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I paid £380 once for what I and 11 other bidders believed a coin was an 1862 8/6 penny. It was not advertised as an 8/6. When I received the coin is was an 1862 with a stain left of the 8, The layout of the date spacing and legend led us all to believe it was the rarity. I therefore do not have any conscience about buying unidentified rarities cheap. Please stop informing sellers ! I have a lot of making up to do !!!

I will take 16 thousand firm

One of a kind alignmet egfi observ reverse 27 1922 date.wonderfull color for sale.

Take it as confirmation of your observations!

Mmm .. they sometimes sell coins in the market near the Mirador de Colom Matt. At the end of las Ramblas.. .

I noted that your new 4 falls clearly between a gap in the teeth. Both others are on top or over teeth. Also the nine is a very different shape or is that just me?

Details of 1904 Pennies for your delectation: Closed ‘9’ where the loop of the ‘9’ narrows to a point and meets the down stroke. This type has a narrow ‘4’, particularly on the horizontal and diagonal strokes, tilted clockwise and low down in the exergue. The foot of the ‘4’ is over a border tooth (number 11, when counted from the tooth under the ‘1’), giving a narrow date. Closed ‘9’ with a narrow ‘4’, not tilted clockwise or low down in the exergue. The foot of the ‘4’ is over the space between teeth numbers 11 and 12. Closed ‘9’ with a narrow ‘4’, which is high in the exergue. The foot of the ‘4’ is over the right of border tooth 12, giving a wider date. Open ‘9’ where the loop of the ‘9’ is blunt and does not touch the down stroke. The ‘4’ is wider, closer to the exergue line and the whole coin is a dark colour. Open ‘9’ where the ‘4’ is again wider, but the whole coin is a light brown colour.There are also unconfirmed reports of three further types: A closed ‘9’ type paired with a thicker ‘4’. An open ‘9’ with a narrow ‘4’. An open ‘9’ type, with a wide ‘4’ but with a short plume to Britannia’s helmet.I just looked at 4 examples that I have, and all of them are Open 9, with 11.5 teeth in date width.

Details of 1904 Pennies for your delectation: Closed ‘9’ where the loop of the ‘9’ narrows to a point and meets the down stroke. This type has a narrow ‘4’, particularly on the horizontal and diagonal strokes, tilted clockwise and low down in the exergue. The foot of the ‘4’ is over a border tooth (number 11, when counted from the tooth under the ‘1’), giving a narrow date. Closed ‘9’ with a narrow ‘4’, not tilted clockwise or low down in the exergue. The foot of the ‘4’ is over the space between teeth numbers 11 and 12. Closed ‘9’ with a narrow ‘4’, which is high in the exergue. The foot of the ‘4’ is over the right of border tooth 12, giving a wider date. Open ‘9’ where the loop of the ‘9’ is blunt and does not touch the down stroke. The ‘4’ is wider, closer to the exergue line and the whole coin is a dark colour. Open ‘9’ where the ‘4’ is again wider, but the whole coin is a light brown colour.There are also unconfirmed reports of three further types: A closed ‘9’ type paired with a thicker ‘4’. An open ‘9’ with a narrow ‘4’. An open ‘9’ type, with a wide ‘4’ but with a short plume to Britannia’s helmet.

I've made that mistake a few times also Bernie, so I know where you are coming from. Been there, done that, got the T-shirt many times, I've just wasted £10 on a standard 1863 penny, that looked a little odd in the photo. I spend a lot of time looking at coins on Ebay trying to find varieties, many of which are never listed even by experienced sellers - how many listings do you see for 1913 die pairings? I'm still trying to find a decent 1+B F175. 1909 F169 and 1908 F164a are still on the radar. I take the view, if I've done the leg work, and I'm prepared to get it wrong more often than not, then interesting items I do manage to buy at a low price are fair game.

Found it. Courtesy of Mr. AardHawk in this thread. Here is the link to down the file

Thanks Mr. T. I'll share with all if/when I find it.