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On 9/12/2023 at 10:44 PM, Zo Arms said:Great coin there Paddy. Are you thinking of purchasing?
I think that this is the direction that I'm about to travel next. I love the history behind these coins.
Contemporary counterfeit halfpenny and farthing families. By Jeff Rock and Others.
A study of contemporary counterfeiters and the coins that can be attributed to each individual forger. Something that I've been meaning to purchase for a while now.
I've often wondered if this thread would develope to encompass other monarchs. Pleased to see that it has.
I think we did start a thread on contemporary counterfeits I have Coleman and the more advanced book by R Moore et al which I'm using now a lot for research I agree they are fascinating but complicated but let me know if you need me to look anything up. Happy to help
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On 9/12/2023 at 9:00 PM, Paddy said:That was the conclusion I was coming to. Seemed unusual to see one dated so early - I usually associate the contemporary counterfeits with the late 18th century but I see some of the evasions are dated much earlier, so that makes sense.
There are a whole series issued with 1739 Coleman only mentions 1 yours looks like one of the Curly Hair families they are not a very researched group but with dates 1729;1739; 41; 49;50
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On 2/13/2024 at 5:28 PM, Zo Arms said:Welcome back to the fold. 😁
Thank you . At last all my Swiss sets arrived and Portuguese lauers arrived not had much opportunity to look at them. I've been busy selling stuff.
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On 2/13/2024 at 7:55 PM, copper123 said:Any new buys Larry?
No not really been in a bit of a selling mode and been buying art it's easier to see and doesn't need a microscope. I had to get all my windows and doors replaced so sold a few rare pennies half pennies. Hope you are well.
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Hello everyone hope you're all well.
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for helping him out The issue seemed to be that the Grading company had limited capacity to work out a tooth from a bead . But once the gospel is set in plastic iti s hard to speak other than their written word... the worst one I had was a beautiful 1837 penny which was slabbed in fact a half penny..... you just can't get the staff....
Merry Christmas all
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Ebay seem to be getting a little lost with their reporting . I saw a seller the other day selling an 1882 penny no H and an 1850 shilling. All shilling fakes from china have a flaw on the right ride of the acorn wreath half way up ..the copies are quite good and when you get them they obviously are not silver... however I had a message saying that the report had been checked by an AI investigative tool and found "not be in violation of the listing policy " rather silly really because if they could grasp that these flaws exist they could learn by experiences when something looks like a fake it usually is one ...the audacity !!!!LOL that the machine new better than MEMEME !!!!!LOL
Merry Christmas everyone
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On 12/9/2023 at 11:26 AM, Paddy said:Definitely not the mule and I have messaged him to that effect.
If he can't see that the border on the reverse is toothed, not beaded, he can check on the rocks to the left of the lighthouse. On the beaded reverse, there are 3 distinct rocks, whereas on the toothed there is a single large rock.
Thank you that's helpful I'm sure
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He bought it from an auction presumably sold as a mule
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Sorry sent this three times
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Cannot think where best to get the opinion of you experts but please let me know your thoughts. I have tried to help the seller https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/176062629565?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=OgrcZPeFTfi&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=h5XdnfNFTNi&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
Sadly he is using yet questionable evidence of another error from PGCS . Drop him a message if you can be bothered . Thank you
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On 11/17/2023 at 4:23 PM, SilverAge3 said:Hi
I didn't bid on this ebay (USA, where I'm located) item strong enough to win, sadly, but i think i found a 6/6 in this 1862. I sent the ebay link to Richard, of PennyVarieties, back in August, after the auction ended.
He responded with "Well spotted. Looks like a repair to the 6 as none of the other numerals are doubled. Haven't seen this one before."
It's now just past 90 days, so I don't believe I can pull up the original picture in my laptop to download thd seller's pictures vs the screenshot. Since I didn't win, I won't be able to offer much else, picture-wise (plus my filesize limit required cropping). It was a fairly pitted specimen, albeit with many details remaining on both sides. I'll see if I can post more of the full obv and rev in comments, if that may be of interest.
