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Hi again who do i need to talk to about this book please .

Have a look at the I of VICT, wasp I to a bead = small lettering I to a gap = large lettering Thank you for your quick reply ,must get myself a good book on all this.thanks

Hi all anybody snow me or tell me what the difference in the 1893 shilling lettering size is thanks

thank you very much for your help Can anybody add to this, what is the best way to identifie the difference between the two coins

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Hi can any body show me the two types of 1911 shilling with the l of GEORGIUS to bead fuller neck and shallow neck please

Thank you will do that

other side poor but will put picture on The 4 letter that i can read are together ( RS.RE CROWN WITH SHIELD BELOW ) sorry but the light is just blowing it away

other side poor but will put picture on

Can't really make it out. Could you scan both sides please? how do i do that.? what is the best software to use thanks

Can't really make it out. Could you scan both sides please? how do i do that.? what is the best software to use thanks

Can't really make it out. Could you scan both sides please? how do i do that.? what is the best software to use thanks

Thanks i see what you mean

Anybody know what this is. it is made of copper very thin and about 25mm in size ?

The 8 is cut over a 7 either because the 7 is a mistake, or in the case of successive years as here, usually because the die was not worn out at the date changeover and so used on the grounds of economics. Additionally, sometimes the underlying year had dies produced but not used. Rather than throw the dies away they were cut with the new date or initial mark to ensure they were compliant with other dies and put to use. Hi so are there two of that type (1888 1888/7) ? and if so how do i tell the difference . thanks You've chosen a funny one there, because all 1888 shillings are actually 1888/7. If you have an 1888 shilling, get yourself a cheap 30x jewellers loupe, and have a close look under good light. That'll show you what you're looking for - a clear overdate, if the grade is high enough. thank you, that's one more thing ticked off my long list of questions

It means that the last numeral in the date has been re-cut or re-stamped over the other numeral. In the 2 examples you gave the 8 will have been re-cut over a 7. This was done to use up old dies from the year before (or in some cases 2 years before). Some overdates are very clear as there was little effort put in to erasing the original numeral, others are very feint and difficult to determine. Other overdates such as the 1861 Pennies with the 8over6 occured by error with the wrong numeral punch being used to strengthen the weak numeral. Michael Gouby has some close up pictures on his site of some overdates www.michael-coins.co.uk. hope this helps. Yes it helps a lot thank you

The 8 is cut over a 7 either because the 7 is a mistake, or in the case of successive years as here, usually because the die was not worn out at the date changeover and so used on the grounds of economics. Additionally, sometimes the underlying year had dies produced but not used. Rather than throw the dies away they were cut with the new date or initial mark to ensure they were compliant with other dies and put to use. Hi so are there two of that type (1888 1888/7) ? and if so how do i tell the difference . thanks

Hi what does it mean when they put 1888/7 shilling or 1848/7 penny thanks

Thank you very much for your info

Hello can i find anybody who collects coin from around the retford area

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people talking about a ref book than say things like (Davies lists 3 varieties ) what book are they talking about please and what other book are a must thanks

The date spacing on any coin prior to 1879 is due to the fact that the dies were finished with the addition of the last two digits by hand. The footnote on p.135 of ESC refers. If you look through past sales you will find that pennies and other denominations exist with only partial dates such as a copper 18 penny, or the 181 half crown. True wide or narrow dates are uniformly spaced so. Thanks Rob so its just a normal.Sorry new to all this some members seem a bit sharp Thanks again

ESC 1338E yes that is right not no line .shorter or longer line thanks .going down right track now No problem, my thought processes were malfunctioning too - I hadn't considered faulty question as an option. what about the 1871 wide date or just normal looked for a wide date in books and on net not found ? as you are the only person awake

better picture thanks