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copper123

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  1. 1860 copper halfpence are the rarest arn't they?(of all the 1860 copper coins.) the penny being the most popular there are certainly a few around though i would say less than 50. It's a good job as well because there are a lot of penny collectors out there and they would fetch eye popping prices if they were as rare as the farthings or halfpence
  2. surely 7 or 8 copper farthings would have only take 15 seconds or so to make.Do you think the rest were consigned to the melting pot? I dont think will ever know as the mint surely did not keep complete records untlil the 20th century
  3. And by the way does not everyone remember colin's pattern 1821 farthing. that was found in well circulated condition , after somehow finding its way into circulation. Also you have the anne farthings as well - they are considered patterns but look more like currency after so many circulated if only for a short time , till the stories appeared in the papers saying they were worth £25 000 and only two had been made
  4. And 1954 penny. I think quite a few were made until a decision to melt them down was made , with just the odd one or two escaping the melting pot . As these were not intended to be released i would class them the same as the 1860 copper coins. Their release is pure chance and it was not intended.
  5. the 1860/59 circulated?maybe just a few got spent by mistake. surely that could happen as well
  6. Does it not beggar belief that one pair of dies produces only 7 or 8 coins for circulation. Even the mule 20p produced at least 100, 000 coins
  7. I somehow disagree that the 1860 copper farthing , halfpenny , penny are currency. The small number produced also points to them being a special issue for collectors done by the mint at the start of 1860 and sold/ given away to important people. Even the condition of these coins is outstanding - how often do you find 1859 farthings in similar grade to these surviveing coins? They were at least undoubtedly currency pieces
  8. Yes of course you are right - I could always maybe get hold of a 1851 maybe an unidentified one in a rummage box that has been overlooked. The same cannot be said of an 1860 copper. By the way does anyone know the status of an 1860 copper farthing - surely it is considered a pattern / specilly minted coin and NOT a currency item
  9. this is the RAREST victorian farthing, in my opinion
  10. Yes lots of people actually threw these coins away (Probably after a few attempts to pass the coin off as genuine) This accounts for the grottyness of many of the coins What do you do if you get stitched up with a fake £20 these days (my guess would be to try and pass it off first but if that don't suceed rip it up in disgust They are a very common detector find.
  11. copper123

    Very Rare Aquatics Withdrawn 50P For Sale.

    very true chris it remains true even about queen anne farthings
  12. copper123

    Kew Gardens 50P Hype

    depends on if banks order them . the goverment does not plan to just issue a small number of coins , it just happens that because of low demand not many are made - its the same in the states
  13. copper123

    Very Rare Aquatics Withdrawn 50P For Sale.

    the madness on ebay is continuing with one 50p now at £230
  14. copper123

    Kew Gardens 50P Hype

    The london coin company does not have anything to do with the london mint office does it????
  15. copper123

    Kew Gardens 50P Hype

    I think the dailly mail is very wrong to think there are 200000 or so of these coins in circulation , most have been pulled out of circulation long ago i think there is probably only 25 000 or so in circulation now I bet you would have to hunt through £50 000 of 50p coins to stand an even money chance of getting one
  16. copper123

    Very Rare Aquatics Withdrawn 50P For Sale.

    £2.49 is very cheap i have sold several for around £5-£8 each
  17. copper123

    Kew Gardens 50P Hype

    Some kew gardens coins are getting 200 views an hour 3300 a day Has this gone viral yet? Has it been on the bbc news? Ahhh well, us coinies have been here b4 i think
  18. copper123

    Kew Gardens 50P Hype

    i feel this may run and run - a bit like the undated 20p thing
  19. copper123

    Good Fine Mule £875 Any Takers?

    That's a good price it would not have fetched £100 eight or so years ago
  20. I see the mule farthing has decreased in price , at this rate it should fetch the £150 or so it is worth by the time christmas comes along
  21. copper123

    1772/1 Halfpenny

    well , yes forgeries and evasions would outnumber the genuine coins . Forgeries on their own would probably not, as you say, though they made up a very significant amount of the coinage back then
  22. copper123

    1772/1 Halfpenny

    Many contemporary forgeries of george III halfpennies have blundered dates n's reversed or letters out of alignment ect The forgeries of george ii halfpennies indeed outnumber the genuine artical normally, so it ia actually rarer to find a worn genuine george iii halfpenny
  23. copper123

    1772/1 Halfpenny

    I would expect that coin to be a contemp forgery weigh it and that will give you a better idea
  24. no , a minefield is what they had in the first world war numismatics is more of a hobby really
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