Near to the bottom of Plate 2 at the back of the book by Charles Wilson Peck "English copper, tin and bronze coins 1558-1958 in the British Museum", the illustration of the 9 die strip of BMC 207 compared to the single illustration of BMC 204 shows a distinct difference in punctuation by the addition of a apostrophe stop at the end of the obverse legend on BMC 204.
All cut coins without the apostrophe stop have a tendency to line up with one of the 9 individual dies of BMC 207 but since BMC 207 refers to a 9 die full strip, a new number has been allocated for identification purposes, this new number is BMC 204-207 Die n (where n is the relative die number).
Table 1 lists the 9 cut die coins of BMC 207 with sample pictures of each, confirmation
that cut farthings of all die numbers represented by the strip existed in circulation.
The new arbitrary reference number has been used in the table.
Table 2 lists different dies of BMC 204 (die axis NORMAL) in a random order, all coins have an apostrophe stop after the obverse legend. Hopefully more dies will emerge in the future.
Table 3 lists different dies of BMC 204 (die axis INVERTED) in a random order, all coins have an apostrophe stop after the obverse legend. Hopefully more dies will emerge in the future.
Charles.1 Richmond Type 1g
Single arched crown on both sides, 7 round jewels on circlet
Two sceptres saltire through crown on obverse
Harp with scroll down pillar, and 6 strings on reverse
Privy mark, double rose top centre on obverse only
Punctuations where present are represented by standard keyboard characters.
The semi colon is used for apostrophie stop
The stop is only represented at the bottom, although sometimes it is in the middle or top
| Die Identification | Die Number |
|---|---|
| LH Sceptre Head points to Tail End of R RH Sceptre Head points to Middle to Right of C RH Sceptre Handle points to Apostrophe Stop between D & G LH Sceptre Handle point to Middle of M Bottom RH Corner of Rev Harp points Between T & H |
BMC 204-207_1 |
| LH Sceptre Head points to Middle of R RH Sceptre Head points to Middle to Right of C RH Sceptre Handle points to Between D and Apostrophe Stop LH Sceptre Handle points to Middle of M Bottom RH Corner of Rev Harp points to First Leg of start of H |
BMC 204-207_2 |
| LH Sceptre Head points to Middle of R RH Sceptre Head points to Middle to Right of C RH Sceptre Handle points to Middle to Right of D LH Sceptre Handle points to First Leg start of M Bottom RH Corner of Rev Harp points to Middle of H |
BMC 204-207_3 |
| LH Sceptre Head points to Near to End of Tail of R RH Sceptre Head points to Middle of C RH Sceptre Handle points to Apostrophe Stop between D & G LH Sceptre Handle points to Middle to Right of M Bottom RH Corner of Rev Harp points Between T & H |
BMC 204-207_4 |
| LH Sceptre Head points to End of Tail of R RH Sceptre Head points to End of C RH Sceptre Handle points to Middle to Right of D LH Sceptre Handle points to Last Leg of M Bottom RH Corner of Rev Harp points to First Leg of Start of H |
BMC 204-207_5 |
| LH Sceptre Head points to Middle to Right of R RH Sceptre Head points to Middle to Right of C RH Sceptre Handle points to Apostrophe Stop between D & G LH Sceptre Handle points to Last Leg of M Bottom RH Corner of Rev Harp points Between T & H |
BMC 204-207_6 |
| LH Sceptre Head points to Near to End of Tail of R RH Sceptre Head points to End of C RH Sceptre Handle points to Apostrophe Stop between D & G LH Sceptre Handle points to Middle to Right of M Bottom RH Corner of Rev Harp points Between T & H |
BMC 204-207_7 |
| LH Sceptre Head points to Middle to Right of R RH Sceptre Head points to Middle of C RH Sceptre Handle points to Middle of D LH Sceptre Handle points to Middle to Left of M Bottom RH Corner of Rev Harp points Between T & H |
BMC 204-207_8 |
| LH Sceptre Head points to Vertical Leg of R RH Sceptre Head points to Middle to Right of C RH Sceptre Handle points to Middle of D LH Sceptre Handle points to Apostrophe Stop between G & M Bottom RH Corner of Rev Harp points to First Leg of Start of H |
