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Courtesy of Richard, an 1862 Freeman 39A, 8 over 6. Very pleased.

 

 

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Picked this up at Heritage on Thursday. 

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4 hours ago, jaggy said:

Picked this up at Heritage on Thursday. 

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Often poor in the case of 1906 and 1907, the reverse of your 1907 looks really nice.  

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1 minute ago, 1949threepence said:

Often poor in the case of 1906 and 1907, the reverse of your 1907 looks really nice.  

Thanks. As you know, I'm not too knowledgeable on pennies but I liked the look of this one and the price was reasonable.

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13 minutes ago, jaggy said:

Thanks. As you know, I'm not too knowledgeable on pennies but I liked the look of this one and the price was reasonable.

Here's a shot of my much more typical1907 reverse for comparison. Like yours, nominally a/UNC with reasonable lustre. But just look how blurry and tired the detail is, compared to yours, which is much sharper. Like comparing standard with high definition using a television analogy.

 

  

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39 minutes ago, 1949threepence said:

Here's a shot of my much more typical1907 reverse for comparison. Like yours, nominally a/UNC with reasonable lustre. But just look how blurry and tired the detail is, compared to yours, which is much sharper. Like comparing standard with high definition using a television analogy.

 

  

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Thanks. Interesting info.

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Picked up another George V shilling. 

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Sorry, didn't meant to post it in the penny tread ...

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40 minutes ago, Sword said:

Sorry, didn't meant to post it in the penny tread ...

Don't worry, it's a minor transgression compared to the hammered 1915/6 recessed ear pennies currently being discussed. ;)

 

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14 hours ago, Sword said:

Sorry, didn't meant to post it in the penny tread ...

No worries. Very nice coin.

14 hours ago, Sword said:

Sorry, didn't meant to post it in the penny tread ...

No worries. Very nice coin. 

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Something's gone wrong (for me) in the Copper Tokens thread, so I will post this newbie here, seeing as it's a penny ...

1796 Birmingham copper penny token by Thomas Wyon 

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Picked up a very nice F28 a few days ago - auction estimate a very silly £80 - needless to say other people bid me much higher !

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Hat off thats a really good one Richard :)

I assume with it just having an estimate of £80 they had just listed it as a 1861 ?

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2 minutes ago, PWA 1967 said:

I assume with it just having an estimate of £80 they had just listed it as a 1861 ?

Yes, simple as that with no variety !

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It's all they need to do. There are sufficient nerds around to ensure that is unlikely to slip under the radar.

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8 hours ago, secret santa said:

Yes, simple as that with no variety !

Absolutely fantastic find, Richard. Very, very well done.

Probably just about the best F28 out there.

  

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Very nice coin !!

Seeing an 1861 penny with Britannia's left leg blown off.

Not a "variety" man ha ha ha carry on.

cheers Garrett. 

 

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These pennies have actually come my way over the last few months, mostly on Ebay, I have given prices to show that there are still (in my opinion) good buys out there!

1893/2 £42

 

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1903 open 3 Ebay £2.81 inc postage.

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1926 ME Ebay £570.55

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1860 early beaded pattern F763 Ebay £17.50

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F98 narrow date 1879 Ebay £110 inc postage

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1898 8 bisects Ebay £17.76

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And finally for now a nice F28 from Dave Craddock, £470, nowhere nice as Richards recent one, but a decent upgrade.

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