Peckris 2

1972 proofs compared to other proof sets might pay an interesting look - same situation.

hey, we won didn't we?!

Can you please post pictures? It might not be a crown but a coronation medal for example, or a crown struck for one of the colonies. Or even a private mint.

Do remember this: it's far better to have one UNC coin of a particular type, than a date run in F (for example). Just saying...

Google "convert HEIC to JPEG"

If a coin looks bright and shiny, don't immediately assume it's been cleaned. Here's one way to tell: IF the fields look bright and shiny but the design and legend are not, then it's unlikely to have being been cleaned. However, if the legend looks bright but the field between the characters does not, then it could well have been cleaned. Remember that cleaning will affect the highest parts more than the lowest, especially between the legend.

I meant printings, not editions. I know about the 1985 edition, but I imagine there may well have been more than one printing of the 1970 edition?

I actually have the 1970 edition - I wonder if those errors were corrected in later printings? I bought mine new and I don't remember seeing that insert.

Yes - 1920 was the last year they only used the deep cut obverse portrait, which 'sucked' metal away from Britannia, and caused a 'ghost' of the portrait outline which you can see clearly in the top example; it's more common to see between 1911 and 1920 than fully struck up reverses. In 1921 about half the pennies use a shallower portrait which partly alleviated the problem, but it wasn't until the Modified Effigy from 1926 that they reduced the effect to small enough not to worry about.

Unfortunately, no. Nothing of interest there.

I've never heard of anyone differentiating between types of 1865/3 - have you ever found a seller who does?

That's a ridiculous price for what is regarded as the easiest halfcrown to find in top grades of the 1920-26 series.

The 2023 50p 20p 10p and 1p are all considerably under 1m minted, so expect to see them on eBay at absolutely crazy prices.

Here's what I did in Photoshop:

1. Crop the picture so that only the penny is showing. 2. Enlarge it enough for us to see the detail (use a graphics editor or the free one that comes with Windows) 3. Save the jpeg so it's a file size 500k or less.

Picture far too small, see your other post.

Picture way too small - see my suggestion in your other post.

Your pictures are too small to make out details. Please crop them, enlarge them, and save at a quality setting that will fit into the 500k allowed here.

Ah. So it is!

Or the Queen Mum down at the dogs cheering on hers while necking a bottle of Worthington....

I'm guessing Austria

I think that's an optical illusion, caused by the fact the upright of the orb appears to be bending to the right (wear?) - without that the orb is dead centre.

You will see from my 1903 and 1905 that there is no offset, not even slightly.

Which Dunkerton was Dennis? I bought coins from Windsor Coins in the late 70s and the Dunkerton who ran that wrote beautifully neat card enclosures for what he sold.

I don't mind giving a few £ to Wiki as I've used them so often. Same with this site.