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Martinminerva

1855 Groat with final 5 REALLY over a 3. Unrecorded?

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I have recently come across this 1855 groat on which the final 5 seems quite clearly to be over a 3. As far as I can tell, it is unrecorded. I am aware of specimens on which the final 5 is double entered over a lower 5 (indeed I have one of those too), but this specimen seems unequivocally to be over a 3 as the diagonal down-bar is very evident. The lower "bulb" of the 3 is clear too, and different in shape and position from the double entered 5 that seems more common.

Do you think this IS a 5 over 3?? Does anyone else have one in better, clearer condition? Does it merit being recorded as a hitherto unknown variety?

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Looks and sounds pretty convincing to me!

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