Coins of England and Great Britain
by Tony Clayton
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Coins of England and Great Britainby Tony Clayton |
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Between 1863 and 1880 silver and gold coins issued by the Royal Mint for circulation in the UK and its possessions had a die number inscribed on them.
The following list of die numbers has been obtained from an article in the COIN 1974 Year Book by Michael Mapleton. The publishers seem to have gone out of business, so I can only acknowledge them as the source of this information, supplemented by information supplied directly to me by a number of contributors, including those listed below, to whom I am most grateful.
The list is almost certainly not exhaustive. Information on numbers not already listed would be most gratefully received, but should not be construed as adding any value to the new find - no premium in value is applied to particular die numbers.
Numbers reported well away from the general run should be viewed with a degree of scepticism. I am sure some of those said to be in the 80's are probably in the 30's.
The die letter is to be found to the left of the lighthouse. These are rare trial pieces that entered circulation.
1862: A,B,C
The die number is to be found below the date. These are rare trial pieces that entered circulation.
1863: 2,3,4
The die number is to be found just above the date on the reverse.
1864: 1,3,5,7,8,11,12,13,14,15,17,18,19,20,22,23,24,28,29,31,33,34,36,37,38,41,58 1865: 4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,13,15,16,17,18,19,21,22,24,32 1866: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,13,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,33,34,36,39,40,41,42,43,44,46,47,48,49,51,54,55,56,58,59 1867: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,17,18,20,21,23 1868: 1,2,3,4,5,7,9,10,12,13,14,15 1869: 1,2,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,.12,14,15,16,17 1870: 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,10,19 1871: 1,2,7,10,11,12,13,15,16,18,20,22,23,25,26,27,29,31,36,38,39,41,42,43,47,50,52,53 1872: 3,4,5,8,11,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,21,22,23,24,26,27,28,29,31,32,33,34,37,40,41,42,44,45,48,51,52,57,55,56,57,59,61,62,67,71,72,74 1873: 2,3,4,5,6,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,17,18,19,20,21,24,26,31,38,39,41,42,43,44,45,47,48,51,53,59,60,62,63,65,67,73,74,75,76,79,81,82,85,90,97,106,115,116,117,118,121,124 1874: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,13,14,15,16,18,19,20,21,23,24,25,26,27,28,31,32,34,35,37,40,41,42,46,51,53,54,55,56,57,59 1875: 1,2,5,7,8,10,11,12,13,14,15,18,30,32,33,36,46,53,54,57,58,59,62,63,65,66,67,69,70,72,73,75,78,84,88 1876: 1,2,5,6,7,8,11,12,13,18,20,22,23,29 1877: 1,2,4,5,8,11,13,14,16,18,20,22,24,27,32,33,34,35 1878: 1,3,4,5,6(DRITANNIAR),7,8,9,12,20,21,26,27,28,29,30,32,37,40,43,45,47,51,52,53,55,56,57,59,65,70 1879: 8,9,12,13,14,15,21
The die number is to be found just above the date on the reverse.
1864: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,18,19,20,22,23,25,27,28,29,30,37,39,41(large 4),45,46,48,50,51,55,57,58,59,63,64,65,66,68,72,77,78,80 1865: 2,5,6,7,8,10,11,17,22,23,24,27,28,29(5/3 overdate),30,31,32,34,37,38,40,41,42,44,45,47,48,49,50,52,54,56,57,58,59,61,62,63,64,66,68,70,72,75,77,78,79,80,83,88,92,94,100,101,104,105,107,108,109,110,113,114,115,116,117,118,119,121,124,125,130 1866: 1,3,4,6,7,8,9,10,13,15,17,20,22,23,24,26,27,28,30,31,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,50,51,52,54,55,57,58,59,60,61,62,63(BBITTANNIAR),65,66,68,70 1867 (1866 type obverse): 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18 1867 (1868 type obverse): 19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,31,32,35,37 (& possibly 53,55) 1868: 1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,40,41.42,44,47,48,49,50,51,54 (& possibly 71). One with no die number has been reported. 