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Have I got all 3 of these, Jerry ?

The F44 slender 3 penny - The seller contacted me separately afterwards asking me to verify the coin - he withdrew it earlier after realising what it might be. I asked him what he's going to do with it but he didn't reveal his plans.

That's definitely a 4th example - somebody must have nipped in and got it at a bargain price.

Could you provide the link please.

I can feel a new website coming on - maybe next winter.

Interesting - are these varieties formally documented anywhere ?

How many types are there ? I have 4 1992 10p's, all with the I pointing to a gap and the 1 pointing to a bead.

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Good spot, Pete. I have a matt proof example.

Sadly, not within my remit.

Has become corrupted and all the information on Victoria obverses has been lost. Victoria reverses will be gone next and I don't have the hard copies to recreate them. I will probably take the site down soon. Sorry to halfpenny collectors.

After posting the initial bad news, I somehow managed to recover the Victoria obverses (I'm not sure how) but am unable to update the page - also the Victoria reverses. Sadly, on these free sites, the support facilities aren't great. I have no idea how these 2 pages lost the ability for updates; the other pages are still updateable at the moment but I'm fearful for their fate.

This is the correct link https://royalmintmuseum.collectionsindex.com/home

The 1861 F23 proof was: Struck in January 1861 as part of an experiment to determine whether the weight standard of the new bronze coins should be altered in order to coin 40 instead of 48 pieces to the pound avoirdupois

Everyone has their price...............

How could I insult someone who sends me a Christmas card every year ???

No, it's the one that sold in Bernie's sale. The seller must be some sort of moron.

Get in quickly before the seller realises his penny is rarer than he thinks ! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/365385571973?itmmeta=01JKJVQX0KNWD9KD5GMB7SZMQS&hash=item5512ad5e85:g:-tMAAOSwyJdnpzIT&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA4HoV3kP08IDx%2BKZ9MfhVJKmd3rWHm7PGuXEWO1Ux%2F%2BdVbTpqL%2FBdZSTI9YtFe5Td2fddr8mWMsQocTd%2BMYiar5aug7inNeaBJjBokcFmPqMpJDwaT%2F62FO%2FMxR5YjImW5jESQ2onNx0ahYBZdsy2UFAz3LvKvILGUiBBp2vpbyAiatrV91ouIz%2FLM4x%2F2lz%2FtlL8RjF%2F25t7wdkSSwkmqnqcLFnI%2FuSBMl1ceTdRXMbVBIzUG%2BtHcdQ2EsNLUxALNCd1BLeDe9VmlOpTHw3EE9a4cSA9Js2qz8WL1tSRueR1|tkp%3ABk9SR7jQ39ucZQ

Thanks Terry Maybe weak sea rather than missing, but I've not seen it on 1930 coins.(Can you "not see" what isn't there ??)

And I've sent him a blank version of the Word document that I use.

Chris Perkins had thought that it might be a future option. Michael Freeman had approved the release of the paperback version but had opted out of any future involvement himself.

Steve Hill of Sovereign rarities sent me a nice 4 page Word document containing pictures of most of the coins as a pre-auction publicity release. If you let me have your email address, I'll mail it to you.

Yes, further examination of coins reveals that, apart from a few (rare ?) 1889 F127 pennies with missing serifs, F127s plus 1890, 1891 and some 1892 pennies were all struck with obverse R* and then reverted partway through 1892 to obverse R which was then used until 1895 when the veiled head obverse was introduced.

Either that or an illegal firearm.

There's a rumour that it's coming to market again in a few weeks......