1900 penny

[Peter 615]

I have 4 widths for 1896

Are there any other differences?

[davidrj 194]

I have 4 widths for 1896

Are there any other differences?

Who knows? grade is awful

[davidrj 194]

Who knows? grade is awful

[Accumulator 52]

Who knows? grade is awful

I'd never have guessed from the photo showing just the date... but you're right, it's not the best example!

[davidrj 194]

I'd never have guessed from the photo showing just the date... but you're right, it's not the best example!

I've been on a lookout for an upgrade for some time without success; so i guess this ultrawide 1896 is rare, as is the wide date 1895, again mine being the only example I've seen

[Peter 615]

I'd never have guessed from the photo showing just the date... but you're right, it's not the best example!

I've been on a lookout for an upgrade for some time without success; so i guess this ultrawide 1896 is rare, as is the wide date 1895, again mine being the only example I've seen

I've noted the date widths vary.When I got my Freeman's I went through my pot of spares and found a R13 1879.(close date)

The date spacings on the veiled heads I had noted but not pursued.Thanks for everyone's input

[Peckris 579]

I'd never have guessed from the photo showing just the date... but you're right, it's not the best example!

I've been on a lookout for an upgrade for some time without success; so i guess this ultrawide 1896 is rare, as is the wide date 1895, again mine being the only example I've seen

I've noted the date widths vary.When I got my Freeman's I went through my pot of spares and found a R13 1879.(close date)

The date spacings on the veiled heads I had noted but not pursued.Thanks for everyone's input

I'm one of those who thinks the bun penny "wide date" and "narrow date" varieties are distinct and separate designs (as Freeman also notes; there are usually other differences too) - I would certainly treasure an 1879 narrow date. The Old Head date spacings don't float my boat nearly so much, as they aren't distinctive in any other way, and Freeman ignores them. They are a curiosity though, especially the biggest spacings.

[Accumulator 52]

I'd never have guessed from the photo showing just the date... but you're right, it's not the best example!

I've been on a lookout for an upgrade for some time without success; so i guess this ultrawide 1896 is rare, as is the wide date 1895, again mine being the only example I've seen

I've noted the date widths vary.When I got my Freeman's I went through my pot of spares and found a R13 1879.(close date)

The date spacings on the veiled heads I had noted but not pursued.Thanks for everyone's input

I'm one of those who thinks the bun penny "wide date" and "narrow date" varieties are distinct and separate designs (as Freeman also notes; there are usually other differences too) - I would certainly treasure an 1879 narrow date. The Old Head date spacings don't float my boat nearly so much, as they aren't distinctive in any other way, and Freeman ignores them. They are a curiosity though, especially the biggest spacings.

Not the best:

[Peckris 579]

I'd never have guessed from the photo showing just the date... but you're right, it's not the best example!

I've been on a lookout for an upgrade for some time without success; so i guess this ultrawide 1896 is rare, as is the wide date 1895, again mine being the only example I've seen

I've noted the date widths vary.When I got my Freeman's I went through my pot of spares and found a R13 1879.(close date)

The date spacings on the veiled heads I had noted but not pursued.Thanks for everyone's input

I'm one of those who thinks the bun penny "wide date" and "narrow date" varieties are distinct and separate designs (as Freeman also notes; there are usually other differences too) - I would certainly treasure an 1879 narrow date. The Old Head date spacings don't float my boat nearly so much, as they aren't distinctive in any other way, and Freeman ignores them. They are a curiosity though, especially the biggest spacings.

Not the best:

Perfectly acceptable! With a very thin film of olive oil, it would be quite lovely.

[davidrj 194]

Much better than my two! another rare coin on my upgrade list!

Freeman only found 7 with the narrow date die out of 354 1879 pennies from circulation; applying Court's methodology that's a mintage of approx 152,000 out of 7,666,000

Note (and now I'm in Full Geek Mode) that my two coins have different date spacing (Gouby lists only 1) - so at least two narrow date dies were in use

Edited September 4, 2012 by davidrj

[davidrj 194]

Details of dates

Edited September 4, 2012 by davidrj

[Peter 615]

Details of dates

Stay in Geek mode....very interesting

[Accumulator 52]

Perfectly acceptable! With a very thin film of olive oil, it would be quite lovely.

I'll try this over the next few days!

[scott 129]

been away so missed the developments in this thread.

i got an 1879 narrow off ebay a few years back for a few quid. which was surprising.

and having looked at 1879 narrows elsewhere, i see it is clear there are at least 2 dies

[Leesa Jhon 0]

I just want to say that all the coins are just amazing.

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