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As Richard says the 7 has a narrow ribbon , with the 8 being wide , and as the obv.8 can only be found on Royal Mint 1874s its a good identifier , but it might be of interest to some that the Obv 7 on the 7+g F71 1874H has a slightly wider ribbon than is to be found on the normal Obv 7 . As far as I can tell all the other combinations of 1874 and 1874H with Obv. 7 have the narrowest ribbon. I think I read about this in freeman, who thought it was a transition feature between 7 and 8 , Examples below in order 8 / wide ribbon 7 / narrow ribbon 7

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I was observing the sun through a colander yesterday. I think I've strained my eyes.

It's an obverse 7 Freeman 70, Paddy. Here's an obverse 8 - the difference is very subtle, but note the slightly straighter, longer nose, with a shorter gap between nose and lip:-

saw this on facebook, the florin had gone away for conservation and came back a cameo, do we know how that was achieved, was the cameo under there all the time ??

In principle, yes, a very good idea. Two snags, one temporary, one permanent: 1. Trump has declared his aim to stop free trade, and the UK is no exception to his malarkey. 2. Unlike Europe, the USA is not exactly on our doorstep, so the trade in perishables (and therefore the hit to our farmers) - while by no means impossible, would be much more difficult. Add to that the "just in time" aspect of manufacturing - e.g. motors - and you begin to see that even the USA, despite our frienddhip, is only a second best to Europe.

"Ended by the seller as there was an error in the listing". You don't say!

Perhaps not the rarest of dates but I like it. IMO I think bronze coins with some toning look better than the mint lustre ones. 1863 penny.

My thoughts are with you.

Josie, You forgot the phillipines (sp) unlike the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia, they were once a USA Possession, after the Spanish American War. (1898).

Italy, Tassarolo Agostino Spinola 1/4 of Tallero bought at the last auction InAsta

11 weeks later and I’m still awaiting the return of my coins after being submitted to NGC via the new London office