Have you seen a 1874 Penny with what appears to be two extra plumes?

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I noticed this 1874 penny with what appears a difference to the back of the helmet plume.

What do you think?

thanks.

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Interestingly nobody gave an opinion on this coin. Is no news good news?

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Is silence the loudest form of confirmation?

[alfnail]

Yes, but on a different reverse

[secret santa]

Ian

Your pictures saves as an F73 variant - are you sure that it's not an F66 variant ?

It's  reverse G and I've seen another F66 with identical extra plumes.

The extra plumes crop up occasionally and Gouby describes the 1862 3 plumes as "an improvised repair to the plumes" but I'm not convinced that is the cause although I have no alternative suggestion.

Richard

[secret santa]

I've just checked and it is the F66 that I've previously seen and recorded.

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9 hours ago, alfnail said:

Yes, but on a different reverse

Amazing, wonderful coin !

The coin I have is 7+H, when you say yes do you think the coin I have shows additional plumes, Im asking because the coins I have seen with additional plumes they always have three extra plumes and they are placed higher than the anomaly shown on the coin I have?

Thank you.

 

[alfnail]

41 minutes ago, secret santa said:

I've just checked and it is the F66 that I've previously seen and recorded.

Hi Richard,

Don't know why I had it as an F73, it is an F66. I don't have a picture of the obverse but the guy who offered me it advised it was an F66 at the time.....back in 2015.

I believe he sold it around the same time, but cannot remember where.

I probably should have taken it for £400!!

Maybe ghosting of the bun, on a slightly rotated dies piece??

 

[secret santa]

The descriptor "extra plumes" is really only a handy identifier to describe the feature of additional spikes of metal appearing from Britannia's helmet.

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This is the obverse and there is also an additional tuft of hair at the back of Victoria's neck which suggests die clashes are involved..

[jelida]

They would certainly be very poor attempts at plume repair if intentional, and I agree that die clashes may well be involved though as in so many cases of minor ‘varieties’ there will probably never be an actual proof . And I do of course have a vested interest in ensuring that top end prices remain high! (See your ‘Rarest Pennies’, of course , Richard!)

Jerry