1819 CROWN GEORGE III THICKER RULED GARTER CGS ENCAPSULATED FINEST KNOWN

1819 CROWN GEORGE III THICKER RULED GARTER CGS ENCAPSULATED FINEST KNOWN (image 1/3)
1819 CROWN GEORGE III THICKER RULED GARTER CGS ENCAPSULATED FINEST KNOWN (image 2/3)
1819 CROWN GEORGE III THICKER RULED GARTER CGS ENCAPSULATED FINEST KNOWN (image 3/3)
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CGS EF 70 1819 LIX CROWN THICKER GARTER. SPINK 3787 DAVIES 8 ESC MENTION ALSO IN THE FOOTNOTE ON PAGE 27 THAT 1820 CROWNS SHOW TRACES OF CERTAIN LETTERS BEING RE-ENGRAVED,THERE IS NO MENTION FOR THE 1819 UIN 10084. PLEASE SEE ALL THE SCANS BELOW,THE SALE IS FOR AN 1819 CROWN WITH THICKER CUT GARTER LINES AND RE-WORKED LETTERING ON THE REVERSE. THE REVERSE DIE SEEMS THE BE AN OLDER 1818 DIE WITH THE THINNER TAIL ON THE Q WHICH HAS THEN BEEN REWORKED AND GIVEN A MUCH THICKER TAIL. THE FOLLOWING PICTURES ARE SCANS. THE PICTURE BELOW SHOWS THAT THE Q OF QUI HAS BOTH THE SMALL TAIL FROM AN 1818 OVER THE LARGER TAIL FROM AN 1819.RE-PUNCHING OR RECUTTING IS ALSO VISIBLE FOR THE OTHER LETTERS. I TOOK THE IMAGE OF THE M BELOW,AS IN MY OPINION THIS SHOWS THAT SOME OF THE LETTERS ARE PUNCHED RATHER THAN RECUT.IT SEEMS THAT AS THE M HAS BEEN PUNCHED THE METAL WAS SPREAD OR FORCED INTO THE GARTER LINE.THE DISPLACEMENT OF THE M SHOWS HOW MUCH THE GARTER HAS BEEN ALTERED. HONI ALSO SHOWS VISIBLE SIGNS OF THE DIE BEING REWORKED WITH A LARGER I. PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE EMAIL ME,AND I WILL ANSWER THEM IF I CAN. ITEM WILL BE SENT VIA RECORDED FIRST CLASS, OR SPECIAL DELIVERY,DEPENDING ON THE FINAL VALUE. ALL ITEMS WILL BE SENT ONCE PAYMENT HAS CLEARED. The E and N from read more
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