Interesting article re 1954 Penny

[1949threepence]

8 hours ago, Rob said:

If it is any help in muddying the waters, I was shown a penny dated 1954 a few years back which allegedly came in a parcel bought from a lady. I have no reason to doubt the veracity of the claim and the coin did not show any obvious sign of manipulation under a glass. However, as a penny which was not available to purchase and not having the references to hand at the time it is impossible to confirm the dies were right.  When I enquired about 3 years ago, nothing had been done with it.

Very interesting.

What condition was it in? Did it show signs of circulation? 

 

[Rob]

EF or better. It looked no different to any other that had been taken from circulation reasonably soon after issue, i.e the coins in the parcel were all high grade, but not full blazing lustre and this was in keeping.

[argentumandcoins]

9 minutes ago, Rob said:

EF or better. It looked no different to any other that had been taken from circulation reasonably soon after issue, i.e the coins in the parcel were all high grade, but not full blazing lustre and this was in keeping.

I think I would have taken the trouble to have it verified if it were in my keep!

[Rob]

14 minutes ago, argentumandcoins said:

I think I would have taken the trouble to have it verified if it were in my keep!

I don't know what has happened to it since I saw it and can only go on what I'm told. Maybe it has been looked at and condemned and maybe not. The person concerned wasn't short of a bob or two, nor do they collect anything in depth, so it would fit into a random selection quite easily. Maybe they kept it and wanted to stay below the radar. Maybe they sold it. Who knows?

We all know there are many things that specialist collectors would like to know exist, but the knowledge is kept close to the owner's chest for whatever reason.

[argentumandcoins]

3 minutes ago, Rob said:

I don't know what has happened to it since I saw it and can only go on what I'm told. Maybe it has been looked at and condemned and maybe not. The person concerned wasn't short of a bob or two, nor do they collect anything in depth, so it would fit into a random selection quite easily. Maybe they kept it and wanted to stay below the radar. Maybe they sold it. Who knows?

We all know there are many things that specialist collectors would like to know exist, but the knowledge is kept close to the owner's chest for whatever reason.

When does a secret stop being a secret? The moment you say "Don't tell anyone"

[Rob]

Correct

If you don't want others to know something, you had best confide in  ............. Damn, I forgot their name.