The Coinery Posted June 13, 2016 Posted June 13, 2016 Hi There are several George 6th / VI pennies I am still looking for: 1950 - Top of S in Georgivs has a forked tip 1949 - Top of S in Georgivs has a forked tip 1947 - Bronze Proof - Dies 2+A - Freeman 235A 1946 - Not Mint Toned 1946 - Raised DOT after E in ONE - EF or better (50 or better CGS) 1944 - Triple Struck lower Colon dot between BR & OMN 1940 - Dies 2+C Double Exergue Line - Proof - Freeman 228 1940 - Dies 2+B Single Exergue Line - Freeman 226 1937 - Dies 1+B - Freeman 219 1937 - Dies 1+A - Proof - Freeman 218 Please get in touch
davidrj Posted June 14, 2016 Posted June 14, 2016 On 13/06/2016 at 8:15 AM, The Coinery said: There are several George 6th / VI pennies I am still looking for: 1950 - Top of S in Georgivs has a forked tip 1949 - Top of S in Georgivs has a forked tip 1944 - Triple Struck lower Colon dot between BR & OMN I note David Groom lists these in his book, but not ones I've looked for or seen, does anyone have photos?
Nordle11 Posted June 14, 2016 Posted June 14, 2016 There should be photos on the CGS site of these ones David
PWA 1967 Posted June 14, 2016 Posted June 14, 2016 I have those Three but the difference is so small you would stuggle to tell from a picture.
davidrj Posted June 14, 2016 Posted June 14, 2016 (edited) 1 hour ago, PWA 1967 said: I have those Three but the difference is so small you would stuggle to tell from a picture. I won't bother then. I don't mind using a microscope to confirm or illustrate a variety, but if I need one to find it the first place, then I loose interest. Edited June 14, 2016 by davidrj
PWA 1967 Posted June 14, 2016 Posted June 14, 2016 Yes thats what i meant ,the forked tips are not IMO worth looking for unless you had a few already that you wanted to check.
Nordle11 Posted June 14, 2016 Posted June 14, 2016 The triple struck colon is a nice one and easily seen in a picture. The forked tips examples I'm not losing sleep on however.
secret santa Posted June 14, 2016 Posted June 14, 2016 Just had a look through my spares and I've got a forked 1949 - never looked for it before !
davidrj Posted June 14, 2016 Posted June 14, 2016 1 hour ago, secret santa said: Just had a look through my spares and I've got a forked 1949 - never looked for it before ! Now that definitely qualifies as a micro-variety! ??
Rob Posted June 15, 2016 Posted June 15, 2016 I wonder how it was formed. Looks like a double cut letter, but the dies would have been cut using a reducing machine and not entered by hand, so either there was some slippage in the mechanism, or the original design was badly formed? Thoughts?
Colin G. Posted June 15, 2016 Posted June 15, 2016 If it was mechanical slippage/movement, then you would expect similar doubling features radiating out across adding letters/features. If it is only an isolated feature on that particular letter then it could be as a result of touching up when the matrix/master die was originally produced
davidrj Posted June 15, 2016 Posted June 15, 2016 18 hours ago, Nordle11 said: The triple struck colon is a nice one and easily seen in a picture. The forked tips examples I'm not losing sleep on however. Which reverse is this paired with?
davidrj Posted June 15, 2016 Posted June 15, 2016 (edited) 2 hours ago, Nordle11 said: It's a 1944 so Freeman C I believe. C or C*? Edited June 15, 2016 by davidrj
bhx7 Posted July 6, 2016 Posted July 6, 2016 Looked at the 1949 in my own collection and found mine was a "Forked S". Have to say it is one I had missed in David's book. Haven't check my 1950's yet.
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