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Over the last few months I have been recording my collection. Shortly before leaving my previous employer I had put my entire collection under the inspection microscope and photographed them. Although the resolutuion is great the end results have been mixed in that the colours have come out understated and many of the proofs show a flat field where it should be mirrored. Another problem has been that some coins have taken a purple ting which I believe is a fault on the file saving process. Anyway I was made redundent so I'm unable to repeat any of the picture. Anyway for what it's worth here it is. https://onedrive.live.com/?id=943941AD323D5647!135&cid=943941AD323D5647

Gary , you've placed the same obverse picture on the 1913 Penny F175 as on the F176. Easily done with all the work you've put in.

This is a real unknown. I was pulling pennies from 5/- bags got from banks through 1968-69. I knew nothing about the 'recessed ear' variety, but I did see very clearly that some specimens of 1915 and 1916 looked 'odd' as if the ear had been punched in. This was especially evident on the worn examples I saw so often - much more so than on the EF or better examples we collect. I could have had the urge to collect these oddities, but did not. However, other kids doing the same kind of thing might have decided to collect them without knowing exactly what they were.

Here is someone with the right idea... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/have-you-ever-bought-a-coin-with-this-fieldmark-if-so-read-on-please/143060148059?redirect=mobile

Your help is really appreciated. Thank you all and Happy Holidays.

Stopped wearing a watch in 1980 when the option was inadvertently shorting out HV electrics with me as the earthing rod, or living happily ever after.

Did anybody here spot this F32 at auction a week before Xmas? Sold as 1861 penny, but somebody else noticed it as it hammered at a grand, £1280 with costs, so not cheap but as nice an example as I've seen for sale in recent years despite a few marks. As usual the reverse F is weak, must have been a very worn die. Another for your list, Richard. Jerry

It is an OT, Ornamental Trident. If you are comparing with a PT then you will see there are subtle differences. The Colons are all over the place with Copper Pennies and Halfpennies. The fakes are more crisply struck and side by side with an authentic coin you will see the distinct design differences on both the Obv and Rev, I can't see any problems with this coin, CP1854 are a very large mintage and you can easily pick up very decent examples for relatively very little money.