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I received this in the post today , its taken a month to arrive [ incorrectly addressed ] .and so I thought it to be lost , so I'm thrilled to at last have it safe in my hands. its one I did not have. Terry

Thanks everyone I've been lucky . terry

For what it's worth, and it's nowhere near the quality of Brian's, here is a pic of my 1975 reverse, for comparative purposes. Unfortunately it's quite toned and is actually the worst affected of my1975 coin set. The "1" is obviously more akin to Brian's No 110 above.

Quite a few differences there. The rims on the right look thicker. The beads on the right look smaller, but that might be an optical illusion. The left hand side of the 1 is in better agreement on the two reverses in relation to the border bead and central vertical of the portcullis than the right hand side of the 1 which appears to be aligned with the right hand side of the central portcullis vertical on the second coin, but nearly in the middle of the gap on the first coin. The position of the border beads to the design detail is different. Is there a difference in the number of beads? If you drop a vertical from the outside of the terminal ring, the relative position and possibly number count vary by a midge's. Is the right hand side a filled die given the somewhat uneven surfaces?

Here is the second proof 1975 penny. You will see why I said about the "1" here.

I have had the same problems as I am shooting through the plastic. Here is a photo of the frosted proof penny in my 1975 set. Also note the "1" and its width toward the border beads.

Here's a reasonable close up of one - the 1985 proof set 20p - which shows the effect of frosting relief against the mirror like field. It's only a rough one, as I found it really difficult to avoid glare through the casing. Hopefully Brian can do better than me.

The difference being that with frosted, all those parts of the coin other than the field, have a sort of perfect matt finish.

Stop it Brian, my decimal collection was pretty much complete until you started all these shenanigans But seriously, great work but I have a lot of varieties to find now. Ian..

So would I. http://halls.bidmaster.co.uk/bidcat/detail.asp?SaleRef=5054&LotRef=476

I know...I know...I hang my head in shame

I don't often post in here (penny acquisitions) but here is my 1902 F157 penny upgrade acquired today - common or garden I know

Don't think I ever showed any of these three - Freemans 80, 82 & 87 all in very pleasing conditions. The 80 from LCA, the 82 off e bay (was allegedly broken out of an MS65 slab, and I think is ex Alderley) and the 87 from Colin Cooke. All in 2014 when I wasn't really posting to the forum too much.

A few i have had a while and decided to get graded and put away for Freya as dont think i will find any much better that are problem free. BP1872Ab 1908 F164A 1909 Dot Pete.