over a long period

I got it wrong 106 times at about £2 a shot , but I just donate them to MADaboutART charity I set up 20 years ago. My mistakes have raised enough to keep them going each year , I have 75 1862's 116 1861's with some kind of error or rare die and 85 1860's with some kind of error . So really that's not a bad hid rate ...these days I only buy them when I am sure there is something there. I have only been collecting since 2015 but I have enjoyed building up the collection for the charity. It has helped my brain heal after Chemo along with painting of course.

LOL thats a good question I will attempt to count the interesting from the failed to impress set. Sometimes on Ebay it is hard to see details and at times details appear in a photo and not in the hand. Most of mine are low grade so the cost is not too high.

oh ok

I have not found any more reverse errors so far . Please let me know if you have others for my own interest. I am not sure if many bother with half pennies but there is a lot to enjoy .

I only meant the 1856 , but thanks

N over N and Y over Y

repair of the E of E in PENNY

Broken F

E broken "ROTATED F " in PENNY and Broken F " rotated L"

OPEN P with an E over E

E over E N over N and Y over Y this also has the date error of the 1 without a base

the PFNNY half penny a break or fill of the lower leg it can be found in various phases

The PENNY has a number of errors . The OPEN P , the E over E and the N over N. The Y is also overstamped

short LEGGED N's . In many examples the left leg of the N (usually the second N ) is very short compared to the right leg. It seems that the original font used for the legend seems very different. The older style has a very "curly"base seen on both the reverse and obverse. It is particularly obvious on the bases of the E's and the L's but even the short based letters F's and A's the curly base is often overstamped by a more "robust" "flat" bottomed style. The older style is clearly more fragile and often breaks.

I will let you give this one a label

Please advise me ...is the smaller date less common than the large ? just out of interest ..thanks

Oh OK thank you

is there something wrong with the paper back version?

Oh right . I am just guided by Rogers and the collection at the Fitzwilliam