Gary

The Rev is G. Or have I missed something? As said, the Linear Circle is broken over a width of almost 3 Teeth, above P of PENNY and the Ornament which hangs from the lefthand side of the Trident head is flawed. I have posted a large picture here 1861 R over B Rev 1063x1060 Pixels This file is 220 KB so it could take a while to load if you are using a modem. How do I go about getting this error documented? Chris, are you serious about listing it next year, would you want to see it first? Regards gary

and the whole Obv. This coin is also missing a chunk of the linear circle and part of the orament on the trident.

ok, here it is

Thanks Peter, anyone want to see a picture of this coin? anyone interested? Gary

Hello, are there any halfpenny experts amongst you? I am looking for any reference to an 1861 Halfpenny, R over B in BRITT. Freeman, Gouby, Dracott, Spink, Coincraft, Coin Year Book and Collectors Coins GB have no mention of this error. Has anyone ever heard of it or indeed seen it mentioned anywhere? Does any one have a copy of Peck and would be so kind as to see if this coin is mentioned by him? Thank you, Gary

plausable, but surely this build up would have taken place over many years. Admittingly the mintage figures for late copper did rise, 1859 Penny 1,075,200 but compared too a years later, over 5 million for the bronze 1860 and then a whopping 36,5 million for 1861, it just seems out of proportion to me. By the way does anyone know how long after 1860 was the copper coinage still legal tender?

Hello, I have been doing a bit of adding up. Why is it that over a period of 35years (1825-1860) only a relatively small amount of copper pennies were minted. The sum adds up to just 31.5 Million compared to the enormous 92 Million in just the first 3 years of the bronze penny (1860-1862). What happened to justify this large increase in the demand for penny coins? Indeed, not just for pennies but for small change in general. food for thought? Thanks, Gary ps. Mintage figures are taken from Collectors Coins GB 2006

Hi Peter, I agree with you that the 1860 Copper is the rarest and I did not intend to list it. I have asked for it to be removed from the list. The 1827 is considered by many to be the next rarest but as you said it often appears on Ebay. How often have you seen the others on Ebay or anywhere else for that matter? Gary

Hello Sylvester, sorry but I have messed this topic up. Could you please delete this post and my first one and remove the 1860 and the blank button if possible. If not remove the whole Poll and I will start again. Thanks, Gary

Hello Everyone, Please vote for what in your opinion is the rarest penny date. Thanks. Gary.

Hello Everyone, Please list, in your opinion the 3 rarest copper penny (1825-1860) dates. I mean in your own opinion from your own experience. Only dates, no varieties. Oh yes, and just how rare is the 1841 REG: (with colon)? Thanks, Gary.

I mean commen to the 1839 two prong farthing of course. Gary

Hi Rob and custard1966, thanks for your replies. Interesting, I thought this Flaw was only to be found on the 1834 Penny, obviously not! The two 1831´s in my collection do not have this flaw but the 1837 does. The 1837 goes one better and is also missing the lower right serif of the "I" in "BRITT...." However we have not yet established wether or not there are any 1834 Penníes that have the serifs fully struck or indeed 1837. Anyone! Have a good weekend. Gary

Starting price £199 and no takers. Will he relist at a lower price?

Hello, I have had this coin (if it is one) for many years. I f I remember correctly it was purchased from a bric a brac box at a junk shop in the early 70`s along with several other items. It is either copper or bronze, probably copper, approx 23 mm across and 2 mm thick. It seems to have been clipped at some time, could be a dating help, 1700`s ? The main design is quite clear in the scan, in one corner is an O and in the opposite corner is a small design which at first glance appears to be a winged animal (horse, dragon) flying towards a mountain pinnicle. Hard to tell. The reverse just has 5 dots , like a dice. Anyone have any info. Many thanks, Gary.

The coin in question is graded NVF and as far as I know this flaw is not mentioned by Peck.

Several yeaes ago I purchased an 1834 Penny for my collection. On recieving this coin I noticed that it was flawed ( or is it?) . the "T" and both "N`s" of BRITTANNIAR on the reverse are missing the lower Serif`s. There is a very very faint impression of them only just noticable with a x10 magnifiying glass. I have since been looking for an example with complete Serif`s and have so far been unsuccessful. Are all 1834 pennies flawed or does anyone have an example with full Serif`s?

Hi kuhli, thanks for taking the time to reply. If this is down to "lamination errors" then the bubbles would presumably be hollow? Anyway, thanks again.Gary

Hello, Here is a scan of this coin, sorry it has taken a while. I have ringed the areas where the die has faults. I am sure that there must be more examples of this coin out there? Gary

Just a quick one. This coin was purchased as an 1862 small date, many years ago from a coin dealer "Marron Coins" Here is a scan of the whole coin. If it is estimated that only 15 of these pennies exist, only 13 more need to be located

Hello, Here are two 1862 Pennies from my collection . I think it is quite clear from the scan that the top penny is the 1862 small date. If you look at the gap between the exergue and the top of the date numerals there is a distinct gap on the small date penny where as on the normal penny the numerals are almost in contact with the exergue. We know that the Dies were cut in advance and that only the first 3 digits were originally cut with the last digit being added as and when they were required which explains why so many 1861 and 1862 pennies have the last digit misaligned. As we can see here, this was also the case for the small date penny as the 2 is spaced further from the 8 and is also slightly rotated, anticlockwise. Does this suggest that there was more than one 1862 small date die? Probably not due to the rarity of this coin in any grade. My example is graded as Fair but the difference can still clearly be seen. So even a worn example can still be easily identified. Happy Hunting Gary