1869: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15 1870: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,14,15,16,18,19,20 1871: 1,3,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,21,23,24,25,26,27,28,31,32,33,34,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,51,52,53,54,55,56 1872: 1,2,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,15,16,18,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,28,29,30,31,32,34,35,36,37,38,39,41,42,44,45,46,48,49,50,52,53,54,55,56,61,62,63,65,66,67,68,70,71,72,73,75,76,77,78,80,81,82,83,84,85,86,87,88,90,91,93,94,96,97,98,99,100,101,102,103,105,107,108,113,116,117,119,121,122,125,126,127,128,129,130,131,135,136,138,139,150,151,155 1873: 1,2,3,4,5,6,10,11,12,13,14,16,17,19,21,22,24,26,30,34,37,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,50,53,54,55,56,57,58,59,61,62,63,64,65,67,69,70,71,73,75,79,83,84,86,88,89,92,93,96,100,101,103,105,106,107,109,110,111,113,114,115,117,118,119,121,122,123,125,127,128,129,131,132,135,136,137,141 1874 (Crosslet 4): 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15 1874 (Plain 4): 16,17,18,19,21,22,23,26,27,28,30,31,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43,44,46,47,48,49,50,54,55,56,57,60,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,69,70,74,76 (& possibly 87) 1875: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,27,28,29,30,32,33,34,35,36,38,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,55,56,57,58,59,60,61,64,65,67,68,69,70,71,72,74,84,87 1876: 1,2,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,20,21,24,25,26,27,28,29,33,35,36 (& possibly 46,55) 1877: 1,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,17,18,19,22,25,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,37,38,40,41,43,44,45,47,48,49,51,52,54,55,56,57,59,61.64,66,69,70 (& possibly 86) 1878 (1877 type obverse): 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,20,23,25,26,28,29,33,37,40,42 1878 (1879 type obverse): 44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56,58,60,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,69,74,75,76,84 1879: 1,2,4,5,6(double H in shilling),8,9,10,11,14,16,26,28. A 17 has been reported, but unusual aspects of this coin means that I would want to see a second coin before confirmation.
The die number is to be found on the obverse under Victoria's bust just to the right of her brooch, except for some dies of 1877 where it is to the left.
1864 (mdccclxiv) : 1,3,5,6,8,11,12,17,20,24,26,30,32,33,34,40,45,47,48,52,54,55,62,68,69,71,73 1865 (mdcccixv) : 1,2,3,4,7,10,11,15,16,19,21,22,24,31,32,33,39,44,45,46,65 1866 (mdccclxvi) : 1,3,4,8,10,14,15,18,19,20,23,25,26,28,29,30 1867 (mdccclxvii) : 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 1868 (mdccclxviii) : 5,6,7,8,13,14,19,20,23,24,25,27,29,30 1869 (mdccclxix) : 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,14,15,17,18 1870 (mdccclxx) : 1,2,5,8,10,11,13,15,16,17,18,20,21,22,23,24,35 1871 (mdccclxxi) : 3,4,5,7,8,12,13,17,18,19,21,22,23,25,26,27,28,29,34,35,38,39,40,41,42,43,44,46,48,49,50,51,53,54,57,58,60,63,66 1872 (mdccclxxii) : 1,7,8,9,10,13,14,17,21,24,30,32,35,38,40,41,42,43,44,46,48,50,62,64,65,66,68,69,72,73,75,81,82,83,86,87,88,89,91,93,95,96,98,99,100,102,103,104,105,106,107,119,121,127,131,132,134,143,144,148,149,150,154 1873 (mdccclxxiii) : 2,3,5,14,16,17,20,21,23,25,26,27,28,31,51,57,60,64,70,79,87,90,99,101,102,103,104,105,106,108,110,127,128,129,131,132,134,138,140,142,144,145,146,147,152,158,161,162,166,167,175,185,186,188,190,191,192,197,198,202,206,210,213,219,225,228,233,234,244,247,248,256,258,260,261 1874 (mdccclxxiv) : 2,3,5,8,10,11,14,15,18,25,26,27,28,29(iv over iii),30(iv over iii),32,34,38,39,54,55,56,58,60,62 1875 (mdccclxxv) : 18,19,20,24,34,41,45,48,50,51,55,56,57,59,62,64,65,67,70,72,74,78,79,83,84,86,87,88 1876 (mdccclxxvi) : 9,12,17,19,21,25,28,30,31,32,36,40,45,47 1877 (mdccclxxvii) : 4,5,7,8,15,18,19,26,27,30,34,36,42,56,58,59,62,68 1878 (mdccclxxviii): 2,3,7,8,14,16,18,19,21,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,40,41,43,44,55,57,58,60,61,62,65,66,67,73,79,85,88,89,93,95
The die number is to be found on the reverse under the wreath.
