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It's one of the first ever milled sixpences (ie not hammered)! It's the small bust with Lis mm, Spink 2599!Welcome aboard, and nice find!

I'm actually in bed now, but will double check in the morning, though I'm pretty sure Dave Groom only had varieties in either 1940 or 1941 for the G6 halfpennies (I can't remember which)? A '45 major variety would be pretty major, I'm sure it must be unusual wear, but would absolutely love to be wrong on this!

You have me at a disadvantage now, as I'm looking on the iPhone, and your images are not really grade-friendly! What I would say, though, which is important for the variety-point you raise, is that, regardless of the overall grade of either of the coins, there is definitely wear or weak-strike in the region of the date on the coin with the 'broad-numeral' date, which can be clearly seen in the waves of your earlier posted images!In all honesty, if you are looking for hitherto undiscovered varieties of the 20thC period, you will need to be looking at the macro level, on coins in extremely high grade, to find them, and especially if you want to get them acknowledged by the numismatic establishments. You spoke of Dave Groom & Chris's books, I'm guessing you know Chris is the host of this site, and that Dave is a regular visitor/member, maybe he could take a look and encourage you in your search. It's great that you are so enthusiastic, all the best discussions on here generally start this way. Keep it coming!

I don't fully understand the bidder readings but, would I be right in thinking that this 300943501479 was bid to £120 in under 4 mins of it being listed? Very few auction coins hit such lofty heights with a week still to go! Edit: PS thanks for the earlier link Azda!

Yes, I remember annoyingly being refunded my PayPal money on numerous occasions! I only ever swallowed it because they posted on arrival of cheque, rather than make you wait for clearance. It's a husband and wife team I think, S&H?

I'm wondering, Rob, it's gone crazy for them! Their coins are hitting top dollar, well before auction finish...the Mary Groat with flan-flaw finished at £158 and had been bucked up to over a £100 before early evening! £202.00 for that 6d is good work!

Blencoe always seems to attract top-whack and I'm not sure why... Even if they are described accurately. I've light-fingered a few away in the past, but certainly something has changed! Blencoe stock and prices have always been an enigma to me, I'd love to know where they do their shopping, to be able to consistently auction £100+ stock! I wanted their Mary Groat tonight, but it was over a £100 before I'd cooked dinner! I wasn't interested in their A/Bell 'non-mule, non A/escallop' £202.00 sixpence, though! Wow!

Have you done much outside of the UK coinage, Azda? Totally mystifies me, it's so massive!

Noooooooooooooooooooooo, don't spoil it!

I 100% agree the dates look different, but take a look at the waves also, I'm not so sure they are anything like the same grade? I'd never expect to find such a significant variety to be honest...keep looking, though, as they are by no means all found, no by a long shot!

just gave us a big belly laugh!

Sorry for the delay...and all credit of course due to: P. Alan, Raynor (1992) English Silver Coinage Since 1649 [5th ed.] pg.201, Seaby, London. (as far as I can remember from my UNI days,using the Harvard System?)

Not a mule! Not an A over Escallop! Not a top grade! A over Bell, regular issue sixpence in regular grade, but big money! 300939556278

Ok, found out how, but can't resize it! Have you got an ESC, TG, will upload the page from the laptop if not?

I was having a browse through ESC this morning, and reading page 201 sheds a little more light on your question. I've attached a rubbish iPhone image, not sure how readable it is, but may be enough to justify digging it out??? Oh, hang on, how do I add an iPhone image, when using an iPhone?

Oh, you've just laid the golden egg on here, tracyaw!

Unless it's catalogued, I wouldn't say it'll make a premium above it's book for grade, personally. I'd keep it, I doubt it'll even dent a bronze Victoria purchase. Good spot, though!

Yes, he's not getting off lightly with that one, is he chaps?

So can you explain the features that lead you to that Stuart? I have yet to have a glass of anything alcoholic today. Perhaps I'm channeling Peter? Are you SURE you haven't, and SURE you're not?

"Not sure if the piercing has gone all of the way through, I haven't tried it yet" ??????? Edit: oh I see, it's been drilled from both sides but the craftsman couldn't align the holes!

Also, if you're just interested in collecting the F numbers, you can use Gouby for supporting evidence! Much as Groom's book, apart from being a tome in its own right, is widely used as a modern updated supporting text for efficiently identifying the Davies and ESC AND F numbers of the 20thC!

Dipping bronze and copper : S Failure to understand or adjust camera's White Balance : C7 Nuff said i'm guessing as these people take photos of coins on a hourly basis (my guess) their set up will be spot on Don't believe it. The pictures may be sharp, even, well exposed, etc, and the set up absolutely perfect, but none of that guarantees an understanding of how to set White Balance. 100% agreed! White Balance is undeniably the Black Art of coin photography! I do mean to get to the bottom of it one day!

I felt certain I responded to this?? Did we lose anything during the crossover? Thanks, Nick!

Blinkin' 'eck, Pies, now there's a question! I haven't the foggiest, but do enjoy the search as much as the purchase...lucky you!