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    52 minutes ago, Martinminerva said:

    Die fill to the E of Penny, yes, but different obv and rev combo (as Bernie says, this is a 5+E) to the E (or F) over B in BRIT pairs (4+G and 6+G respectively), and this one does not have that error. Suspect die fill (on any letter) is pretty common... What was being wondered is if there are more of the E over B 4+G and do they have the die fill?

     

     

     

    Exactly as Martin says. I should have been more concise in response.

    Apologies.

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    Hi all.

    It appears that I'm late to the party and the cleaners are just stacking the chairs and sweeping up.

    Not much to add really.

    I would agree with Bernie that mine is an obverse 4 and Martin's a 6.

    The A pointing in Victoria is different due to rotation. As is the D of D:G: Martin's being extreme. Richard has mentioned the V of Victoria.

    I think the R of BRITT on mine has been repunched, slightly rotated too.

    Martin's strongly appears to be an E. Mine, I'm not sure. I can see Jon's reasoning for an E but I've always swayed to an F as Jerry says.

    Give me an hour or so, and I'll see if I can do some better photos as I think there may be something going on under the B too.

    Cracking find Martin.

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    21 minutes ago, Peckris 2 said:

    I would have been tempted but I bought one off Gary some years back.

    If you ever have this obverse with the normal reverse for sale ... let me know!!

    I'm afraid there's a bit of a queue Chris. You'll have to join the back.

    You may also need to bring a chair with you. Could be a lengthy wait. 😁.

    (And you already have 2 of these F475, to my knowledge).

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    1 hour ago, Martinminerva said:

    Just can't tell from a picture that small... Maybe/Possibly...(Fingers crossed) but there is some crud around some of the letters - eg. the A of HALF, and perhaps the "P" is just a bit of crud??

    I take it you don't have it in hand yet. Only a bigger picture or it in hand would be decisive.

    Not in hand yet. Christmas post delays etc. An unfair question I'll admit. Photos when it arrives.

    Thanks Martin

  18. Posted

    Seasonal greetings etc.....

    eBay purchase last week, mainly because I thought there may be a P lurking under the F. Paired with a 7.

    My current example is obvious, as the F has worn away, leaving a definite P. These better grade coins are open to dispute, as not immediately apparent.

    At £26, I took a chance. Just wondering what others thought.

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    3 hours ago, DrLarry said:

    Could someone please point me to images of 1860 2C   I am getting a little confused by Freeman the images are not good.   Oh for a good book on half pennies !!!

    There's some photos on page 4 or 5 of this thread Larry. Die crack through the A of Victoria.

    Had a quick look to see if Dr Nicholson had one in his collection. Couldn't see one but what a collection that was. Don't think he shopped on eBay.  Good luck with your coins by the way.

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    1 hour ago, Coinery said:

    How much coin would, say, Elizabeth Tudor have given out as Maundy coinage, and how much of that coinage would’ve actually been handled by, or been in direct possession of, the queen? How would the ceremony have worked/happened?

    Would it have been mixed denominations, or just pennies? I’ve recently learned that pennies were given out as Maundy, would there be others?

    Many thanks in advance!

    Maundy money started with Charles II back in 1662, when he gave out a four penny, threepenny, twopenny and one penny coin to each individual.

    So not Elizabeth I. For some reason, I googled it a while back. I'm not intelligent enough to do links and techy stuff but Google is very helpful with this one.

    Bob.

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