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  1. 4 hours ago, Master Jmd said:

    Despite thinking it was a long shot, thanks to @PWA 1967 I was able to source a high grade 2+A 1953 farthing a lot sooner than I was expecting - I'll share some images over in the coin acquisition of the week thread when it arrives.

    So here's an even greater long shot...

    Last March this CGS 85 ex J.B. de Loynes 1953 VIP proof farthing sold through Noonans for £280:

    nOiMTIT.jpg

    This sale came before it was known that some VIP sets contain a previously undiscovered 1953 variant (discussed in this thread) where the 'F' in 'FARTHING' points to a gap and the 'I' points to a bead. From doing a small amount of research it seems like a 50:50 split whether a VIP set contained this variant or the more documented 1 + A variant.

    I'd like to offer £560 for this coin pictured (double the hammer price), something around that amount for a similar grade, or £250 for a lower grade example which is clearly this variant.

    Interesting that you mentioned J. B. de Loynes. He was Chairman of The Gambia Currency Board after their Independence in 1965, and prior to the formation of The Central Bank of The Gambia in 1971. He changed his name to drop the 'de' later in life. 

     

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  2. Would anyone be interested in seeing some work I have done on Victorian Young Head Numeral 5 Fonts?

    If I get a few 'yes' replies I will put on the site, but I don't want to fill it up with large pictures for those who aren't interested.

    I can always send the details by PM........assuming she's still available...........ha ha!!

     


  3. On 9/30/2022 at 7:46 AM, Sword said:

    Image from BBC news and it took me a bit of time to warm up to it. I think the portrait appears friendly and approachable rather majestic (which was probably the intention).

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    I see there's a nice rare commemorative version too!!!!89482701_CommemorativeRareKingCharles50p.jpg.736b07a014a319705942848c32a620c3.jpg

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  4. Yes, Richard I agree with your own findings. I was just trying to focus on the 7 fonts in the earlier post, not the full date numeral locations.

    I have actually found 5 slightly different numeral locations on the 1857 Date Style E's. These 5 obverse dies also have die flaws in different locations; that is what helped me realise there must be several obverses with this font, and then go on to examine the minor date differences. I had previously thought that the 'Long 7' variety was rarer than it is. Below are some initial stats from my '5 year' ebay study from yonks ago. I did it just to obtain Long 7 stats, and still need to do some work on other types of 1857, but you can also see the OT/PT split.    

     

    1857 Volume Analysis (5 Years all ebay listings)            
                       
      Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5   TOTALS    
                       
    OT 27 33 42 43 43   188   32.36%
    PT 62 62 66 102 101   393   67.64%
    Cannot See Trident 9 4 2 13 13   41    
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
    PT Split                  
                       
    Long 7 9 10 7 17 23   66   11.36%
    Cannot See Date 5 2 1 0 7   15    
    Other Date Types 48 50 58 85 71   312    
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  5. Things which I have noted in second group of pictures:-

    ·         Date Style E is the only ‘7’ font which has a different height, at 1.75mm, instead of 1.64mm for all the others. I believe this is the variety recorded by Peck as P1514 (Smaller Date) and Bramah as B24a (Date in much smaller figures). Gouby, however, says “long ‘down’ leg with a short top bar. Possibly scarcer date font type to the other shorter squatter types of 7’s”. Personally, I prefer Gouby’s description, and find the Peck / Bramah ‘smaller’ references to be a bit misleading, even though the 7 is clearly ‘narrower’ on this font. I call it the ‘longer or slender 7’.

    ·         The bottom two pictures show coins which I don’t feel fit any of the recorded types. These coins do not have a down tooth which tapers to a point, but are rather a more rectangular shape with a flat end to the ‘tooth’. I have not found these types to be particularly uncommon, so you may well be able to find one if interested in adding to your own collection.

    1857 Date Fonts 2 Sized_Gouby Text.jpg

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  6. On 9/8/2022 at 12:40 PM, 1949threepence said:

    Well very much so Ian, yes - and thank you.

    That’s nice thanks Mike / Bruce.

    I will attach two sets of 4 pictures, in two posts due to limit of 500MB (i.e. 8 different coins in total). These have all been taken at 140x mag. and by slipping different coins under the lens without changing any microscope settings.

    You will see that I have indicated the Gouby Date Style, where known, and also measured the height of the different looking numeral 7’s.

    I have not pictured Gouby Date Style B because I believe the numeral 7 to be same font style as Gouby Date Style A, it just has numerals 5 and 7 closer together. I can add a further picture of Gouby Date Style B, however, if you wish to see…..please ask.

    Things which I have noted in first group of pictures:-

    ·         On Gouby website, for Date Style C, he says “The 7 has no down tooth at end of top bar”. My picture indicates, however, that there may be a tiny down tooth, perhaps the remains of a once longer tooth. The other thing I have noted is that Date Style C appears paired with both PT and OT reverses, and these are from 2 different obverse dies with slightly differing numeral spacings, and repairs to numeral 8. Again, I can add full date pictures for both PT and OT Date Style C’s if anyone wishes to see these. Date Style C’s are quite difficult to find.

    ·         I am unsure how to classify the picture bottom right, hence the Gouby ? Thoughts welcomed.

    1857 Date Fonts 1 Sized_GoubyText.jpg

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  7. On 9/6/2022 at 4:09 PM, 1949threepence said:

    That's not to say, by any stretch of the imagination, that the 1857 we've recently been discussing on here........

    Seeing we have been discussing 1857's recently would you, or anyone else, be interested in seeing some close ups of the different types of numeral 7 fonts (definite and possible) which I have recorded for 1857's in my own collection?  

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  8. On 7/8/2022 at 7:15 AM, alfnail said:

    I'm putting examples of both these date types into the Noonans September sale if anyone is interested.

     

    1853 Plain Trident Plain 5 Predecimal.jpg

    1853 Plain Trident Gouby Italic 5 Predecimal.jpg

    Afraid I had to withdraw the 1853 Italic 5 coin because I didn't agree with the way the lot was going to be sold.

    The coin with plain 5 date style is still up for their September sale, Lot 1518. 


  9. Thanks all for comments and Baldwins sale reference picture.

    I have just realised why I had cross referenced the link to the LCA auction in my collection, and put 'Proof?' alongside my own 1857 penny.

    It is because there are some legend features on both the obverse and reverse of my own coin which exactly match the London Coin pictures, which you can see if you enlarge the LCA pictures to better see the detail. I attach 3 of my own digital microscope pictures to show 3 of these legend repairs.

    My own coin doesn't look like a proof to me, but I'm happy to sell it for £789 to the first taker.......and no Buyer's Premium!!

     

    REG G Repair.jpg

    BRITT First I Repair.jpg

    DEI I Repair.jpg


  10. 20 hours ago, The Future said:

    I often look out for rarer coins with holes directly from dealers. I got a 1927 proof threepence for £10 a few years back and a silver 1804 dollar for £40.  They seem to go for more on eBay.

    Sorry to interrupt the interesting Prisoner thread, but I thought I would talk about pennies again if that's ok.

    If 'The Future', or anyone else for that matter, is interested in rarer coins with holes in them, then they may want to purchase my spare 1858 Large Rose pictured below.

    Probably rarer than the 1860 Triple F, which went for £57.99, but I would be happy to sell it for less than that..........if anyone wants to wear it around their neck or something!

    PM me if interested.

    1970134094_1858LargeRoseHoled.thumb.jpg.7da0ecc3d55409a8c1f6569a8169fc51.jpg

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