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My coin has no die crack , and with the die crack on all the sturdy 5s but not on the slim 5s it strongly suggests two different fonts !!

The whole of the 5 seems to be flimsy and very pronounced along the bottom bar, where as on the other type it is so much more solid and robust . Could be called a slim 5 PS My example has the slim 5 as well.

I guess you hadn't noticed Richard , look at the inside of the 5, it looks just like the 3 in my 1903 with the same straight line and at almost the exact same angle of alinement not perpendicular . Are these different fonts ?

Well, I'm not sure its caused by die wear , but if it is, there should be other examples out there to be found. !!

New variety ? I have looked at this under close magnification and can see no sign of tampering or damage , but there is a dent on the edge of the opposite side , but it is away from the position of the 3 due to slight die rotation on the coin . Normal 1903 type below

The fake copper pennies all have perfectly proportioned and regularly spaced teeth which are all made on modern computerized machinery , where as on the genuine coins an adjustment was made to the tooth spacing under the third digit in the date by having a wider tooth .

This is the narrowest Date type that i have come across, not listed by Gouby and even Rarer.

Toothed coin ide say , definitely not beaded 🙂

Its not a slender 3 type Mike but it is an open 3

The Picture is from my Library , mine is not that good !! , but yes an F69

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That really has been rotated quite a lot. I found one some years back on an 1861 6+G with the G in REG totally out of position , being low and to the left with the old G showing around it. Though its probably a G over G It could be over a C, but the coins to worn to be sure , and I've not seen another as yet to compare it with .

That is true dedication to getting a roll in just one film , its a shame it didn't lead to a career in football ☺️

In for a PLNNY in for a pound

It doesn't , It just depends on whether you find date width variations interesting and wish to collect them on not. Many of them are ex rare but not many collectors are interested in them. They a more common in early coins as would be expected and seem to have disappeared completely by the 1940s . On the whole there inexpensive and new undiscovered types are still turning up. Its the thrill of the chase for me ??

Is this what you mean . And yes Depeche Mode . Seriously one difference which Pete picked up on is that on the common type the 1 almost touches the tooth on the rare ones there is a gap between the 1 and the tooth

I compared it with the common type Gouby Ab and the last 1 to the gap type Gouby Aa and i cant see any noticeable difference between any of them , but as both Aa and Ac types are so rare i would think that each were minted from just one die ,which would suggest that reserve dies were kept with just the first three digits stamp on to them and that they were later needed and had the last digit i.e the 1 inserted so as to complete the number of coins required . I guess this could mean that they were very slightly different.

Obverse

1901 with the second one in the date directly over the tooth . Blakeyboys newly discovered type , now listed by Gouby as type Ac

My latest addition an F176 2+a in top grade

Very nice DIY Brockage 😉 GB Elizabeth 1963 Mint Error Penny RARE | eBay

I was going to have a crack at it . Its in the sold section now , so i guess an offer was excepted even though three bids had already been placed. 1875 VICTORIAN BUN HEAD PENNY | eBay