All Activity

Oh, my goodness, that’s a terrible effort! The most impressive thing about it is the micro-scratches and abrasions, they actually look pretty good!

Found it. Egypt. 10 Qirsh. 1876.

Hi all, Can anyone here tell me what this is? Silver, 32mm, 13.4g. Thanks.

If retrograde it would require an 'Arabic 1' punch to recognise the fact, with the alternative being a normal 'Roman 1' with a missing top right serif. Retrograde usually implies a character (or legend) reading in the opposite direction to normal as frequently seen on Northumbrian stycas for example where many legends read both cw and acw. For that reason, I have always assumed retrograde letters were either defective in some way, or made from composite punches. Slanted just means a misplacement. NB. For clarity, with this terminology, normal is taken to be clockwise.

A bit too soapy for my liking... Cast?

I've missed this one - has it been documented anywhere ?

Still no luck on the 2023 10p for me, but I did pick up 2025 5p and 20p in change yesterday.

R over R could most likely be a repair, i.e. the letter being repunched into the die due to wear/infill or similar. However, there are cases where the die was wrong to start with, is repunched, and quite possibly these might be classed as varieties. For example, there are some 1882 pennies where the first 1 in the date (done by Heatons of Birmingham remember, not by the Mint) is slanted ("retrograde") and was repunched before striking - this is regarded as a variety though possibly not collected by many.

The second half of the description would be "R over R in Victoria" (not a die flaw). The first half would be the base variety, which someone here would be happy to tell you, but we need to see the whole of both sides. It is most likely F39, but it could be something scarcer. This website (created and maintained by Secret Santa): https://headsntails14.wordpress.com/victoria-varieties/ would help if you want to identify for yourself.

Thankyou Secret Santa + Paddy very much for your generous responses -they were both very helpful. I bought this Victorian coin simply because it is an absolutely stunning and loved it so much, I just want to look at it all the time. It will be with me (probably) forever.... But how should I best describe this flaw -should it be called a die repair, an R over R or something else entirely ? Your thoughts on this would be intersting.... Thankyou.

I've added a page on these to my rare penny site https://rarestpennies.wordpress.com/filled-dies/

George III 1819 Six Pence Stamped LT... I have this same counter stamp on a 1817 Six Pence....

Hi John, Welcome to the forum! The varieties and micro-varieties of pennies are a hot topic here, and there is often hot debate as to which is which. It is not really my area of collecting, but as I understand it, a "Variety" is when there has been a change in the design or layout of the dies. What you have might be called a "micro-variety" where an existing die has been repaired by re-entering damaged or misplaced letters or numbers. During the Victorian era this happened a great deal, so there are hundreds, if not thousands, of examples around. They are collected by the enthusiasts, but generally do not warrant a separate mention in the books. (With exceptions!) There are also "die faults" where cracks or dents in the dies result in anomalies. These are also not really varieties (though some have been listed as such in the past) but are still collected by some. Varieties generally have assigned rarity levels and so prices. Micro-varieties and die faults are much more difficult to value as it depends on finding a collector who wants them.

In theory it's supposed to be the equivalent of GEF in the UK system. https://mycoinage.co.uk/grading-guide It usually closer to lower EF in my experience.

Hello, Last week I went on The Beginners section in relation to a possible R over R (in Victoria) 1862 uk penny. Secret Santa very kindly replied to my enquiry stating that the R anomoly was in fact, a die repair and not 'a variety'. As a new coin enthusiast can anyone kindly help me with confirming what this should be called....? Thankyou for any help. John B

Fault... Find of the day... Victorian 1876 Maundy 3 Pence Cracked Die, Letter A in Regina ....I do like a Fault 👍

AU-50 is ... what exactly? A typical nonsense USA grade amounting to probably no more than VF.

Bargain alert! It's been reduced by £56.10. Now only £409.60.

I used to have a few when I first collected as a teenager. The Victorian rupees were much more affordable than the British version. It was a cheaper way to the the young head and the gothic head. If I collect empire coins again, I would want a Straits Settlements dollar. Both the reverse and obverse are very nice.

If I were ever to collect world coins, these Empire coins of India would definitely tick the box! Especially when you think about how far back the British/Indian ‘relationship’ goes through the East India Company!

Rupees, 1835, 1841 & 1882

the reverse is IOVIS (Jove = Jupiter) rather than OVIS (sheep)!

Not a variety - just a repair.

Hello, I recently bought an almost uncirculated 1862 uk penny and when inspecting it -noticed that the R in Victoria wasn't quite right. It had no lower serifs and is struck over an R with a shorter downstroke. On looking for further coins of the same type -I could only see one which was sold by London Coins on 5/6/22 in Auction 177 Lot 1846 who described the anomoly as very clear and very unusual ! This coin is an 'unlisted variety' by both Freeman and Gouby and I just wondered if there is anyone else in this forum that has seen this particular anomoly ? Also, should I be informing anyone that this is a second coin of this type to be found....? Thanks JB ps I tried to upload a fuller picture of this coin but there seems to be restrictions....