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http://www.predecimal.com/collectors-coins-2011-p-7872.html The above link will direct you too a visual on what the "Collector's Coin GB" looks like inside, so you can make a better judgement on if it is what you are looking for. I use it all the time as a ready reference, and I think you will like it also. It is sold thru this site.

Moneyer12, I think some of us Yanks do like the heavily toned coins...but I'd like to go on record as not being one of them! I like my coins with a full bloom of luster! Toning is just "early" tarnish! <gggg>

Rob, There is no picture with it, but there is a 1893/2 for sale at: Boulborn Collections LTD Jan issue of Coin News, page 34 Cost 1,995 Pounds Is that a fair price? He would probably send you a close up pic, if he thought your were interested in the coin!

Unless the coin sale is really a low value ($2-$8, etc), the cost of eBay charges, and PayPal charges together, are generally in the 15% range total. A low value coin sale can raise that percentage quite a bit though, due to listing & picture charges.

Tom and Colin, Happy Birthday... I hope you both get some nice coins for your B-day!

Nice copy Gary. Adding your coin to those known already, makes four (4) total! I am sure there are more out there though. Davidrj may have a point about the available quantity of 1922 "Dots", due to that part of the coin wearing first!

Is that a dot in the middle of the trident shaft to Bob? I heard of a dot being on a penny there, can't remember if it was the 1922 or not, but never seen one on the prong before.It needs a bath of olive oil Dave, What you see on the trident shaft is a light contact mark. I do need to somehow contain the staining...it is also on the reverse. The last time I used olive oil, it darkened the coin, which I don't want to do. Any other ideas?.....

You are probably right David, although it really looks like it was an intentional "Dot" because it is a very sharp. I did buy it for a standard 1922...once in a while you get lucky! <gggg>. I traded email's with Michael Gouby, and Bernie Workman regarding the coin, and they both referred me to the Workman sale. Bernie said he new of one other example (besides the Workman example), so I thought I would ask around, if there were any others known, here on the Forum. Thanks for the reply.

In my recent trip to Orlando, Florida, and the FUN (Florida United Numismatic) Convention, I found a new variety for me. I have since found out there are a few others out there, but very few. I have a F192, 1922 Penny, with a prominent "dot" on the middle tine of the Trident. It is a pretty nice penny, but does have a few stains. Below is a pic of the coin. Does anyone out there have any information about this one?

Gollum, That reminds me of a song!..."Oh the girls all get prettier at closing time!"

I think there are only two (2) 1827 Uncirculated Pennies known. One was sold 3 or 4 years ago by Colin Cooke, and it brought an astronomical price for the time! I can see why the price has been raised...it is a really RARE coin in better grades!

Gollum, Here is a "new" QX3 Digital Blue Microscope for $49.95. It is basically the same as the QX5. http://www.ebay.com/itm/QX3-Computer-Microscope-Digital-Blue-New-/260900460896?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cbee11960#ht_500wt_1180

Wow...prices have gone up! I bought mine brand new for $49.95. It's probably worth the price you have quoted though.

Gollum, One of the best, low cost scopes, is the Digital Blue QX5. It has magnification of 10x, 60x, and 200x. They were originally made for, and sold at, "toys R Us!" You can find them on eBay for about $50.00. There are two models, the QX3 and the QX5. The 5 is the best, but both work in the same fashion. They have a PC interface, and work with most software systems. I have used mine with Windows Vista, and Windows 7, as well as older versions of windows. I also have the Leuchtturn Microscope, but the QX5 provides a better image than the Leuchtturn.

Dave, It seems like I've seen you post somewhere before...could it be Facebook? <ggggg>.

Englishpicker, Clean off the date (lightly handwash with soap & water), then look at the mintmark with a 20x or 30x loupe (a 60x scope would even be better), you will then be able to quickly determine if it is a D over S variety. It appears to be the real thing, at first glance. Nice find!

I didn't get any coins for Christmas, but I have talked my wife into going to Florida the first week in January for vacation! I don't think she is aware of the fact that the "Fun" Convention (Florida United Numismatists) is that week! There will be 650 Dealers, and over 1000 Bourse tables...should be a blast!

I'm going to weigh in at EF!

Calvin, Is the attached pic like your farthing? This is a 1826 that I have.

David, It looks ok at a distance, but the Flyer should have added the 20x magnification he said he used, for all to see.

Colin, Let us know when you are ready to accept new farthing types/errors, etc. and I for one will be glad to contribute!

Freeman-147, and Gouby BP1897B are both numbers for the 1897 1d with "dot".

Debbie, As Peter has mentioned, PCGS and NGC are the two USA grading companies... you can rely on for better grading. ANAC's is ok, but not up to PCGS and NGC standards. The balance of the companies are not as reliable. My personal opinion!

Dave, I'm not as picky as Accumulator...I'll take it! I think you are pretty well on the mark with the grading.

Sotheby's, beware! Offering everything from rare books to Lou Gehrig's jersey, Heritage Auctions under CEO Steve Ivy grows to become the third-largest auction house in the world. For years the nation's top currency and coin house, Dallas-based Heritage Auctions has used its founders' entrepreneurial prowess to diversify and flourish in recent yearspartly at the expense of industry giants Sotheby's and Christie's. When actor Nicolas Cage decided to unload most of his vast comic book collection in 2002, he used Heritage Auctions in Dallas to execute the $1.68 million sale. In Orlando last year, a 1913 U.S. Liberty head nickel previously owned by Egypt's King Farouk and before that, Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss (who sold it years earlier for a paltry $200,000), was sold at a Heritage auction for $3.7 million to an East Coast collector. Per above note from Heritage Auctions in Dallas, TX.....They auctioned off the comic collection for Nicholas Cage.