Michael-Roo

There are a few of the "Dots" that do not appear in the legends. Here is a 1855 Penny, with a "dot" on Victoria's forehead! …. and here's one on George III's neck. He really should put a bit of ointment on that…….

The above is abridged, unfortunately, but worth a look all the same…..

https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Zz89AAAAIAAJ&pg=PR4&lpg=PR4&dq=A+New+History+of+the+Royal+Mint+published+by+the+Cambridge+University+Press+in+1992+editied+by+C.+E.+Challis&source=bl&ots=bGSkLmGaKL&sig=WeSy9nqHmVnmS7h4U6-eCd_-tIc&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCIQ6AEwAGoVChMI_LzC2YGLyQIVi-sUCh3FHwnH#v=onepage&q=A%20New%20History%20of%20the%20Royal%20Mint%20published%20by%20the%20Cambridge%20University%20Press%20in%201992%20editied%20by%20C.%20E.%20Challis&f=false

Happy birthday from me too. Have a good one.

Fantastic! I bet poor old Mackenzie Crook and Toby Jones must be green with envy. 'What y'got?' 'Tizer. 1996.'…….

Nooo! And my sincere apologies again for my present distractions! Blessing!Ha, ha! Yes you are. If I was able to produce coin pics like yours I'd be SO chuffed with myself. All the best to you and the family from Eugenie and me.

No problem, we all do it. You're the 'go to' bloke Rob. Can you tell me: how rare is the R over O obverse? Never seen one, though Nick found one in a DNW search in 1995. There is a thread somewhere because I asked the question a while ago. It would be interesting to see what this actually is in hand because I have a 1773 with OR over O - i.e. the underlying O was cut too far clockwise and then corrected. That's very interesting. Its listed in Spink with a premium which would suggest its not that big a deal but, like you, I've not seen one apart from my own. We were in Holland last week so the coin collection, Les Paul, cats (just joking) etc. went into the loft before we left. I'll get them down tomorrow and take a photo. The cats can stay. Ah, the silence…….

No problem, we all do it. You're the 'go to' bloke Rob. Can you tell me: how rare is the R over O obverse?

It isn't a 4 over 3. They are actually quite rare, more so than say the 1732/1. I can still count the number I have seen on one hand. To be fair, Teecee did suggest 3 over 1 (not 4 over 3), however, whatever is under the 3 is far too slight to be a 1.

If you're getting into old copper these links will be of use. http://www.colincooke.com/collections/nicholsoncollection.html http://www.colincooke.com/collections/ccc_frontpage.html Colin's site is handy for farthing info too: http://www.aboutfarthings.co.uk

Hard to tell without a close up of the digits. I have a few 1734s. These include a couple of date overstrikes and one which has the R over O on the obverse. BTW: that's not a bad 1754 farthing for someone who's only been collecting for a month or so. Keep it up Teecee.

Nice Teecee. You bought that on Ebay. I had it in my watch list, but didn't bid.

Stuart, when it comes to hammered coin photography, you are the man!

If you've only been buying for a month or so stick them in 'Beginner's Area' under a title of your choosing, or under 'Acquisition of the Week' in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries. Yeah, I know it says: 'Aquisition'. Makes me cringe every time I see it…...

Nice one Teecee. You should put up a few photos for the members to enjoy. 18th century copper (well, 17th too) is also a favourite of mine and a few others on here. Re. The Woods coinage. Here are a few useful info links for you. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Wood_(ironmaster) http://www.coins.nd.edu/ColCoin/ColCoinIntros/Hibernia.intro.html http://ansmagazine.com/Spring08/Hibernia

No worries. Good luck with the collecting. The second type struck from 1722 until 1724 has a harp to the right of Hibernia Wood’s ‘Hibernia’ halfpenny, with the harp to the right of the seated Hibernia (Type II) The obverses of both type are similar, albeit subject to die varieties1725 – There is a die flaw which occurs on one variety of the 1723 halfpenny which makes it look like the date is 1725There are proof strikings in both copper and silver and there are a number of patterns (but these are rare)These coins are available in much better condition than the earlier regal copper issues and uncirculated coins with considerable red mint lustre are available albeit scarce and expensive. Wood’s Coinage is actively collected as part of the American ‘colonial series’ so there are listings of their values in the ‘Red Book’, the ‘Blue Book’ and from many other US sources – including numerous American numismatic websites.

Being a collector of 18th British century copper odd you didn't recognise it for what it is. Not a criticism, simply an observation.

1726 is most unlikely. If it is, grab it!

The images are difficult to see but it looks like a Woods Irish/American copper of 1722-24. Size will determine whether its a farthing or halfpenny.

I hear from him a couple of times each week and can assure you he's fine, just busy doing other things at the moment. He's written a series of articles for Coin News, the first of which is published in the current issue.

Sadly, his 1912H is only EF….. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1912-H-Coin-UK-1d-Penny-Era-King-George-V-EF-Collections-Bulk-Lots-/121604080721?hash=item1c502b0451

Oh Peter. What terrible news. I'm so sorry.

You're very welcome. I too have been searching for sources which may help identify my long cross pennies (a dozen or more). They all look the same to me! These are the sites I've found to date.

Are these of any use to you Dave? http://www.bajr.org/BAJRGuides/37.%20Coin%20Identification/37Coins_I.pdf http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/pages/Long-Cross-Pennies/Long%20Cross%20Pennies%20P1.htm http://www.englishhammered.com/home.html http://www.psdetecting.com/Inscriptions.html

No worries Stu, looking forward to hearing from you. I have newly discovered Nightmares In Wax photos to share too!