1½d - a “type set” spanning three centuries completed!

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Without realising it at the time, I've completed a "type set" covering three centuries!

The 1½d (penny-halfpenny) coin was introduced during the time of Queen Elizabeth I ("Good Queen Bess") as part of the "second issue" of her reign.

1574 - Queen Elizabeth I.
Obverse:   E D G ROSA SINE SPINA (Elizabeth by the grace of God a rose without a thorn).   Crowned bust with rose behind.
Reverse:   CIVITAS LONDON (City of London).   Square shield with date above, on long cross fourchée dividing legend.
Weight:   (new) 12 grains (=0.78 grams) - mine is 8.4gn (= 0.54g).
Diameter:   16 mm.
Composition:   Silver ∙916 fine.
Produced from 1561 until 1582, except 1571 and 1580.

No more 1½d coins were issued until 1834, when they were produced for colonial use, mainly Ceylon and the West Indies.   These were never valid in Britain.

1835 - William IV.
Obverse:   GULIELMUS IIII D G BRITANNIAR REX F D
Reverse:   1½ with crown above and date below, all within wreath of oak.
Weight:   (new) 10⅞ grains (=0.70 grams) - mine is 10.2gn (= 0.66g).
Diameter:   12 mm.
Composition:   Silver ∙925 fine.
Produced from 1834 until 1837, this last year being quite scarce.

The issue continued into the reign of Queen Victoria with coins of the same design except for the obverse bearing the new monarch:-

1843 - Victoria.
Obverse:   VICTORIA D G BRITANNIAR REGINA F D
Reverse:   1½ with crown above and date below, all within wreath of oak.
Weight:   (new) 10⅞ grains (=0.70 grams) - mine is 10.4gn (= 0.69g).
Diameter:   12 mm.
Composition:   Silver ∙925 fine.
Produced from 1838 until 1843, then 1860 and 1862 only.

I do have other years for William and Victoria, but have picked ones that will probably produce the clearest illustrations.

No doubt there are other coins for which a small number will create a "type set", but probably not covering three centuries.

Bill.

[FosseWay]

Interesting double strike there on the reverse of the 1574 one.

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Even more so because I'd never noticed it before!

Bill.

[Figleaf]

I think it's a recut die, rather than a double strike. Other parts of the design are not affected. I presume the old N was filled with metal that at one point fell out of the die.

Peter