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Uncirculated, but the date is very weak

I've got two or three here in stock. I need to buy other things.

Certainly - ignore their description. You're virtually correct in that all three are examples of early beaded border pattern F763 but lots 2833 and 2972 are Gouby A+b where the R & E of REG touch at the base and lot 2834 is Gouby A1+b where R & E do NOT touch at the bottom. All 3 are rare and should fetch broadly similar prices.

Quite possibly a literal stock photograph

I don't know. It does look genuine to me. No sign of anything obviously fake. With that said, you may find http://www.coinauthentication.co.uk/ useful.

The colour looks too uniform for my liking. Even with a full lustre coin you see some variation in the toning. It ought to be 175 years old, after all. Having said that, it is the commonest date. Question is, are the marks the same on all coins?

What's your opinion? I notice the seller isn't a regular coin seller. His other items are non coin related. I must admit, it does seem a bit odd.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1841-Young-Victoria-Half-Penny-very-lustrous-/142373040954?hash=item212618333a:g:Hp0AAOSwX61ZCxYI 'Ten available'……..

I've never heard of any 1841 halfpenny fakes, nor indeed any non contemporary copper or bronze fakes (tooled to look like a 1933 penny, excepted). Although it wouldn't surprise me if in due course some appeared. Maybe others know differently. What would concern me here is the fact that you got a different coin from the one shown in the buy it now pic. I'd take that up with the seller - do you have a link to the sale and a pic of the reverse of the coin you have? Thanks.

You lost for words Peck

I don't often get wound up but when I do fur will fly. Lets get back to coins and apologies to anyone I have offended. The sane Peter is back.

Just got this one today. Starting to push back my collection into the 19th Century

P1974.