clogs, die faults, et al.

[PWA 1967]

Glad you got .....ONE.... Matt 

[Nordle11]

Or should it be... ON'E

I noticed it when writing the title, the dot flaws go in order;

O'NE 1897

ON'E 1909

ONE' 1946

Now I just need a 'ONE FLAW

[bhx7]

Just managed to buy this little beauty. Will take better pics when it arrives. A great example of a filled 2 on a 1932 penny.

[Nordle11]

Wow, that is a beaut, didn't even know of a clogged 2 on a 1932! Nice find Brian!

Any chance you could send a microscope photo to me once you get it, so I can add it to the list?  

[bhx7]

will do Matt

[Nordle11]

Thanks!

You've got 2 of the best clogged 2's I've seen, pretty much completely blocked on both.

[bhx7]

Pure fluke on this one. Was looking for something else and clicked in by accident. When I saw the date I had to buy it. £1 plus 85p postage. ? Bargain.

[Nordle11]

A bonus then, and you can't really go wrong at that price. Always nice to get a decent example of something like this for a quid.

[Gary1000]

Here's my 1920 with the blocked 2. What is more interesting is the 1921 obverse.

[Nordle11]

@Gary1000, is that not the notorious Freeman 189?

[Nordle11]

The only one I have is just partially blocked, but it is aUNC

[davidrj]

1 hour ago, Nordle11 said:

@Gary1000, is that not the notorious Freeman 189?

looks like it! colon dots after IMP to tooth - I thought the British Museum coin was regarded as unique???

Mine is a classic F188 with clogged 2 and off-centre reverse strike on a streaky flan, as per Freeman's description

Edited February 16, 2016 by davidrj

[Nordle11]

5 minutes ago, davidrj said:

looks like it! colon dots after IMP to tooth - I thought the British Museum coin was regarded as unique???

Mine is a classic F188 with clogged 2 and off-centre reverse strike on a streaky flan, as per Freeman's description

I thought so too, but I suspect something's amiss..

Nice example too, all the classic (error) features of a 1920  

[davidrj]

3 hours ago, Nordle11 said:

I thought so too, but I suspect something's amiss.

Yes, I think Gary is winding us up

[bhx7]

Think so too. The 2 coins do look different to me. I was like yourselves sure it was classed as unique!!

[Gary D]

2 hours ago, bhx7 said:

Think so too. The 2 coins do look different to me. I was like yourselves sure it was classed as unique!!

I bought it from the bay, thr previous owner thought is was a coin for hiding secret messages in.I noticed it was in fact an unfinished project. I'll post some more pictures tomorrow.

[bhx7]

Intrigued to see now Gary.
 Look forward to seeing it!

[Nordle11]

Come to think of it, the pictures show the obv. and rev. side by side and touching each other, do the 2 halves separate by any chance?

[Gary1000]

Here it is in all it's glory. I was considdering having it finish by that chap in the US but for the cost it would likely be better to start again with a decent pair of coins. Plus copper doesn't work so well as silver. It's a shame about the different tone each side, that is something I would like to fix but don't wnat to wreck it completely as it's a good novelty item.  To put the two halves together I put the inner one in the freezed for a little while to shrink it.

Edited February 17, 2016 by Gary1000

[bhx7]

Nice novelty piece. I have a lovely milled out Victorian halfpenny. No secondary piece though. Maybe the start of a similar project or has lost the other half over time. Will post pic later.

[Nordle11]

I have a similar one too, although it's a 'double head' penny. Also they decided to use 2 different monarchs to create it. You can see on the right where the coin has slotted into the other half.

 

[Gary1000]

I also have a double reverse 1970 proof penny and I can't see the join even under a microscope.

[bhx7]

Recieved my blocked "2" 1932 penny today to find it has no blocked "2" and has grown a tooth back!!!!

[Nordle11]

2 minutes ago, bhx7 said:

Recieved my blocked "2" 1932 penny today to find it has no blocked "2" and has grown a tooth back!!!!

Is it the same coin but pictures were misleading, or a totally different coin?

[bhx7]

I am not 100%. Think it is a different reverse but maybe there has been some tweaking. The coin I have has no problems to the teeth to the right below date. The one pictured certainly does. There also seems to be a difference in the area above the foot were there seems to be an imperfection, mine doesn't. However there is a similar mark across the Y of PENNY.

Will take a quick pic for you to compare. Maybe just a bad pic giving, as you say, a misleading image!!!!