Excerpts from my journals published in South Africa. The information will be focussed on the die varieties I have discovered as well as information on the possible population statistics based on the massive smelting that took place up to 1980.

The following pages contain all the varieties I have discovered, logged and coded. To maintain a undisputable level of integrity as to the existence of these coins, I have kept every single coin in my personal collection. My work therefore can be verified for whatever reason or reasons one may have. I will begin by listing the complete set.

Year Denomination Variety Description

1931 Farthing High "3"

1931 Farthing Larger "3" closer to "1"

1931 Farthing Evenly spaced & aligned digits

1942 Farthing Thick "2"

1942 Farthing Thin "2" almost touching "4"

1942 Farthing Low "2" ; "4" almost touching "9"

1942 Farthing Low "2" almost touching "4"

1943 Farthing Low "4" & "3" with "3" almost touching "4"

1943 Farthing Low "4" & "3"

1943 Farthing Evenly spaced & aligned digits

1943 Farthing High cocked "4" & "3"

1943 Farthing Low "4" & "3" touching

1943 Farthing Similar to (v) with "4" closer to the "9"

1944 Farthing High 2nd "4"

1944 Farthing Well aligned digits with 2nd "4" almost touching 1st "4"

1944 Farthing High 1st "4" & 2nd "4" almost touching stop

1945 Farthing High cocked "4" ; "5" wide almost touching stop

1945 Farthing Evenly spaced & aligned digits

1945 Farthing "4" & "5" shaped differently to other varieties

1945 Farthing Thick "5"

1946 Farthing Digits in date are fairly well aligned

1946 Farthing "6" in date is slighly high & is thicker than the first variety

1946 Farthing "4" is slightly high & almost touching the "9" with a low "6"

1948 Farthing Digits in date are fairly well aligned

1948 Farthing Low "4"

1950 Farthing Thick"5" & "0' in date

1950 Farthing Thinner "5" & "0" in date

1929 Half Penny No stop after date

1929 Half Penny With stop after date

1929 Half Penny Partial stop after date spaced futher away

1932 Half Penny Digits in date are fairly well aligned

1932 Half Penny Low "2"

1934 Half Penny "4" almost touching "3"

1934 Half Penny Low "4" with Xbar under stop

1934 Half Penny Cocked "4"

1940 Half Penny Digits in date aligned with "0" almost touching stop

1940 Half Penny Low "4" &"0" with "0" touching the stop

1941 Half Penny Low slightly cocked "4"

1941 Half Penny Very low "4" almost horizontal

1941 Half Penny Low cocked "4" wide to "1"

1941 Half Penny Small "4" wide to "1"

1941 Half Penny Narrowly spaced digits

1941 Half Penny Large "4" wide to "1"

1942 Half Penny "4" close to "2"

1942 Half Penny Low "4" slightly cocked ; thicker "2"

1942 Half Penny Low "4" & "2"

1942 Half Penny Cocked "4" & "2"

1942 Half Penny Low "4" & "2" almost touching stop

1942 Half Penny Low "2"

1943 Half Penny Cocked "4"

1943 Half Penny Low "4"

1943 Half Penny Very low "4" & "3"

1943 Half Penny Evenly spaced & aligned digits

1943 Half Penny High "3"

1945 Half Penny ?4? almost touching ?9?

1945 Half Penny Evenly spaced digits ; "5" tilted slightly forward

1945 Half Penny "5" almost touching "4"

1950 Half Penny Digits in date are fairly well aligned

1950 Half Penny Smaller "5" & "0"

1926 Penny Shorter & thicker "6"

1926 Penny Larger & thinner "6"

1932 Penny "2" Almost touching "3"

1932 Penny Different "2", final stroke almost touching stop

1932 Penny Partial stop after date

1933 Penny Low 2nd "3", partial stop after date

1933 Penny Higher, larger 2nd "3", partial stop after date

1933 Penny No visible stop after date

1934 Penny Cocked "4" touching stop

1934 Penny Low "4"

1934 Penny Slightly cocked "4" almost touching "3"

1934 Penny Cocked "4" Almost touching "3"

1934 Penny High cocked "4" touching stop

1936 Penny High & slightly cocked "3"

1936 Penny "3" lower & more upright.

1936 Penny Smaller "6" & "3" closer to "9"

1936 Penny High "6"

1936 Penny High thinner "6"

1938 Penny "8" spaced to stop

1938 Penny "8" set closer to stop

1941 Penny Low "4"

1941 Penny Higher "4"

1941 Penny Very low"4" & thinner digits

1942 Penny Low "2" wide from "4"

1942 Penny Evenly spaced & aligned digits

1942 Penny Low "2" close to "4"

1942 Penny Low "4"

1943 Penny Stop after date evenly spaced

1943 Penny Stop after date has "3" & "S" much closer

1945 Penny "4" Positioned fairly proportionately

1945 Penny Slightly low "4"

1945 Penny "4" low almost touching "5"

1945 Penny Lowest "4" of these varieties

1947 Penny Low"4" close to "7"

1947 Penny High "4" spaced more evenly to "7"

1947 Penny Well aligned date variety

1948 Penny "4" tilted slightly forward

1948 Penny "4" tilted slightly back

1950 Penny Thin "0" but digits in date aligned

1950 Penny Thicker smaller "0" with stop closer to the "S" in "SUID"

1950 Penny Thin "0" but with stop closer to "S" in "SUID" as in ii

1950 Penny "5" is postioned higher than in previous varieties

1926 Threepence "2" & "6" touching

1926 Threepence "2" & "6" close; partial stop after date

1927 Threepence Thick "7" (doubled die) small stop

1927 Threepence Thin "7" large stop

1930 Threepence Low "0" circular shape

1930 Threepence "0" better aligned oval shape

1930 Threepence No stop after date

1932 Threepence Diamond stop before & Vertical Marquise stop after date

1932 Threepence Diamond stop before & Horizontal Marquise stop after date

1932 Threepence Large "2" almost touching "3" partial stop after date

1932 Threepence Thinner "2"; almost no stop after date

1932 Threepence Large "2"; no stop after date

1932 Threepence Diamond stop;Vertical Marquise stop; long sharp "2"

1932 Threepence As (i) & (vi) but thicker "2" almost touching "3"

1932 Threepence Diamond stop; partial stop after date lower "2"

1932 Threepence Vertical Marquise stops; thicker curve stroke "2"

1932 Threepence Vertical Marquise stops as (ix) but note "2" & stop here

1932 Threepence Diamond stop & partial stop with "2" aligned

1932 Threepence Similar to (i) but stop after thinner, spaced further from "2"

1932 Threepence No stop after date

1932 Threepence High & Thick "2" almost touching partial stop

1933 Threepence 2nd "3" engraved over stop partially visible

1933 Threepence Vertical Marquise stops; spacing:"33" & size of 2nd "3"

1933 Threepence Horizontal Marquise stops before & after date

1933 Threepence Diamond stop Vertical Marquise stop

1933 Threepence Diamond stop Vertical Marquise stop; 2nd "3" high

1933 Threepence Diamond stop; Horiz Marq stop; 2nd "3" low a/touching 1st "3"

1933 Threepence Stop after date badly engraved

1933 Threepence Stop after partially visible

1933 Threepence Diamond stop; Vert. Marq stop thicker & lower

1933 Threepence Stop after date very high

1934 Threepence Diamond stop; Vert. Marq stop; Low "4"

1934 Threepence Diamond st