1 Cent - Netherlands east indies 1945 - Inappropriate varieties for handmade "P" [Resolvido]

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For this coin, 

N#5519

the Numista sheet distinguishes : 

 

Two dies of group B in 1945 are distinguished:

the position of mint mark “P” can be far from “5” in date (low P) or close to it (high P). 

This is low one:

and this is high one (common):

 

For my coins, I may vaguely guess a difference between the “P”, one big one small? but no variation in distance from the date.

Do you think I've got a coin for each variety ?

Referee of south atlantic islands

I think I think what you think.  At the time the mint mark P was added to the die by hand just like for US coins. The exact position was somewhat different on each die. It should not be considered a variety.  I could be wrong but those pictures prove nothing.  What's curious to me id that SCWC lists those varieties and also for 1942 which isn't mentioned in Numista.

 

May be for 300,000 coins, only two dies were used ?

Referee of south atlantic islands

Maybe but still hand punched mint marks in slightly different locations cannot be considered a variety. If it could every US coin would have as many varieties dies used.  

 

If you can't figure out which you have, with visual examples of each, something is wrong.

I can't differentiate the two example photos on the Numista page either :)

Referee of south atlantic islands
Status alterado para Resolvido (Frenchlover, 16 Set 2024, 18:32)

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