Is there still a demand for bronze pennies?

[RChris]

Having lost interest in my penny collection and getting on in years, I decided to sell some. Someone else may as well enjoy them. It's a long time since I used this forum so having forgot about it, I put some on eBay. Is that a good place to sell or better on here? I listed this 1965 heavy flan but had no interest so it's re-listed. I also put a collection of errors on there.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/127966667173

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/127965963419

Edited yesterday at 12:54 PM by RChris
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[wlewisiii]

Damn, that's lovely. I'm really much more into silver than bronze coins but that one is so lovely that all I can say is "thank you" for sharing it. 

[Rob]

Interesting as it might be, it will be a random strike on a blank intended for something else. You can hazard a guess as to the intended blank, but if you send it to the Royal Mint, their records will tell what issues were being struck in that year on blanks of that weight. 

I have a 67 florin which was apparently struck on a blank for a Burundi 10 Francs, which I would not have guessed. i.e yours could be a blank for anywhere on the planet. Best ask the question. Value will be minimal, but does have some value above the regular issue.

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1 Penny 1965 Mint Error - Mis Strike, struck on a thicker heavy flan and weighing 12.11 grammes, A/UNC the obverse with traces of lustre, 

Sold £280

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1 minute ago, absence of uniformity said:

Here is your coin which sold through LCA, maybe it was you who purchased it ? 

1 Penny 1965 Mint Error - Mis Strike, struck on a thicker heavy flan and weighing 12.11 grammes, A/UNC the obverse with traces of lustre, 

Sold £280 06/03/2016

 

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I quickly checked a few of the obvious commonwealth countries I cant find a bronze coin that size and weight.

[RChris]

Thanks chaps....yes, I saw it on the LCA website when researching the value and included that in my eBay listing. I honestly can't recall if it was I who obtained it from LCA as it is obviously the same one. It's nice in hand, quite obviously heavier. If I did pay that much for it I assume I will be lucky to get my money back. I may be wrong but get the impression there was much more interest back then.

Edited 2 hours ago by RChris

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2 minutes ago, RChris said:

Thanks chaps....yes, I saw it on the LCA website when researching the value and included that in my eBay listing. I honestly can't recall if it was I who obtained it from LCA as it is obviously the same one. It's nice in hand, quite obviously heavier. If I did pay that much for it I assume I will be lucky to get my money back. I may be wrong but get the impression there was much more interest back then.

Did you set a reserve? It would be a shame to let it go for a fraction of the price it has previously made..  Surely it's not a common coin? Then again it's quite obscure in the sense you need to be looking for it and weighing 65's to find one.