Elizabeth II Sixpence

 

	1953 1+A	1953 2+A	1954	1955 1+B	1955 1+C	1956	1957	1958	1959
1960	1961	1962	1963	1964 3+C	1964 4+C	1965 3+D	1965 4+D	1966	1967
Diameter: 19mm,   Weight: 2.8g,   Alloy: Copper: 75%, Nickel: 25%

1953

Obverse 1 was originally the scarcer of the two 1953 coins, as it was only found in the plastic sets, and 1.3 million of those were issued, compared to more than 70 million Obverse 2s. As circulation took its toll, and as more plastic sets were split, Obverse 1 gradually became commoner in high grade. It is now quite unusual to find an Uncirculated Obverse 2. Not Rare, by any means, but unusual.

	Obverse 1 L of LIZ at a bead I of LIZ to the right of a bead 2nd A in GRATIA to the right of a bead + to the right of a bead
	Obverse 2 L of LIZ to the right of a bead I of LIZ to the left of a bead 2nd A in GRATIA to the left of a bead + to the left of a bead

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1954

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1955

	Reverse B F of FID at a bead D of FID at a bead I of FID at a bead   I of SIX between beads
	Reverse C F of FID between beads D of FID between beads I of FID between beads I of SIX to the right of a bead

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1956

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1957

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1958

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1959

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1960

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1961

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1962

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1963

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1964

	Obv 3 A of GRATIA between beads VERY COMMON
	Obv 4 A of GRATIA at a bead SCARCE

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1965

No photo - I have never had this coin	Obv 3 A of GRATIA between beads RARE	No photo - I have never had this coin
	Obv 4 A of GRATIA at a bead VERY COMMON

Here's a full comparison sheet for the two obverses. What makes this one numismatically interesting is that it is a crossover mule - what this means is that rather than change both sides of the coin at the same time, as no doubt planned, a few 1964s were produced with the new obverse, and a few 1965s were produced with the old obverse.

 

1966

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1967