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  2. PWA 1967
    This is the coin in Baldwin you mention Peter and has been CLEANED however the SMALL date and much scacer.
  3. oldcopper
    The Baldwins large-rose example coming up next week, cleaned but eye-catching in the photo, is at £1200 when I looked yesterday.
  4. blakeyboy
    Oh right- now I've got to look at all my 1929's and 1861's again...more varieties very day!!
  5. PWA 1967
    A couple of DOT pennies ,seems lots of interest in these now ,probably penny collectors who have everything else. 1861 F26 which i havent seen another one and 1875 BP1875Cd.
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  7. copper123

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    copper123 replied to Madness's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!

    Don't stop till you get enough then beat it
  8. Bruce
    A real bargain for the large rose, great👍
  9. copper123
    Here's hopeing York brings me a few bargains
  10. PWA 1967
    A couple i bought at the weekend. 1929 Missing waves and rocks ,clear nice example and hadnt seen one for the year before. 1858 Large rose ,not the best although have seen worse and only £10 not attributed.
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  12. Bruce
    Murray finally claimed titles for 3 times in past 10 years, while England still nothing (personally think the best chance was gone in 2018). In 2012, England knocked out by penalties in round of 16, so Chris your prediction is not far away😉.
  13. Zo Arms
    I'd give it 10 yrs Chris.
  14. 1949threepence

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    1949threepence replied to Diaconis's topic in Free for all

    Yes, I think there has to be a lot of truth in that. i'd also agree that the period 1858 to 1863 is worth a book in itself. Incidentally, high time we had a new book on pre 1860 copper, including the top quality pics that are easily available today. Can't quite understand why we've had several on post 1860 bronze, but none the other way. Maybe it's a period which never quite captured the numismatic imagination.
  15. 1949threepence

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    1949threepence replied to Madness's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!

  16. Peckris 2

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    Peckris 2 replied to Diaconis's topic in Free for all

    One possible reason for this is that the Mint held base metal coins as a low priority compared to silver, and therefore took many more attempts to get things right, resulting in more varieties. The other reason is that the changeover from copper to bronze was so fraught with difficulties, that the period from 1858 to 1863 alone could be worth a serious research study and produce a whole book with its findings.
  17. copper123

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    copper123 replied to Diaconis's topic in Free for all

    Very true indeed penny collectors are notorious in finding /discovering new varieties ,with halfpennies and farthings the fans are fewer but there again every so often something new pops up
  18. zzag

    1908 Sovereign

    zzag replied to JohnT's topic in Beginners area

    It looks bad to me. All the date looks wrong. Ill have a look. I got a 1908 sovereign out to check all the date numbers are wrong. as i thought. IN my experience the coin will either be 22k 20k or even 15k .
  19. Sword

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    Sword replied to Diaconis's topic in Free for all

    Indeed. Even a decent VG example of F169 is well over a thousand. But sometimes you see a worn rare silver variety with less than a handful of known examples selling for less than a hundred.
  20. ozjohn
    My latest coin. A common enough date but an upgrade. I included the PCGS picture as it is better than mine and reflects the coin well.
  21. Bruce
    Thanks both for the info.
  22. 1949threepence

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    1949threepence replied to Diaconis's topic in Free for all

    Plus some very rare coins are literally an impossibility (up to known current specimens) to get above fine, let alone high grade. Such as the F90 and F169.
  23. Peckris 2

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    Peckris 2 replied to Diaconis's topic in Free for all

    Agreed ... though as a general, not an absolute, principle. Just to give one example: I'd rather have a 1946 ONE' penny in EF than an UNC 1944.
  24. Sword

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    Sword replied to Diaconis's topic in Free for all

    I agree with you. But I think it is fair to say that bronze / copper collectors are more into rare varieties than silver collectors. A rare variety penny grading fine can worth many thousands, but the market is not quite the same for a rare variety silver in my view.
  25. copper123

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    copper123 replied to Diaconis's topic in Free for all

    while this is your opinion I would say only 60% agree and a hell of a lot will point to 1849 pennies and 1860/59 and say whats the point when the coins don't exist?
  26. 1949threepence

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    1949threepence replied to Prax's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries

    Bruce, you might find this information from Michael Gouby, quite useful. In it, he discusses the 1858's at some length, including the variety accepted in some quarters as an 1858/3. However, he does not believe it to be so. Speaking personally, as we definitely don't know what it is, I don't think we can rule out that it might be an 1858/3.
  27. secret santa

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    secret santa replied to Prax's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries

    The true 1858 over 3 (or 2 as is now thought) always has a die flaw through the base of the date numerals:
  28. Sword

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    Sword replied to Diaconis's topic in Free for all

    If it is a choice between collecting high grades and rare varieties, then I would go for high grades.
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