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It is not in prime condition, that's for sure and has some edge damage. But on a strict grading basis it has to be better than NVF - obverse wear in the usual places is minimal from what I can see. You may be right about the cleaning, although a lot of these early bronze coins did produce a very light tone, so without seeing etc... In conclusion it is not a valuable coin and not one you could sell simply by stating its grade. If I were to sell, I would simply post a picture and let the buyer make up their own mind. I would say Good VF for the F17. Need a better photo though. I agree it looks cleaned. But again, could just be the photo. Worth pointing out that the F17 is high rarity (Jerrams 50-80 known) and so certainly not worthless, cleaned or not. I would pay £60 for it. On Ebay I imagine it would fetch more.

£155 for a VG-F 1871 penny... (not really the seller's fault, for once.)

This site will do the shillings. Wikipedia (NOT a reliable source) has this to say about marks: In England the "mark" never appeared as a coin, but as a money of account only, and apparently came into use in the 10th century through the Danes. It first equalled 100 pence, but after the Norman Conquest equalled 160 pence = 2/3 of the Pound Sterling, or 13 shillings and 4 pence. In Scotland, the Merk Scots comprised a silver coin of this value, issued first in 1570 and afterwards in 1663.

I probably would have been interested... but how would you have avoided copyright issues?

It's a bronze medallion issued for the British Empire Exhibition (1924). Value... a few pounds though this one looks cleaned (maybe just the photo).

1882 penny "none" H? 5 watchers already. I have a feeling somebody is going to throw away a lot of money here...

Yes, it's a Freeman 96. Often referred to as the 'raised lines' variety but I actually find it easier to identify by the thinner lettering on the obverse: vs Obverse 9 lettering being slightly thicker and much more deeply cut. This is a fairly obvious difference on all but the lowest grade coins.

This is just one of the differences between the various 1861 reverses. No orb would be Spink reverse G.

Not an expert, but vicky pennies are my main interest. Almost certainly Gouby obverse C (thin rim, i.e. the relatively common one). Need better pics to identify reverse. Grade F+ Value... about £20 but depends on reverse die.

I thought token at first... it's fairly crude. But the inscription is correct, and it's not brass like the "good old days" tokens - it appears to be lead with some kind of plating. Diameter is 25-26mm. Weight 4.1g. Any ideas? If it's a token, why use the correct inscription and date? (and risk prison or execution). But if it's a forgery, why not make it the correct weight?

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Approx 6 known according to Gouby (good pictures there, too). Which would be R18 (?). OP probably doesn't have one of those, anyway.

Tooth means the beads around the border. Look at the date - the '1' will either be directly above a bead, or slightly to one side. The latter is very common.

Not seen this mentioned anywhere. Small date 1879 penny with missing colon dot in D:G:

Looked into this a bit more. Michael Gouby lists this as a minor variety (broken O) and prices it slightly higher (few £) than the usual one. So a bit more valuable but not much.