This has been bothering me for quite some time, and now I kindly ask your expert opinion on the following matter. From 1818 until 1877 copper half cents and cents were struck with a big W, the initial of kings Willem I, II and III. Krause lists multiple types for them according to the ruling monarch, but I don't see any difference. Or did I miss something? In other such occasions these would be catalogued as a single type in my opinion.
Hi Jokinen, I get your point. A change of ruler without a change in the design of the coin is usually no reason to assume two catalogue entries. Like last example you give.
The early 19th century cent and half cent have different catalogue ID's already in my 1979 copy of the SCWC, so it's apparently like that for a very a long time.
Except for the privy marks there is no difference between them.
In all my catalogs they have seperate entries. It is confusing though that the Willem III/Wilhelmina cent is not separated.
Special interest in Coins from the Low countries (Feudal-present). Former numista referee for Low Countries Feudal, Burgundian Netherlands, Spanish Netherlands, Dutch Republic, Netherlands and Netherlands East Indies.
Except for the privy marks there is no difference between them.
In all my catalogs they have seperate entries. It is confusing though that the Willem III/Wilhelmina cent is not separated.
Special interest in Coins from the Low countries (Feudal-present). Former numista referee for Low Countries Feudal, Burgundian Netherlands, Spanish Netherlands, Dutch Republic, Netherlands and Netherlands East Indies.
Maybe this is a legacy from even older catalogues distinguishing per ruler and that that practice ended somehow late 19th century and ever since we have just been copying that inconsistency.
