Are inverted Vs common on young head Victoria farthings? I was checking the dates and found one on the reverse. Less sure about whether this is a 3/2 Any input welcome, thanks!!!
Yeah, I don’t see the bar in the second “Britaniar” A. I was curious because I’ve seen “Victoria” and “Gratia” with inverted V’s. I just didn’t know if it was as common on the reverse legend. I’ve noticed British and Canadian varieties tend to be almost systematic- 1+A etc. This one has a single serif B, making it a Ba Reverse (all other markets make it a B vs A). I don’t know if that makes a difference?
I don't know how common it is, but substituting inverted V's for A's is not unknown on early British coins. At the time a fair amount of hand punching of the dies was probably still in practice and a could either be mistaken for an A, or substituted if the A punch was broken. There are cases of other substituted letter punches as well.
Thanks again Conder! I couldn't tell if it was a weak A with an inverted V punched over it. I'm still having problems with the 3 - there appears to be something with a flat base under it, but maybe I've been staring at Euro coins too long (just found a 1926/3 Belgian 25 Centime, but it was blatant). I think I'm looking at it like the 1943/2 Buffalo Nickel? I've read that there's multiple 3 over 2 for this coin - but don't know if anyone was good to talk to about it?
