1862 VIGTORIA??

[absence of uniformity]

The reason I'm careful what I share is because I found this coin below 1862 VIGTORIA and purchased the coin.

I shared the images of the coin using the seller's images and strangely a few hours after purchasing the seller refunded me my £6 and said they cant find the coin....

Is it possible somebody done a reverse image search, contacted the seller and offered a few hundred quid I dont know. Or maybe its a true story.

If you see this coin anywhere on the internet for sale please let me know. The damage/pitting under the chin is quite unique plus the rim damage.

I was was quite disheartened as I searched high and low for that coin.

Strangely after obviously contacting the seller a fair few times to see if the coin reappeared they didnt respond apart from once asking why is the coin so valuable??????

Il leave that with you.

Edited Tuesday at 05:06 PM by absence of uniformity

[absence of uniformity]

By shared I mean I sent the images to a few people not posted it to any forum or the open internet...

[PWA 1967]

I wouldnt lose any sleep over it as NOT one 👍.

[absence of uniformity]

49 minutes ago, PWA 1967 said:

I wouldnt lose any sleep over it as NOT one 👍.

Certainly does'nt look like a G does it.

Edited Tuesday at 06:26 PM by absence of uniformity

[jelida]

I too would doubt that it is a VIGTORIA, speaking as someone who already owns one. The ‘G’ component is not large enough or the right shape, though I agree the blurred photo is vaguely similar at a glance. Don’t loose sleep over it. And don’t advertise or share images until a  coin is in your hand!

Jerry

[Coys55]

Here's a definite Vigtoria. I don't think your G looks the same, even allowing for the condition. Compare it to the two Gs in D.G. and REG on "your" coin and I think it's pretty clear.

Personally I think the seller saved you £6.

Edited yesterday at 08:55 AM by Coys55

[secret santa]

Do I have this one on my website ?

[terrysoldpennies]

4 hours ago, secret santa said:

Do I have this one on my website ?

Its example 11 on your list Richard.

[terrysoldpennies]

Here's one more for your list If you want it Richard an f22 1861  2+D with missing top leaf .

 

Edited 21 hours ago by terrysoldpennies

[terrysoldpennies]

Rev.

[secret santa]

1 hour ago, terrysoldpennies said:

Its example 11 on your list Richard.

I don't think so. Terry - that's my own coin and it's not the one featured here.

[secret santa]

1 hour ago, terrysoldpennies said:

Here's one more for your list If you want it Richard an f22 1861  2+D with missing top leaf .

Thanks Terry - I'll add it to the site.

[terrysoldpennies]

Sorry about that Richard but it does look like No 11 . And I've also made a slip up above as its a 4+D 🙃

[terrysoldpennies]

I've had another really good look at the two pictures and I feel sure I can see many duplicated marks on both pictured examples   [ arrow marked ]  ???

Your coin on right

[secret santa]

9 hours ago, Coys55 said:

Here's a definite Vigtoria.

Out of interest, may I ask where this picture came from ?

[terrysoldpennies]

It looks like the picture of the coin sold on London Coins in auction 180  5/3/2023

[Coinery]

3 hours ago, terrysoldpennies said:

I've had another really good look at the two pictures and I feel sure I can see many duplicated marks on both pictured examples   [ arrow marked ]  ???

Your coin on right

Agreed re same coin

[secret santa]

12 hours ago, terrysoldpennies said:

It looks like the picture of the coin sold on London Coins in auction 180  5/3/2023

Yes, you're right, it's the LCA picture of my coin - strange how different photos of the same coin can be so different at first glance.

[Coys55]

13 hours ago, terrysoldpennies said:

It looks like the picture of the coin sold on London Coins in auction 180  5/3/2023

Yes it is. A search threw up three others sold by London Coins in 2019/2019 (both auction #167) and 2017 (aution #156), all in significantly worse condition but with clear G.

[Rob]

2 hours ago, Coys55 said:

Yes it is. A search threw up three others sold by London Coins in 2019/2019 (both auction #167) and 2017 (aution #156), all in significantly worse condition but with clear G.

I have to say I was very happy with the result of the earliest sale in LC. Found in a lot of pennies covered in soil bought locally. I paid £10 including flower pot on the grounds I wasn't going to clean all of them up for him just to find bugger all. I overpaid for the soil though. :)