Penny Acquisition of the week

[jelida 1,300]

Time to show some recent acquisitions, I have had a couple of bargains in the last couple of weeks.

Firstly a nice 1898 'last 8 bisects' from the last Midland coin fair, unrecognised and £35.

[jelida 1,300]

And a 1875 'cannonball' from an online dealer, £11 plus £2.50 postage.

[jelida 1,300]

one of the newly discovered 1889 'missing serifs', £6 on Ebay. I have looked at many 1889's, seems scarce. Now I just need an upgrade....

Jerry

Edited September 22 by jelida

[jelida 1,300]

And I had looked at this specimen at £50 in a dealers tray at the Midland Coin Fair many times over the last year or two, but left it thinking it was an F763 (I have several); but when it dropped to £17.50 I thought it worth a punt. On closer examination I think it is an F8B, on the basis of the relationship between last colon and cape,  and the position of the  'dimple' left by the worn rose. What do you think?

Jerry

[secret santa 2,272]

2 hours ago, jelida said:

What do you think?

Spot on - that tiny remnant of the Order of the Garter at the bottom right of the bust confirms it.

[secret santa 2,272]

11 hours ago, secret santa said:

Spot on - that tiny remnant of the Order of the Garter at the bottom right of the bust confirms it.

[Coinery 1,091]

4 hours ago, secret santa said:

Would that eclipse on the middle bead also be a tell tale, it’s a well-protected bead for ID, and is also on both coins? Or is this present on other dies?

Edited September 23 by Coinery

[secret santa 2,272]

4 hours ago, Coinery said:

Would that eclipse on the middle bead also be a tell tale, it’s a well-protected bead for ID, and is also on both coins? Or is this present on other dies?

Not quite sure what you mean by the eclipse on the middle bead - is it the tiny indentation on the top of the middle bead in the picture ? If so, then it will only be detectable on the highest grade specimens, and there aren't many in that condition, although it does seem to be present on all the obverse B coins that I own.

It may well be present on my obverse A coins:

 

 

[Coinery 1,091]

4 hours ago, secret santa said:

Not quite sure what you mean by the eclipse on the middle bead - is it the tiny indentation on the top of the middle bead in the picture ? If so, then it will only be detectable on the highest grade specimens, and there aren't many in that condition, although it does seem to be present on all the obverse B coins that I own.

It may well be present on my obverse A coins:

 

 

Yes I was referring to the bead you mentioned…it sits pretty well protected in a channel between deep devices and looks to be present, even on Jerry’s low-grade example? Of course, if it’s common across other obverses, it’s nothing but a moot point.

[jelida 1,300]

Yesterday at the Midland Coin Fair, an F28 for only £3. Always worth a rummage.

Jerry

[jelida 1,300]

Not really a variety, but a 'missing leaf' 1860 F15, a really clear one with absolutely no sign of the absconder.  But clearly a die that suffered a lot of fill with much of the inner circle missing too. Several double struck letters that I don't see on other 'missing leaf' obverses, but interesting that so far they all seem to be obverse 4.

[jelida 1,300]

The reverse.

[secret santa 2,272]

I have made mention of this being now found on an F15 on my varieties website (without using your images).

Please reassure me that you are happy for me to make reference to it.

[jelida 1,300]

57 minutes ago, secret santa said:

I have made mention of this being now found on an F15 on my varieties website (without using your images).

Please reassure me that you are happy for me to make reference to it.

Of course Richard,  you really don’t need to ask me,  it’s to the benefit of all penny collectors and a bit like organ donation,  the presumption should be towards the greater good unless the donor has specifically objected.

Jerry

[jelida 1,300]

Not actually a recent purchase, but while we are on 'missing leaf' pennies, here is my F22 for addition to your list if you wish, Richard.

Jerry

[secret santa 2,272]

On 10/21/2024 at 11:31 AM, jelida said:

here is my F22 for addition to your list if you wish, Richard.

Apologies, Jerry, for forgetting to add this but it's up now.

[blakeyboy 1,699]

On 10/20/2024 at 6:47 PM, jelida said:

Of course Richard,  you really don’t need to ask me,  it’s to the benefit of all penny collectors and a bit like organ donation,  the presumption should be towards the greater good unless the donor has specifically objected.

Jerry

Should we all carry "RarestPennies"  cards?

[terrysoldpennies 744]

I acquired this rare 1901  Gouby Aa  with the second 1 directly over the gap recently . 😊

 

[SilverAge3 70]

Small upgrade to my 1961

[SilverAge3 70]