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<p>[QUOTE="PaddyB, post: 3949816, member: 40017"]Thanks for the tag!</p><p>I believe this is Obverse 6 and Reverse G - Freeman 277, which is the right one for the "F over P in Half" variation, but I am not convinced it is there. Many of the 1861 Halfpennies have pronounced serifs on the F, which almost close to make them look like a P, but the variation occurs with an overstrike rather than a wrong die for the F. I think we would need much larger and clearer (possibly cleaned up?) images of the F to be sure there was a P underneath. </p><p>I have not seen a confirmed example of the F over P to compare with, so you might need to find a Bronze halfpenny variation specialist to give a view. (There are really good sites for Pennies and farthings, but I know of none yet made for the halfpenny.)</p><p>Good luck![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="PaddyB, post: 3949816, member: 40017"]Thanks for the tag! I believe this is Obverse 6 and Reverse G - Freeman 277, which is the right one for the "F over P in Half" variation, but I am not convinced it is there. Many of the 1861 Halfpennies have pronounced serifs on the F, which almost close to make them look like a P, but the variation occurs with an overstrike rather than a wrong die for the F. I think we would need much larger and clearer (possibly cleaned up?) images of the F to be sure there was a P underneath. I have not seen a confirmed example of the F over P to compare with, so you might need to find a Bronze halfpenny variation specialist to give a view. (There are really good sites for Pennies and farthings, but I know of none yet made for the halfpenny.) Good luck![/QUOTE]
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