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Many thanks again Richard for confirming it was ja and if the photos are helpful, please do use them. It came with what I believe is an 1875 Gouby Lk (so normal penny variety for 1875) in the same condition. Very Best Regards

Hi Jerry, It was described as "1874, older head, small date, Fr. 72, Gouby dies K/j, about UNC, much lustre." Which would be F72 Here is the Obverse

Many thanks Richard for confirming, even with the website and "The British Bronze Penny", this is one that still confuses me. It is a 1874 with the description " j " and I thought it might be a "ja" Very Best Regards

Reverse j or ja ? Hi, I have great difficulty in telling the difference between reverse j and reverse ja Great to get your thoughts ! Very Best Regards

Many thanks Martin, Always worth asking and confirming - but terminal moraine is very appropriate ! It still amazes me how easily the surface of bronze can be displaced in this way Very Best Regards

1938 Halfpenny Reverse - Post Mint Damage ? Wondered if this was another incidence of post mint damage Great to get your thoughts - especially on the "E" in Penny Very Best Regards

What an amazing repair ! (some kind of partial letter punch) Very Best Regards

Hi I had a read of Iain Dracott's 2021 article "New Varieties" in Coin News [many thanks Gary] In it he mentions an 1860 Halfpenny, 1 + A, "E" over L I wondered, does anyone have an example of an 1860 Halfpenny, 1 + A, "E" over L, or a photo of an example ? Very Best Regards

Many thanks Peckris 2 2) sounds a good hypothesis which would drive 3)

Hi Bob, Is there something sticking out of the curve of the B ? Very Best Regards

1860 Halfpenny Reverse "REG" 1 A Hi, I think this is an E over E (in REG) ??? Best Regards

1861 Halfpenny F or E ? I'd like it to be an, F but the angles look to more closely match an E ? Best Regards

F and E over B in Britt on 1861 Halfpenny Out of curiosity, I was comparing in a very basic way, the normal upper limb of the F and E (which is the "bit" we can see in the F and E over BRITT. Apologies if I've missed something but I do think they are quite different - for example the angle of the end of the upper limb \ . I wondered if we could use this to evidence that we have an F over B and an E over B ? Best Regards

Hi, Here is the obverse and reverse of 1861 Halfpenny along with the previously posted E over B. Bob kindly suggested I post it here for comparison purposes - I would have been a bit quicker but I've been side tracked reading some of the many informative halfpenny posts. There is so much that I couldn't find the E or F over B post history (which I know I've seen before!) - best therefore to tag it on the end. Halfpennies may be a bit less collectable than pennies - but the upside is of course (as everyone knows) that they are more affordable - or at least I've been finding them so ! I will try to identify some more from my trays and post any that I struggle with for feedback from the experts What does puzzle me though - given the immense variety in QV Bronze pennies and Halfpennies - I would expect a similar number of varieties with Farthings - possibly even more so, maybe I'm wrong but this doesn't seem to the the case. I guess fewer were produced and possibly the dies needed fewer repairs Best Regards !

Hi Peckris, I've got the British Bronze Penny 1860-1901 in blue binder (with the updates). It gets a lot of use ! I also use The ID of British 20th Century Coin Varieties by David Groom, and of course Richard's site I've not seen s copy of the "The British Bronze from 1860 to 1970" so I don't know what whether the cover is blue or not ! I will have to try and Google it again Very Best Regards