Hayti 25 centimes, L'AN 14 (1817),small '14', '1' far from 'N','4' far from '1'

Below for comment find digital images of a coin in my collection. It appears to be a K15.1 variant. It exhibits a small '14' located far from the 'N' of L'AN, with the '1' and '4' considerably separated from each other. 'T' of 'PRESIDENT' exhibits broken serifs.

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REVERSE-MAGNIFIED IMAGE

 

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Howdy, SRSNUM!

I agree what you have there is a KM 15 - https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces10345.html. However, I cannot tell if it's a KM 15.1 or a KM 15.2. I suspect a KM 15.2, as I do not see any indication of a P on your close up.

Numista only mentions a "P" on the obverse - at somewhere along the bottom of the bust. I cannot find anything about the size of the "14" being large or small. Where did you find that information? I would appreciate knowing! Thanks.

David

 

Thank you DEA for your response. Below, find the text and digital image from the Numista site link provided. Note the red arrow points to the 'P' below the bust associated with the KM #15.2 designation. As my coin does not exhibit a 'P', it appears my coin is of the KM #15.1 type.

In designating my coin as a type with "small 14", I admit it is my own invention, not indicated elsewhere to my knowledge. I examined dozens of images of KM #15.1 and KM #15.2 from Ebay and elsewhere on the internet and
found that all the images exhibit large '1s' or large '4s' (or both) either in height or width. As an example, note the Numista link image below shows the '14' to be of the "large" type...similar in size to the 'AN' (although the '4' may be taller than the 'AN').

See additional examples below.


TEXT & DIGITAL IMAGE FROM THE NUMISTA SITE

14 (1817) 86% AN14; KM#15.1
14 (1817) P 19% AN14; KM#15.2 (P below truncation of Petion bust)




Image from Krause-NGC website of KM #15.1...
note 'large' (wide '4').




Image from eNumismat site. Note this example shows
a period both before and after 'P'. In addition it also exhibits a large '4' along with a somewhat smaller '1' far from the 'N'.




Image from MA shops site. Note this example shows a
small '1' and larger '4' (similar in size to the AN) with '1' close to the 'N'. In contrast my example shows both '1' & '4' small (the '4' a tad taller than the '1') with '1' far from the 'N'.

 

Ah-ha! Thanks, SRSNUM. You have a terrific eye for detail.