BMC 204-207_9 |
| Die Identification - Die Axis NORMAL | Die Number |
|---|---|
| LH Sceptre Head points to Middle of I RH Sceptre Head points to Start of A RH Sceptre Handle points to Apostrophe Stop between D & G LH Sceptre Handle point to Srart of A Bottom RH Corner of Rev Harp points Middle of First Leg of H |
BMC 204-1n |
| LH Sceptre Head points to Start of I RH Sceptre Head points to Start of A RH Sceptre Handle points to Start of G LH Sceptre Handle points to Middle to Right of M Bottom RH Corner of Rev Harp points to Start of H |
BMC 204-2n |
| LH Sceptre Head points to Middle of I RH Sceptre Head points to Middle to Right of C RH Sceptre Handle points to Apostrophe Stop Between D & G LH Sceptre Handle points to Middle to Right of M Bottom RH Corner of Rev Harp points to Middle of Leg of T |
BMC 204-3n |
| LH Sceptre Head points to Middle of I RH Sceptre Head points Between C & A RH Sceptre Handle points to Start of G LH Sceptre Handle points to Middle to Right of M Bottom RH Corner of Rev Harp points End of Leg of T |
BMC 204-4n |
| LH Sceptre Head points to Middle to Right of I RH Sceptre Head points Between C & A RH Sceptre Handle points to Apostrophe Stop Between D & G LH Sceptre Handle points Between M & A Bottom RH Corner of Rev Harp points to Start of First Leg of H |
BMC 204-5n |
| LH Sceptre Head points to Start of I RH Sceptre Head points Middle of C RH Sceptre Handle points to Between D & Apostrophe Stop LH Sceptre Handle points Middle to Left of M Bottom RH Corner of Rev Harp points to Middle of T |
BMC 204-6n |
| LH Sceptre Head points to End of I RH Sceptre Head points Between C & A RH Sceptre Handle points to Apostrophe Stop Between D & G LH Sceptre Handle points to End of M Bottom RH Corner of Rev Harp points to Middle of Leg of T |
BMC 204-7n |
| Die Identification - Die Axis INVERTED | Die Number |
|---|---|
| LH Sceptre Head points to Start of I RH Sceptre Head points to Middle to Right of C RH Sceptre Handle points to Middle of G LH Sceptre Handle point to Middle of Last Leg of M Bottom RH Corner of Rev Harp points Middle of First Leg of H |
BMC 204-1i |
| LH Sceptre Head points to Near to End of Tail ot R RH Sceptre Head points to End of C RH Sceptre Handle points to Start of G LH Sceptre Handle points to Start of Last Leg of M Bottom RH Corner of Rev Harp points to Middle of First Leg of H |
BMC 204-2i |
| LH Sceptre Head points to Near to End of Tail of R RH Sceptre Head points to Between C & A RH Sceptre Handle points to Between Apostrophe Stop & G LH Sceptre Handle points to End of M Bottom RH Corner of Rev Harp points to End of First Leg of H |
BMC 204-3i |
| LH Sceptre Head points to Near to End of Tail of R RH Sceptre Head points to Start of A RH Sceptre Handle points to Apostrophe Stop Between D & G LH Sceptre Handle points to Start of Last Leg of M Bottom RH Corner of Rev Harp points to Between T & H |
BMC 204-4i |
| LH Sceptre Head points to Middle to Right of I RH Sceptre Head points to End of C RH Sceptre Handle points to Middle to right of G LH Sceptre Handle points to First Leg of A Bottom RH Corner of Rev Harp points to Middle to Right of H |
BMC 204-5i |
| LH Sceptre Head points to Start of I RH Sceptre Head points to Middle to Left of A RH Sceptre Handle points to Middle to Right of G LH Sceptre Handle point to First Leg of A Bottom RH Corner of Rev Harp points Middle of H |
BMC 204-6i |
If any collectors have other fully identifiable die variations in their possession
which can eventually be scanned for confirming and updating the tables and would care
to assist in a hopeful conclusion to this exercise.
Please send details to this e-mail address for attention
A natural progression to this exercise could be to determine the different dies associated
with other possible strips of 9 using the same or other punches
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