John Dean¹ reported two varieties of this coin, distinguished by the position and orientation of the final 9 in the date. Clarke² also described two varieties, a normal and a wide date form. These two authors are almost certainly referring to the same coins but the dates are actually the same width, 6.5mm.

Reverse

	H19S-1A-1 Normal date
	H19S-1A-2 Final 9 slopes left

Enlargements of the date

	This is the more common configuration. The second 9 is fairly upright.
	Less common, this variety has the second 9 leaning somewhat to the left. Roughly one coin in five has this configuration.
	This animation shows that the only difference between the two dates is the orientation of the final 9.

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