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    Guess the grade

    Nick replied to azda's topic in TPG Discussions

    I would say that the 1967 is slightly higher grade than the 1965, although not quite as good a strike. Can't see any reason why either would be less than MS 64.
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    Here's the other variety Davies 1744 (I think).
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    I have a Davies 1746 (sorry not for sale), but didn't realise they are that difficult to acquire. LCA have sold a few over the years.
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    Very nice. They don't often appear in decent grade and even when they do, they rarely have the eye appeal that yours does.
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    I don't have access to the CGS images. Can you put the image on your website? Or post it here?
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    Wow. That 1828 halfcrown is by far the best example I've seen of that rare date.
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    Looks like LCGS have noticed lots of non-paying access to their images.
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    I'll say PF 66 too.
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    Seems perhaps a little harshly graded. I've seen many worse 62's than that.
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    I agree.
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    Found another 1868 Maundy set which seems to be a different obverse 3 die. The I in BRIT is less upright than the earlier ones I posted.
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    Those both look to be obverse 2. Obverse 3 has two tufts of hair that "point" towards the R: at the end of BRITANNIAR. I can't see any obvious differences in those two examples, and they are lit differently which doesn't help, although the I in REGINA looks slightly doubled in the first.
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    Picture of the 3 with reasonably decent images:.
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    I only found four images that are definitely Maundy (ie still part of their set) and only three of the photos were good enough quality to believe the 3d's are from the same dies. A much larger sample would be needed to draw any conclusions.
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    From the small sample of 1868 Maundy sets I could find online, they all have a Davies type 3 obverse. The RRITANNIAR is obverse type 2, so more than likely a currency die.
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    I don't know what chemicals are contained in the lining of those 1911 proof set boxes, but they certainly do produce some wacky colourful toning.
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    Could it be a maundy die that was later used for currency? The annual reports show that there were 43 obverse dies used for 1,469,592 currency 3d pieces and 3 obverse dies for 7,704 maundy 3d pieces. If just one of those dies contained the error, it's unlikely that there were originally more than 10 or 20 thousand RRITANNIAR minted. It does seem unusual that the error was not corrected, given the number of B over R in BRITTANIAR that exist in other denominations.
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    Lovely frosty lustre on that halfcrown. What are the assigned grades on those two?
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