The 1863 design was issued with two shapes of the figure "2", which is probably due to an oversight of the engraver; but, as every collector knows, the design in which the lowest stroke of the figure "2" starts sharply from the downstroke, and does not curve back with it is a rarity possessed only by a few lucky mortals.
In the general catalogues the common form is known as "Die A," the latter as "Die B."
DIE A. (Seven Varieties).
They are subdivided as follows:
Class I.—Var. 1 Wrapper only.
Class II.—Var. 2 Wrapper only.
Class IV.—Var. 3 to 6 Envelope and Wrapper.
Class V.—Var. 7 Wrapper only.
DIE A.
Class I.
Variety 1 (22-1/4 × 25-3/4 mm.).
Bust points to centre of "W," which touches line above.