coinkat Posted December 11, 2021 Posted December 11, 2021 Good evening... Does anyone have an image to share of the 1874-H penny with the I reverse? I have not seen one and I am curious as to how different the light houses as well as the trident shaft from the H reverse. Any help would be appreciated- Many thanks in advance. Quote
Bronze & Copper Collector Posted December 11, 2021 Posted December 11, 2021 1 hour ago, terrysoldpennies said: Freeman Rev. i Lovely example. F-69???? Quote
1949threepence Posted December 11, 2021 Posted December 11, 2021 1 hour ago, coinkat said: Good evening... Does anyone have an image to share of the 1874-H penny with the I reverse? I have not seen one and I am curious as to how different the light houses as well as the trident shaft from the H reverse. Any help would be appreciated- Many thanks in advance. Note the tall helmet plume. Unique to reverse I. Quote
Martinminerva Posted December 12, 2021 Posted December 12, 2021 I have two specimens of 1874H Reverse I for sale on eBay, finishing this afternoon (Sunday 12th), if anyone's interested! One is a F69, 6+I and one a very worn but even rarer F76, 7+I. https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/m.html?item=284552412594&hash=item4240a53db2%3Ag%3Ab44AAOSwRephqPIj&_ssn=1970kit&_sop=10 No bids yet!! Quote
terrysoldpennies Posted December 12, 2021 Posted December 12, 2021 9 hours ago, Bronze & Copper Collector said: Lovely example. F-69???? The Picture is from my Library , mine is not that good !! , but yes an F69 Quote
secret santa Posted December 12, 2021 Posted December 12, 2021 See my penny varieties website for good pictures of Victoria reverses. 3 Quote
blakeyboy Posted December 12, 2021 Posted December 12, 2021 Here's my more worn F69- maybe helpful.... 3 Quote
secret santa Posted December 12, 2021 Posted December 12, 2021 That one shows the pointed top to the lighthouse very clearly. Quote
1949threepence Posted December 12, 2021 Posted December 12, 2021 33 minutes ago, blakeyboy said: Here's my more worn F69- maybe helpful.... That's a really nice strong VF example. The F69 is not very difficult to get hold of per se, but it is extremely difficult to obtain in grades above near fine. 2 Quote
coinkat Posted December 12, 2021 Author Posted December 12, 2021 Excellent images-Many thanks-very helpful Quote
blakeyboy Posted December 13, 2021 Posted December 13, 2021 22 hours ago, 1949threepence said: That's a really nice strong VF example. The F69 is not very difficult to get hold of per se, but it is extremely difficult to obtain in grades above near fine. Mike- my thoughts exactly. Came in very cheap, a gamble on a fuzzy picture, and I like it in this condition- it's been in circulation, and it's humanised to some extent. Obviously, if a BUNC one came in cheap I'd be pleased, but I'd _like_ this one more... Quote
secret santa Posted December 13, 2021 Posted December 13, 2021 1 hour ago, blakeyboy said: but I'd _like_ this one more... Blake, could you post a pic of the obverse as well, please ? Quote
blakeyboy Posted December 13, 2021 Posted December 13, 2021 Your wish...... (I've cleaned the bad blobs of crap off since.) 4 Quote
1949threepence Posted December 13, 2021 Posted December 13, 2021 (edited) 33 minutes ago, blakeyboy said: Your wish...... (I've cleaned the bad blobs of crap off since.) GVF, some would say NEF with great hair detail remaining. A nice coin, and rare that good. Edited December 13, 2021 by 1949threepence 2 Quote
secret santa Posted December 13, 2021 Posted December 13, 2021 20 minutes ago, 1949threepence said: A nice coin, and rare that good. Definitely in the top 3 of F69s that I've seen. 2 Quote
blakeyboy Posted December 13, 2021 Posted December 13, 2021 ooh...I'm a bit amazed at the response, Gentlemen. I know it's a bit of a rarity, but I assumed that there were many other better specimens belonging to the members of this esteemed forum.... Not a bad deal at £16, I thought. No really - you read that correctly🙂 Quote
1949threepence Posted December 13, 2021 Posted December 13, 2021 23 minutes ago, blakeyboy said: ooh...I'm a bit amazed at the response, Gentlemen. I know it's a bit of a rarity, but I assumed that there were many other better specimens belonging to the members of this esteemed forum.... Not a bad deal at £16, I thought. No really - you read that correctly🙂 Blake, the very best specimen I've seen is EF - Richard's example. Quote
1949threepence Posted December 13, 2021 Posted December 13, 2021 (edited) Mine is the ex Frank Stephenson specimen, which I bought from PFK Auctions in August 2017 for £400 hammer. About VF, but nibbled round the edges, bashed in the centre of the reverse, and nowhere near as good as Blake's. Edited December 13, 2021 by 1949threepence 2 Quote
secret santa Posted December 14, 2021 Posted December 14, 2021 22 hours ago, 1949threepence said: Blake, the very best specimen I've seen is EF - Richard's example. Bernie has a lovely AU specimen. I'll post it with his permission. 1 Quote
1949threepence Posted December 14, 2021 Posted December 14, 2021 2 hours ago, secret santa said: Bernie has a lovely AU specimen. I'll post it with his permission. Thanks Richard - that's definitely one I'll look forward to seeing. Quote
Peckris 2 Posted December 15, 2021 Posted December 15, 2021 (edited) On 12/13/2021 at 2:15 PM, 1949threepence said: GVF, some would say NEF with great hair detail remaining. A nice coin, and rare that good. It's a very nice coin especially for the price, but I'd rate the grade lower : VF for the obverse, but not quite VF for the reverse. Pp 72 and 113 of the 'book'. (However, grading is partly a subjective thing). Edited December 15, 2021 by Peckris 2 1 Quote
blakeyboy Posted December 15, 2021 Posted December 15, 2021 WOW! Almost as good as my F76! I wish......:-) 2 Quote
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