In theory they should be very common as H.M.S. Hood was used for many years as a "training ship" for newly trained sailors, many of whom had their first sea voyage on her. Due to the huge size of her crew, she could absorb fairly large groups of inexperienced sailors and give them a taste of life at sea. Thousands of sailors must have served aboard during her 21 years of service and most of them would have kept their cap tallies.
In practice, they are fairly scarce and are highly prized. Of course, at the time of her sinking, the crew would have been wearing plain H.M.S. cap tallies.
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