Halfpenny ID check

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4 minutes ago, DrLarry said:

Is this in your own collection? 

No i just started looking at coins online and the 3rd coin I looked at is this example.

https://dorsetcoincompany.co.uk/product/1865-bronze-halfpenny-victoria-young-head/

Edited 1 hour ago by absence of uniformity

[absence of uniformity]

This 1865 is on ebay listed as square colons.

 

Edited 1 hour ago by absence of uniformity

[DrLarry]

4 minutes ago, absence of uniformity said:

This 1865 is on ebay listed as square colons.

 

Yes thats one of mine i like putting things on ebay to get people to look at the site if im trying to raise money for the charity 

[DrLarry]

11 minutes ago, absence of uniformity said:

No i just started looking at coins online and the 3rd coin I looked at is this example.

https://dorsetcoincompany.co.uk/product/1865-bronze-halfpenny-victoria-young-head/

They are a lot more obvious in high grades because I think most people would not notice the square edges on worn coins .  

[absence of uniformity]

heres another not on ebay. Just found a third also. so not including your coins thats 3 in 10mins.

[DrLarry]

1 hour ago, absence of uniformity said:

heres another not on ebay. Just found a third also. so not including your coins thats 3 in 10mins.

That's good so we know there are 6 then so far.  It took me 3 years to find them on ebay but I never think to look in other places for any coins except ebay.  

Edited 13 minutes ago by DrLarry
I have found it much easier to find a dozen or so 65 /3s although the second type with the small three is less common I've only found 3 or 4

[DrLarry]

1 hour ago, absence of uniformity said:

heres another not on ebay. Just found a third also. so not including your coins thats 3 in 10mins.

I suppose there will always be an initial flurry once the information is known.  The reason for discussing it is to try to estimate the numbers to work out the rarity 

[absence of uniformity]

5 minutes ago, DrLarry said:

I suppose there will always be an initial flurry once the information is known.  The reason for discussing it is to try to estimate the numbers to work out the rarity 

A quick small random sample of 12 coins, and instantly find 3 examples, I think itis fair to assume the surviving population is actually quite high. A 25% frequency out of such a small sample suggests this wasnt a rare occurrence from a single pair of die imo which is not worth much 😉