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1845 Crown varieties

By declanwmagee, January 13, 2010 in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries

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Posted January 13, 2010

Learned Gentlemen...

I am reliably informed that the little 5 pointed stars punctuating the edge inscription of my 1845 Crown are actually cinquefoils, not Stars, and that a real star stop is eight pointed. That's useful to know.

I dug out CoinCraft 2000 and there's a reference in there to a "4 in date has large upper serif" variety.

examine, if you will...

the serif on the 4 is a large triangle pointing upwards, not a crosslet, and not a "normal" rectangular stick.

what do you think? Is that what they might mean?

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