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    Interesting point that you make Ian regarding the level of interest - maybe the number of collectors of Victorian penny varieties is decreasing. Several collections have been brought to market over the last 10 years and possibly these collectors aren't being replaced with new ones ? I would have thought that as us baby boomers relax into retirement, the numbers might swell but maybe not...........

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    As well as the excellent photos in the Guide to Grading book, there is a really useful list of descriptions on page 5 where it gives estimates of years that a coin will have been in circulation to be a particular grade. For example, an EF coin will, on average, have been in circulation for about 1 year whereas a Fine coin could have been around for 30 years or so. Your coin would seem to fit the 5 years of circulation that describes VF . By picking coins out of your change, you should be able to get a good feel for wear as there will be decimal coins in your pocket up to 45 years old, and there should be a good range from F to Aunc.

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    Yes, it's the sort of thing I can add to whenever I get spare time. The concept has worked quite well with the F41 variety. I have received details of an example from a fellow collector (do you have one Jerry ?) and I am already up to 15 pictured examples which matches Gouby's known population, so that figure is beginning to look rather low. I am in 2 minds whether to quote the prices realised for each example - there are pros and cons (not the least being the reduction of the chances of getting a bargain if sellers can see the market !).

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    The coin was actually unsold in the auction but I bought it afterwards. Despite its flaws it was the best that Laurie Bamford had managed to get hold of in all his years of collecting and it went for less than it sold for in his sale (in which most coins were reasonably priced in my view). I'd love a better one but I'm not likely to get one.

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    Yes, I don't know what LCA is doing to their photos but they're managing to convey a very even tone & surface to many of their pennies which can look quite different in daylight or camera flashlight. It's interesting that several people commented that the coins sold in their previous auction looked much better in hand than in their photos, and now the opposite appears to be true.

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