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The link below is to a penny in the imminent Stacks-Bowers auction. It has been slabbed as Proof (with no Peck number) but I have pored through the various obverse and reverse designs of the recorded proof pennies and I believe it to be just a nicely struck currency 10 leaves variety.

https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-1CB8EP/great-britain-penny-1797-birmingham-soho-mint-george-iii-pcgs-proof-62-brown

However, bidding has already reached $5000.

[1877 Penny (Wider or Wide Date)]

1 hour ago, The Bee said:

please see a picture of the obverse

Thanks - now added to the website.

[1877 Penny (Wider or Wide Date)]

Richard

Could you please post a photo of your 1862 F41 obverse so that I can add it to my rare penny site.

[1877 Penny (Wider or Wide Date)]

5 hours ago, The Bee said:

I can always share a photograph if that helps

Please do.

[1877 Penny (Wider or Wide Date)]

I have this one:

[Ebay's Worst Offerings]

He has now taken it down after I'd messaged him.

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15 hours ago, PWA 1967 said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/266978285026?_nkw=penny+coin&itmmeta=01J6ZD0QHG63NVNZYBB3B2Y19B&hash=item3e292555e2:g:g5kAAOSwmH9m2K8F&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA4HoV3kP08IDx%2BKZ9MfhVJKmOOXhDfJShZ9k0rmGvI5hL4%2BUm9bpbNymp%2BBQnv2NskT24AngdvxxhL%2FehlD9wnlssFVcPLWBd%2BBd8E65rryXVT5%2BTBetWyGOygdiIVK9Lwht469lB9D6HHXPMH0tTW8sekZSWX0dHKcQZOq6Ed8tsEB2SNl1Buwc7Uf14PTkgQuvk4hGL1wvstNZF0pmY1jRmcyIuvWxg6FG10Yxix09XNglgQSAF4NnGv%2BofJHQVATEgeI%2B%2BZY3wa7G7n%2BnST0dUCHxrxIBXdMUoEohG7PtK|tkp%3ABk9SR-r4gu23ZA

This seller wants kicking off eBay he annoys me that much i wish i could meet him to tell him

Some naive buyer may well buy this. It's very frustrating.

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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/196599130251?itmmeta=01J6QRM9GEJXST213EAJN4DENJ&hash=item2dc638a88b:g:I-AAAOSwDuhm1JrG&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA4HoV3kP08IDx%2BKZ9MfhVJKlxC92JWfA0aLxfCgwdx5BHgo8YGT06macKdD4XHzKwr1spDo9bE33jwUD1Sz3nT71jXeu3W8l6gaM6kk7z1ukZ7NU%2FwzMZ8ye88CHwI6eLua0YqJ9RatMvk9xbBiwWawBbD7A15Vz%2FeTfDaodIhEv9NiiP8l1O%2BzxisP%2FdGM3iK2ehJXIrjVl1qTq2Qxj4gJ3%2Flu1yLgika%2BW8WyA%2BsTy4wgSYV9%2F563wgQRrQPrNMtPzDXXs09Xl8dP0L2aBMzNRdMRR%2BzIsaT0RcDDVsR1Af|tkp%3ABk9SR6aY0fi1ZA

My article in September's Coin News provides a very timely warning about these coins !

[1919 Penny with dot by date, how rare?]

These dots appear randomly across the years - see my website:

https://rarestpennies.wordpress.com/scarce-dot-pennies/#top

[1897 Penny - NGC calls these two High Tide, seems incorrect]

6 hours ago, Martinminerva said:

On the common type, there is a distinct gap between shield and beads

Nice info - I hadn't noted that.

Normal tide on left; high tide on right

[1897 Penny - NGC calls these two High Tide, seems incorrect]

No, it IS a high tide. Normal tide on left

[£2 coin query]

Thanks - so, it does exist, but clearly they have erroneously given two different coins the same identifying code (K69).

[£2 coin query]

2022.

[£2 coin query]

In the 2024 Coins of England decimal edition, on page 97 variety K69 is a Queen Elizabeth £2 coin but on page 405, K69 is a Charles III £2 coin.

The QEII coin is supposedly a "Britannia" variety bearing a "privy mark" denoting the year of her death but I can't find any photos/trace of this coin.

Can anyone help ?

[Geoffrey Cope collection]

[1897 Penny - NGC calls these two High Tide, seems incorrect]

Clicking on the link gives several options to download - which do you recommend ?

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I suspect that there are around 50-100 examples. I stopped recording them coming to market several years ago.

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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/204853278137?itmmeta=01J19R66GKQ4EAWG8C5J6RZVCG&hash=item2fb234f5b9:g:N4wAAOSwmehmetfM

What a bargain - less than £1000 per coin !!!!

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[Geoffrey Cope collection]

P1327 I assume ?

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I haven't bought much lately but I did get this from the Sovereign Rarities auction - unusual wide date.