Coin Details
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Spink Ref : 3950
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Obverse Image
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Reverse Image
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Obverse 2
WW Raised
Images courtesy of an anonymous collector
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Reverse B
Normal
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Obverse 2a
WW Raised and wide date (10 full border teeth instead of usual 9)
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Reverse Ba
Detached shamrock
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Obverse 2b
WW Raised and wide date, 1 and both 5’s recut over previously lower digits (possibly Obverse D recut?)
Magnified View
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Reverse Bb
Detached shamrock & no serifs to B in BRITANNIAR
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Obverse 2c
WW Raised and 5 triple struck? or 5 over a much wider 5
Magnified View
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Obverse 2d
WW Raised and lower lip missing (faint)
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Obverse 3
WW Incuse
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Obverse 3a
WW Incuse and 5 over higher 5
Magnified View
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Obverse 3b
WWI, 5 over lower 5
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Known Die Combinations
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Obverse
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Reverse
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Ref No:
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Peck No:
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Comments
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2
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B
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1855-VA-2/B
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1582
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WW Raised
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2
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Ba
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1855-VA-2/Ba
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1582
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WW Raised, detached shamrock
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2a
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Ba
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1855-VA-2a/Ba
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1582
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WWR, wide date, detached shamrock
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2b
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B
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1855-VA-2b/B
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1582
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WWR, wide date, 1 and both 5’s recut
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2c
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Ba
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1855-VA-2c/Ba
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1582
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WWR, 5 triple struck? and detached shamrock
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2d
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Ba
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1855-VA-2d/Ba
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1582
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WWR lower lip missing due to die polishing and detached shamrock
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3
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B
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1855-VA-3/B
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1581
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WW Incuse
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3
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Ba
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1855-VA-3/Ba
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1581
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WWI and detached shamrock
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3a
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Bb
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1855-VA-3a/Bb
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1581
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WWI, 5 over higher 5, detached shamrock & no serifs to B in BRITANNIAR
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3b
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B
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1855-VA-3b/B
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1581
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WWI & 5 over lower 5
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