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  1. secret santa
    I have now relabelled this reverse as a possible sub-variety of reverse Gouby d/Freeman C to avoid the confusion that you mention (which I should have spotted since I also wrote the penny appendix in the new Freeman !) and also because I don't think that there is sufficient difference to call it a different reverse type - it may be simply from a "sharper" proof die. Thanks for pointing this out.
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    Can we explore this "mule" situation further. I've looked in Peck, Freeman and Gouby (albeit in a fairly cursory manner) and found nowhere where any of them refer to the 1926 ME as a "mule". Have you deduced that "All ME bronze was intended to be introduced with a modified reverse" or is that documented somewhere ? I'm looking for clarification, not a fight.
  3. secret santa
    When I set it up I tried to call it headsntails but the spurious 14 crept in from somewhere and I couldn't find a way in Wordpress to correct it so it ended up with a really clumsy URL.
  4. secret santa
    Corrected - thanks for pointing these out Jon - always happy to receive constructive comments. There are bound to be other typos in there.
  5. secret santa
    It's me !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  6. secret santa
    When someone has spent many hours of their own time constructing a website that will hopefully be useful to fellow collectors it might be more constructive and diplomatic to avoid describing part of its content as an "appalling error".
  7. secret santa
    So, they struck one coin correctly but thousands of "mules" incorrectly ? Not sure I agree with that Chris !!!!
  8. secret santa
    Don't hold your breath.
  9. secret santa
    I have spoken to Michael Gouby re this coin and he is 100% sure that it is an inverted A. He says : "The centre "A" bar is clear and solid. A tiny bit of the 'foot' of the inverted A can be seen just above the left leg of the 'V'. The 'I' of VIC has also been double struck. I am lucky enough to have taken an enhanced scan of the whole of the word VICTORIA. Richard, if you want to post this picture or my comments on the Pre Decimal website – feel free to do so. I am sorry that I don't seem to have time be active on the forum but I am always willing to help with any question that I can answer. Here is Michael's photo:
  10. secret santa
    I'll start another thread devoted to the 1860Jb (V over inverted A) to avoid confusion.
  11. secret santa
    In fact, I've just emailed him this minute.
  12. secret santa
    I can see what you mean Pete. I wonder if Michael has the original photo ?
  13. secret santa
    I hope you don't mind me putting your coin up on my rare penny website - I'll take it off if you wish, but devoted collectors like myself are very keen to see pictures of these very rare coins. I always put "private collection" when I haven't had permission to quote the owner's name or if they wish to remain anonymous.
  14. secret santa
    Totally honest and reliable.
  15. secret santa
    Interesting thought - if I can get through to a human, I'll try it.
  16. secret santa
    Fedex consistently charge 20% - it's no mistake !!!!! And I've found reclaiming it to be impossible.
  17. secret santa
    For pictures of known 1933 pennies, see my rarest penny website below
  18. secret santa
    Yes, if you buy anything in a Heritage auction they will ship by Fedex and you'll pay another 20% customs duty ! You need to factor that into your bid !
  19. secret santa
    More like 20% via Fedex - I've never been able to reclaim the excess.
  20. secret santa
    Hopefully, Cathrine will enlighten us.
  21. secret santa
    Can anyone answer my question please ?
  22. secret santa
    So, will these coins be sent from the US or England ? It makes a huge difference to the shipping costs.
  23. secret santa
    DNW do indeed make up variety references - they also persistently quote a Bamford number against pennies which is absolute nonsense. These numbers are simply the lot number from the Laurie Bamford sale and bear no resemblance to any unique identifier or variety. I've emailed them to this effect but got no response or acknowledgement.
  24. secret santa
    Yes, that works and is new. Thanks Mike
  25. secret santa
    I saved the link but now it won't show the original entry - Ebay must have changed that aspect of its software (try clicking on the link above !).
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