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1837 small date over large date, 1/2d.

There are quite a few slabbed that are not...so it is bizarre they went the other way with this one

I still want one

Surely Physical Bullion would be better? Have not a fair few of these paper gold dealers gone bump in the States over the last couple of years? Also in the event of the Zombie apocalypse I would like to be able to get to any bullion I had relatively easily so I can pay for me food, weapons etc with a precious metal rather than some 'other' form of payment

For the sake of keeping this ticking along here's another picked at random…. 1730. Geogivs error. No stop after Britannia.

A very nice find indeed Chris. Next one up at LCA estimates £750 - £1500, so a hefty profit for just 20p

Really good find Chris. The numbers as far as 15/16 are a bit dated but still Scarce. Hat off

Very nice, better condition than many too, well done! Jerry

Can only comment on the pennies and the seller can be completely out of order with his attribution. The guy sells pennies without H ,mules,rare varieties and all are wrong Also sold KN pennies that have been added.........anyway dont want to disturb him as he is busy in his workshop..........FACT. Infact with some varieties he has sold more than are known to exist. Pete.

I thought I might put on Ebay as "RARE @@@ Mint Error (Polo variety)"

I feel foolish for only just realising this but of course, the question also comes down to what sort of collector we are. When I started I was I guess a 'completist'. I had a book with all varieties illustrated and I wanted to assemble a collection, like that. One example of each type/ variety. Hence I was prepared to accept this: A coin for which three examples are known. Now? I wouldn't bother. Because my focus has shifted. I realised that while I do get a slight thrill from owning one of the very few examples of a really rare coin, I get far more pleasure from better looking coins. And on my budget I can't afford to collect both, so there are some gaps that will remain until budget and opportunity come together. And if they don't? That no longer troubles me as much as it once did. I am happy to have a representative collection of the types, sometimes several, as hammered coins are never perfect and different examples can have different pleasing strengths.

Agreed! I have 3 1875H gap fillers The middle one that looks as though it's been sand-blasted is a Gouby 1875 Hf, with recut obverse lettering So not likely to find an upgrade anytime soon on my budget