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Groups by Obverse

 

Obverse dies

Reverse dies

Shilling
1816-1820

Groups by Reverse

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

Group I

Group J

Group K

Group L

Group M

Group N

 

Groups

A fairly easy way of organising the counterfeit shillings is separating them into groups by looking at the reverse design.

The design is made up of a number of individual punches and some hand engraving.

 

The groups are likely to represent individual die cutters although some may have used different sets of punches over time.

Die links between the groups indicates either that some workshops used dies from more than one engraver or that dies from one engraver were used by more than one workshop.

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Punches used for the NW-part of shield garnish

 

 

Group A (possible forerunner to group J)

219_150dpi

204_150dpi

223_150dpi

A613r_150dpi

1816-1820

 

Q made from two punches

– O and ~

1816

Only die A613r

 

 

 

 

Group B

 

 

 

215_150dpi

618_150dpi

205_150dpi

618_150dpi

1816-20

 

1816-18

1817-20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Group C

 

 

 

213_150dpi

602_150dpi

252_150dpi

 

1816-20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Group D

 

 

 

218_150dpi

210_150dpi

218_150dpi

 

1816

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Group E

 

 

 

208_150dpi

228_150dpi

208_150dpi

 

1816

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Group F

 

 

 

228_150dpi

228_150dpi

207_150dpi

 

1816-20

 

1816

 

 

 

228_150dpi

243_150dpi

 

 

1817

1816+1818-20

 

 

 

 

Group G

 

 

 

253_150dpi

249_150dpi

222_150dpi

253_150dpi

1817-18

 

1817-18

1818

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Group H

 

 

 

226_150dpi

H702r_150dpi

226_150dpi

226_150dpi

1817

 

H702r_150dpi

H702r_150dpi

 

 

 

 

Group I

 

 

 

245_150dpi

272_150dpi

272_150dpi

 

1818/20

1819

 

 

 

 

245_150dpi

272_150dpi

 

 

1818+20

1819

 

 

 

 

Group J

 

 

 

262_150dpi

 

 

 

1817-20

 

 

 

J701r_150dpi

267_150dpi

606_150dpi

J920r_150dpi

1817+1820

1818-19 (20)

1819-20 (Normal variation)

1819

254_150dpi

267_150dpi

606_150dpi

J016r_gord_150dpi

1818

1817+1819

1817-20  (Normal variation)

1820

 

 

 

 

Group K

 

 

 

K801r_150dpi

K801r_150dpi

K801r_150dpi

 

1818

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Group L

 

 

 

622_150dpi

622_150dpi

622_150dpi

 

1820

 

 

 

Group M is hand engraved

 

 

Group N

 

 

A close up of a stone

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Close-up of a stone carving

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A close-up of a coin

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1820

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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