1874H Penny ID Please 7+I?

[zookeeperz]

Hi chaps. Hopefully I called it right and not lumbered myself with another no hoper lols

 Is this the rarer 1874 H Obverse 7 reverse I   that's freemans die pairings. Pretty positive on obverse and reverse seems to fit the description narrow date close numerals small rock to right. Cheers

 

[Paddy]

Well as you know, I am new to varieties, but to me that looks more like reverse H. I think the date is wider on the I...

This is my one that was identified as reverse I on this forum:

 

[jelida]

Yes, reverse I is a wide date.

[terrysoldpennies]

Paddys right Zoo. yours is an Reverse H

[zookeeperz]

yes I see it now oh well back to the naffing drawing board lmao. ty guys

 

[secret santa]

1 hour ago, jelida said:

Yes, reverse I is a wide date.

And the sea does NOT cross the linear circle (unlike rev G) - very distinctive.

[1949threepence]

11 hours ago, zookeeperz said:

Hi chaps. Hopefully I called it right and not lumbered myself with another no hoper lols

 Is this the rarer 1874 H Obverse 7 reverse I   that's freemans die pairings. Pretty positive on obverse and reverse seems to fit the description narrow date close numerals small rock to right. Cheers

 

Freeman 73: 7 + H.

Reverse I is as shown in Paddy's post above. Note the taller helmet plume and slightly bulkier, shorter lighthouse. 

 

[zookeeperz]

Yes it's my own fault for not reading the reverses properly. It's even worse with the half pennies. Be ok on mint condition coins in your hand under magnification but for all that description it is wasted on actually identifying anything from online coins. I've lost my mojo . Now I see something of interest and ignore it as it is probably not even a coin and a lump of coal lols

 

[1949threepence]

On 4/30/2018 at 1:11 AM, zookeeperz said:

Yes it's my own fault for not reading the reverses properly. It's even worse with the half pennies. Be ok on mint condition coins in your hand under magnification but for all that description it is wasted on actually identifying anything from online coins. I've lost my mojo . Now I see something of interest and ignore it as it is probably not even a coin and a lump of coal lols

 

The number of times I've agonised back and forth over an e bay pic, wondering whether or not it's a rare variety, and then almost invariably deciding it isn't. Pictures are often not good enough on worn specimens, Richard.