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They're so difficult to get in high grade.

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I was pleased to spot this as a 'buy it now' on Ebay, so I bought it then!  Purchased on the first, it arrived today! I had been tracking it through Ebays 'Global Shipping' system, finally I can sleep at night. F24, with the missing top leaf. Cost me £150 all in, £40 of it postage via 'Global Shipping', what a p-i-t-a. But I wasn't going to argue, under the circumstances. One for your 'Rarest Pennies' page, Richard.

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Hat Off Jerry and well spotted.

If you keep adding them to Richards site they wont be rare anymore :D

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3 hours ago, PWA 1967 said:

Hat Off Jerry and well spotted.

If you keep adding them to Richards site they wont be rare anymore :D

It was an outstanding find and in great condition for a reverse F, for a truly bargain price. So yes, very, very well played Jerry.   

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I spent a little money at DNW and filled a gap in my Crown collection:

 

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Paddy, that's always been my favorite date. I have a soft spot for Wreaths as it is them that started me collecting..Very nice honest specimen there!

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in a bulk buy I got the other day, in the new coins thread £2 for this, an 1879 narrow, a decent 1937 and average 1874 i havn't checked yet

 

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Quite pleased with this one as an upgrade. I am now happy that I have all the 20th century pennies that are achievable in an acceptable grade for me. (Which means I can focus more on all the other upgrades I need to achieve!)

 

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Now got an 1897 O .N E penny (F147) courtesy of Bob @RLC35   

I'd estimate at EF. Nice coin and another Freeman currency type box ticked.

 

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Yes that is nice .........struggling to see the date properly on a small picture but is it an 8/6 ?.

Any chance of a bigger picture of the OBV or DATE ☺️

 

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Hi PWA, it is an 1856, so no overdate.       I will try for a bigger picture though.

 

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18 minutes ago, Iannich48 said:

Hi PWA, it is an 1856, so no overdate.       I will try for a bigger picture though.

 

Thats why i thought it was a 6 😂 i thought it was an 1858 W.W..............Even nicer then than i first thought.

Hat off and a good buy , so an 1856 OT Scarce coin in that grade.

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Really pleased with the 1870 penny I just bought off e bay as an upgrade to my current one. An UNC choice example, with residual lustre and nice toning.

The original listing is here and these are my photos:- 

 

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9 hours ago, 1949threepence said:

Really pleased with the 1870 penny I just bought off e bay as an upgrade to my current one. An UNC choice example, with residual lustre and nice toning.

The original listing is here and these are my photos:- 

 

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Stunning - love the toning

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33 minutes ago, secret santa said:

Nice one, Mike.

Thanks Richard.

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Hi guys, this coin is for sale at a good price. Does it look genuine to you? The obverse beads look a bit weird or is it just me? 642667112_s-l400(5).jpg.1b673b2ad1fcfb556a9e34c93912de95.jpg

 

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9 minutes ago, Iannich48 said:

Hi guys, this coin is for sale at a good price. Does it look genuine to you? The obverse beads look a bit weird or is it just me? 642667112_s-l400(5).jpg.1b673b2ad1fcfb556a9e34c93912de95.jpg

 

They're not beads, they're teeth. It's a toothed border. I'd say it was genuine, but it looks somewhat pitted - maybe water damage? 

Also, that's obverse 6 - so unless it's a Freeman 17, it's not going to be an 1860, and you can only ever have a beaded border on an 1860. 

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29 minutes ago, Iannich48 said:

Thanks 1949, my bad on the beads.

 

No worries. Might be interesting to post a pic of the reverse as well.

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Well the near BU 1891 I bought from an e bayer in Norway has arrived. Absolute bargain, and apart from a very slight blemish on the reverse near the trident, and three negligible spots on the obverse, it's perfect. BU, but the lustre has slightly toned to a really deep orange. Despite all the hassle with paypal a few days ago, I'm really pleased.

I know the 1891 is common, but scarcer in this condition:-

   

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