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Very identifiable lighthouse, too.

They are, along with the 1882 no H and the 1860 mules, among the most recognisable true rarities which brings the "glamour". I think that if I weren't building up the population with pictures on my website, they might well be still thought of as a single figure population.

And another one at DNW in March - they're coming thick and fast.

And it's virtually identical to the Fine example in Derek Allen's excellent book "The Standard Guide to Grading British Coins".

Probably like online dating - full of promise but ends in tears (so I'm told !)

Winter of '63 - my friend Stewart and I were having a snowball fight outside his house a day or two before school was due to resume after Christmas when our French master/deputy headmaster emerged from his house across the way and ordered us up to school the next day (through foot deep snow) to address letters to all the pupils to tell them that the school would be closed for another week. We meekly obeyed him and struggled up to school along with a few other unlucky victims - imagine what today's kids would say to their teacher in similar circumstances !!!!

When I was about 6 or 7 I nagged my Mum to buy me a pack of Corn Flakes because there was a "skull" mask on the back of the packet but she made me wait until I'd eaten the whole packet before I got the mask. I haven't been able to stomach corn flakes since that day.........................

It's always been pictured on my varieties website.

Any chance of you coming back to help numbers ????

Sunday lunch listening to Hancock's Half Hour was one of my greatest childhood memories.

This forum has complained repeatedly but the site(s) is still as unfriendly as ever.

Do I detect another fan of the late, great Tony Hancock ?

Lukasz would be selling that as a 6 over 5.

I keep swaying between obv 2 and 4. Other opinions ?

#Me too

There's a somewhat similar specimen to Mike's in the next LCA - not quite the same position of 8 but the same wonky last figure 1. Also an interesting R over small A (a lazy attempt to repair the leg of the R ?) and a very unconvincing (to me) 1862 PFNNY.

That's a hugely detailed article - does anyone know Mick Martin or have contact details ?

That's a great spot Jerry - definitely worth a few bob !

Thanks very much. Do you have my email address ?

Would you be able to scan it and mail it to me ? It would be quite nice to make my pennyvarieties site as complete a list of varieties as possible.

I've just mailed a friend at Spink to see if he can help. Watch this space.

Your rather dismissive reply ignores the fact that a recognised source of such information would act as a reference point to help collectors identify their coins and, of course, to prevent people like me claiming a new variety every day.

I'll try to get hold of this article. Does this imply that there is no agreed definitive list of all these patterns, proof and restrikes ? And no custodian of such an inventory ?

I was wrong - the incuse curl is present on the earlier Peck numbers, just not as well-defined as my P1342 above. These 2 photos are of my P1323 and KP30/KP31 mule. I take it all back - Peck is correct.

I can't see this curl on any of the other pennies. Edit: But wait - maybe I can - I'll do some more research.........................................