1863: 3,7 9 1864: 8,9,14,15,16,24,27,30,31,33,36 1865: 5,13,19,22,26,37,38,39 1866: 1,2,7,9,11,13,21,24,28,31,32,33,34,55 1867: 3,5,7,9,12,13,14,15,19,21,37 1869: 1,5,6,8,12,13,16,18,20,25 1870: 5,36,38,40,41,42,43,44 1871: 7,9,10,17,34,61,63,64,81 (die 10 has coarse border teeth on both sides; die 17 was used for proofs) 1872: 43,50,75,79,94,100,138,141,142,143,154,195,198,203,212,214,245,296,320,335,338,341,346,349,380,391 1873: 3,65,94,147,158,171,201,238,245,275,299,300,308,309,335 1874: 8,12,26,33,45,47,74,212,342 1875: 5,8,23,47,72,280 1876: 20,25,27,34,37,43,44,45,49,51,55,58,65,72,73,79,81,83,85,88,89,98 1877: 11,16,25,31,37,39,46,49,51,53,54,56,61,66,73,85,94,97,108,109,110,120,124,134,137,139,143,150,151,155 1878: 4,9,11,15,17,24,25,28,32,37,40,46,53,59,65,71,72,76,78,81,98,101,105,108,113,162 1879: 57,88,89,119,180 1880: 78,103,104,111,114,115,119,125,129,131
The die number is to be found on the reverse under the wreath. Rare proofs of the 1863 sovereign are known with a raised 827 on the truncation on the obverse; this is known with and without die 22 on the reverse.
1863: 1,2,4,6,7,8,10,11,12,13,14,20,22 1864: 5,6,7,9,14,16,18,23,25,26,27,29,30,32,34,35,36,38,40,42,45,48,49,50,56,57,60,61,62,64,66,71,72,74,75,76,78,80,81,82,84,85,86,87,89,90,91,92,93,96,98,99,100,101,102,105 1865: 1,3,6,10,11,12,13,14,15,17,18,20,21,22,26,28,32,33,35 1866: 1,2.5,7,8,11,13,15,17,18,20,21,25,27,28,30,31,36,38,40,41,47,48,50,52,54,55,56,57,58,63,65,66,69,70,73,74,75,77,78 1868: 1,3,4,6,7,9,12,16,17,19,22,26,31,32,33,36,37,38 1869: 4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,14,15,16,17,19,21,22,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,36,37,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,50,54,57,58,60,62,64 1870: 1,34,80,81,82,84,86,87,88,93,94,96,115,116,119,120,121,123 1871: 1,2,4,5,6,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,17,18,19,21,22,24,25,26,28,29,30,31,32,33,35,36,37,41,47,48,51,58,60,61,66,67,72,73,75,78,97,98,101,102,103,105,108,110 1872: 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,13,14,17,18,21,22,23,24,25,27,28,33,37,38,39,49,50,51,52,53,58,59,60,61.66,67,68,69,73,74,75,76,80,81,86,87,89,90,93,94,95,98,99,100,102,104,105,106,108,109,111,112 1873: 2,4,5,6,8,9,11,14,17,18,20,24,103,(& possibly 163) 1874: 15,28,32,34,(& possibly 98)
See my Main Coins Index page for acknowledgements
My particular thanks to Joe Miller and his father for additional information.
My thanks also to Sylvester for the 1865 '22' and 1866 '30' sovereigns.
My thanks also to Jane Gleeson for reporting a '72' for the 1875 shilling.
My thanks also to Boris from Russia for reporting a '134' for the 1872 florin.
My thanks also to Clifford Thring for much valuable information on the shillings.
My thanks also to Jim McLaughlin for reporting a '2' for the 1873 florin.
My thanks also to Bill Dalzell for reporting a '3' for the 1873 florin.
My thanks also to Suzanne Beattie for reporting a '56' for the 1873 shilling.
My thanks also to Stephen Page for reporting an '8' for the 1873 sixpence.
My thanks also to Nick for reporting a '20' for the 1870 florin.
My thanks also to John Veitch for reporting both a '5' and a '15' for the 1866 sixpence.
My thanks also to Scott MacLeod for reporting a '19' for the 1872 sixpence.
My thanks also to Don Austin for reporting a '309' for the 1873 half sovereign.
UK Coin Values Index page.
Main Coins Index page.
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