I have an apology to make, I posted the wrong pictures as the F175, instead those of an F174 I bought on the same day! Thanks to Terry for pointing this out. And thanks to those who posted kind comments anyway! I can be such an idiot at times!
I hope this is right.
Jerry
These numbers appeared In the original 1970 edition; F75 was described as 7+H with H below date and having a grained edge. The other 3 are also described as having a grained edge.
Page 19 of the 1985 edition explains that some coins were found to have had their grained edges applied after leaving the Mint, but doesn't refer explicitly to these Freeman numbers although it mentions that the coins are omitted from the later edition.
Hi Pete, your post reminded me of the one I bought on ebay a few years back, sold as a group of 4 half pennies (!), bought for £40 and sold the rest for well over that.....so essentially a 'freebie'.......happy hunting