I think I have a couple of 6 over 6's in the 62's I will look through and let you know . For certain one where the 6 presents itself to the left of the existing 6 but I will check
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On 11/16/2023 at 9:51 PM, Zo Arms said: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.
thanks so much the A is a good search option I will look at mine again. Yes I sold the Bs over R's at the weekend I am very happy they have gone to a single collector and I think he is giving them a good home. I have reached the target for the double glazing so I am happy as
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On 11/16/2023 at 9:44 PM, Bernie said:Freeman 264 Obv2 RevC
thanks so much Bernie for some reason I was getting very confused by Freemans description that is great thanks
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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 !!!
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I have listed a number of "interesting mint errors " early 1860 pennies on ebay which may interest some of you. brockages and off centred strikes and some error coins along with a lot of others . I think it is time to stop buying and start selling collecting served its purpose and I need some new windows and the projects in South Africa need some income . It will take about 20 years to get rid of everything . larryg1508 if anyone is looking for things please ask and if I have it i'll list it.
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On 7/7/2023 at 9:37 PM, Michael-Roo said:How about this for 'extra metal'.
I think when a die breaks and there is flow into the broken section I would not list the examples of cud I felt that the shuttle was more interesting because it has no attachment to any part of the legend or design . It stands alone in the field like these "cannonballs" on the 1875 which is not a dot and is quite irregular in shape. I am intrigued by there being an explanation for the dots that Richard mentions. in the 1879 there is a second "blob" above the shuttle on many examples that is perhaps more of a dot which presumably is also the result of a foreign body damaging the die.
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On 7/7/2023 at 8:39 PM, jelida said:I have three of these in varying condition. They are certainly an interesting anomaly, but I have always been rather against labelling them a ‘variety’ as they clearly represent foreign body die damage rather than any action of man. But they are worthy of note in some sort of sub- category , as the dot pennies are. Maybe an ‘interesting/ collectable die flaws’ category, or similar. Beauty, as ever, is in the eye of the beholder.
Jerry
Oh well there are about 9 or 10 then . I didn't for one moment think it would get past Cerberus.
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Hi Larry,
Thank you for the images of your “deposit” just above the lighthouse on you 1879 pennies.
As you say it is amazing that no one has come forward with this ‘anomaly’ before now. It certainly seems to be a constant as you have 6 examples of this variety.
I presume that it is on the commoner (M + k) variety. If so it could probably be recorded as BP 1879 Bh – (M + k) – With possible small piece of grit, metal filing, etc. got trapped on the reverse striking die leaving a small indent when it fell out that got transferred on the blank (coin) being struck and subsequent 1879 coins being struck.
So far, it appears that about 7 examples are known in various grades from Poor to VF.
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Perhaps you might want to add it to your rare dot "varieties" I certainly think (although I am biased please note) it should be added
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I have presented the specimens of this penny to M Goulby and he agrees that it should be considered as an interesting example of another "dot type" I think there may be about 7 examples now.
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it might be easier to set it free from its plastic tomb and take a picture , the poor thing just might be suffering from plastic entombment syndrome . Most of us set our canaries free , but I suppose when there is a question of its "label" you could always sell it to an American who will accept with reverence anything written on a label.
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On 6/29/2023 at 10:22 AM, Old Money said:
Great condition too
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On 6/26/2023 at 9:15 PM, Old Money said:Maybe subfolders for different collections of coins, not individuals, as any identification data will get lost as the topic expands, for example
SG Onions
Coin boxes
Cardboard Coins - Peacemaker,
- Golden dreams .....
etc...
Would make it easier for new varieties to be identified and images to be shared
Yes I did start off with sets and boxes but then it just grew organically. Ironically I did not want to start with the most obvious lauer British as Rogers did in his book. Really a website should be the best option but I would not know how to grow and manage it. I think the field is lacking a good update and I know Kai was thinking of writing it for Galata books.
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Yes of the few George individual ones I have £20 to£40 per coin a set I don't think I've ever seen. Take some pictures kai