terrysoldpennies

Back in the 1950s one of my uncles was a printing machine engineer who had the use of a multitude of heavy engineering tools , such as lathes, milling machines etc. and he made all sorts of things , one of which I still have , a two piece male / female metal eye punch, still I must say quite use full , anyway I was a small boy then. and we were talking about how the milling found around a two shilling piece was made. Well he said ow that's easy , I could do that to a penny on a machine at work in no time, well I forgot all about it , and some weeks later when I was again at his house he came out with it. I don't know what became of it , I guess he gave it to his son, and you never know it my be the one in your hands now Pete

That's a secret !!!!

The coin is worn so until a better example is found we will not know for sure. Richards site tends to show a quiet low grade picture , below are two higher grade pictures.

I found that second example of the V over an A quiet recently, and then contacted Richard about it. I said to him that it looks to me as though the coin originally had been made with an A correctly in place , but I guess had then deteriorated with the bar across the A filling , though not completely, being still just about visible . it looks then as though a repair was made, but not using an A , instead an inverted V. My reason for thinking this is that the inner edges of the A / V are clean and crisp , and not in any way ragged at the point where the bar across the A meets the two down strokes. I also sent Richard a picture of a similar A / V , but from a different die, which I found on LCA, this coin shows the ragged edges at the point where the bar joins the inner sides of the A. Now it is impossible to be sure that its a V over A , but that's is what it looks like to me. Terry

I've never come across that type before , it looks like a halfpenny Y has been used in error , Nice find a new unlisted type. There is an 1861 with a normal Y over a small Y. Pic below

I guess you mean the Freeman 112 . Here is a link to Richards rare pennies site https://rarestpennies.wordpress.com/1882-f112/

It does as you say Richard look as though there were two different dies , both of which underwent a repair to the 7 ??

On Richards rare coin site I noticed that on Blake Davitts example, the inner line by the second N in PENNY kinks outwards , this same feature can be seen on my Penny, so I assume that they are both from the same die

You could be right Pete, I think it may be an early example of the known type , ie before more of the old filled in 7 started to brake away, or a second type from another over stamped die ??? .

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Obv.

Picked up this 1874 this week F73 with 7 over 7

Gary , you've placed the same obverse picture on the 1913 Penny F175 as on the F176. Easily done with all the work you've put in.

Looks like someone was even worse than me at spelling.

1860 Gouby T missing colons . my best find for a while

We should look up to our politicians, Pillars of society yeah Right.

Well, It is '' Free for all to see '', But your right , I was so wrapped up in it I failed to notice. Smacked wrist.

Lukas is claiming this to be a D* 2* ITS NOT it has a 143 teeth and is a D Freeman 2 not the D* 2* with 145 teeth I have informed him https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1860-Penny-Unrecorded-Gouby-Obverse-D-or-G-A-Of-Victoria-Points-To-Tooth-RARE/332960341847?hash=item4d85fb9f57:g:t0QAAOSwj-RcF8nw:rk:162:pf:0

Its GROUNDHOG Day

I could be wrong , but I could have sworn its 1908 Penny. Nice coin though

Yes indeed , unlike officers who got it because of there birth status.!!!

That smaller symbolic type Gorget shown in the picture you posted John was worn as part of cavalry officers uniforms throughout the 18th and 19th century

RUBBISH what's a farthing anyway ????

I was having another good look at the pictures of this New type 1847 with no colons after REG, and noticed that instead of a gown with the elaborate lace neck line, which you find on all the other reverse Victorian copper types. This one has what looks like a Gorget breastplate , with the embossed head of Medusa set into the centre , its difficult to be sure though as it could be a chainmail neck piece with the embossed head of Medusa on a solid piece of metal set into the chainmail . Small breastplates like this were used on armour going back as far as the Romans, and has been used for decoration on some military uniforms right up to the present day . Pictured below is a Gorget worn be the German Military Police during the WW2, which I think looks remarkably similar to Britanniar's neck piece on this newly found type.