The 4 in the date is fairly upright.
The 4 in the date leans noticeably to the left.
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Two varieties of the 1914 penny were characterised by John Dean. Both were struck with the London obverse and Birmingham reverse and they differ in the orientation of the 4 in the date. The type with the 4 leaning left is quite scarce.
Mintage Designation
P14L-1B Obverse
London Reverse
Birmingham Mint
London Mint mark
None Mintge
720,000
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P14L.1B.1 The 4 in the date is fairly upright. |
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P14L.1B.2 The 4 in the date leans noticeably to the left. |
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The dates on the specimens shown above are shown here at 3x magnification and the
difference between them can be seen quite clearly. Note that the 4 in the first
example is aligned almost directly with a rim denticle wheres in the second example
the 4 is aligned with a gap. Also, the first 4 is closer to the 1 than the second
4 (1.1mm vs 1.2mm) |
