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Crown 1845 A - Large date - plain tail 4 - 7 ½ or 8 teeth from below 1 to end of 5
Crown 1845 B - Small (narrower) date - plain tail 4 - 7 teeth from below 1 to end of 5
There are a few slight differences in the numerals
* The 1 has a longer top left serif (in the smaller date)
The 8 is similar except it has a slightly smaller top inner-circle (in the smaller date)
The 4 is similar except that the foot serifs are virtually non existent (in the smaller date)
The 5 is slightly smaller and more squat - the top bar is longer and curves up to a point, the back bar is more upright and the lower circle is more rounded
Crown 1845 C - Semi or slight slant up tail 4 - 7 ½ teeth from below 1 to end of 5
Also noted on this example - Deformed 8 & part filled in 5.
The 8 has a slightly deformed look
The 5 is slightly in-filled
Crown 1845 D - Semi or slight slant up tail 4 - 8 teeth from below 1 to end of 5
Crown 1845 E - Full slant up tail to 4 (sent in by P.B. March 2010)
The 1 has a short top bar and the foot has a centre indented foot ?
The 4 has a fully extended slant up tail and a centre indented foot ?
(No sure about the foot as the picture is beginning to blur)
* Not sure if it is large or small numerals.
November 2009
It is only recently that I have noted the difference in date size and fonts in the 1845 Crown. In 20 examples I have examined only ONE example has had the small date. It therefore appears to be a rarer type than the larger date.
Plain end tail Semi slant up tail Full slant up tail
1845 A 1845 C/D 1845 E
March 2010
Different serif endings to the tail of the 4.
It is possible that the plain tail 4 is a worn tail of the semi slant up tail to the 4 die (middle picture).
My thanks to P.B. who saw my website and sent me the picture of an example of a full slant up tail example (see above) unfortunately the picture is of low pixel quality that I cannot expand the 4 any further without it blurring.
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