1819 sixpence small 8

[ski 1]

the small 8 variety of the 1819 sixpence is catalogued in esc as the 8 being very small. looking at my 1819 the 8 does look smaller, but maybe its the right size but displaced.

How small is the 8? and do you think my coin is the regular 8 or not?

Ski

[ski 1]

heres a close up of the date

[Paulus 1,975]

heres a close up of the date

Regular I think

[Peckris 579]

the small 8 variety of the 1819 sixpence is catalogued in esc as the 8 being very small. looking at my 1819 the 8 does look smaller, but maybe its the right size but displaced.

How small is the 8? and do you think my coin is the regular 8 or not?

Ski

Interestingly your example looks like a regular 8 with a possible small 8 undercutting it.

[declanwmagee 122]

Here's mine. I've catalogued this one as Small 8.

[Nick 329]

Here's mine. I've no idea whether it's the small or normal variety.

[ski 1]

thanks all.....seems like a regular 8 even if it is a little irregular as peck points out.

I will leave it catalogued as is for now.

Ski

[Coinery 1,157]

Declan's got the smallest one!

Edit: if the foot of Declan's first 1 was parallel with the rim, his 8 would look EVEN smaller!

Edited March 23, 2013 by Coinery