How rare is this and is it valuable

[Gary D]

I picked this one up at the weekend. Ok it very worn but it's a Davies 1752 1923 mule that is with the pre 1920 obverse. Michael Goulby lists it as very rare, Spink and Rayner do not list it. Does anyone have a feel for the likely rarity of this type.

[Chris Perkins]

In CCGB2008 this is the 'L' in Florin points to bead type. Price there is £110 GVF.

That one has to be worth £20 surely. I think that's where I'd price it.

[Gary D]

In CCGB2008 this is the 'L' in Florin points to bead type. Price there is £110 GVF.

That one has to be worth £20 surely. I think that's where I'd price it.

As it's my spare I think I'll give it try on ebay. Chris, just from interest how do you come by a value for CCGB. Anyway here is the one from my own collection, a bit better than the above example. Any chance of an opinion on grade and value.

[Chris Perkins]

That looks like a weak GVF too. I'm not sure where the £110 came from, some of the values don't change unless a newer price is noticed (on a sales list, in an auction etc). I have a feeling that the price quoted is pretty new.

I'll take your worn one for £12 and sell for £20 if you just want to send it without faffing around.

[DaveG38]

I may be misunderstanding here, but are you saying that the 'L' to a bullet is the rare type? If so, then there have been several on ebay lately, the best being a pretty much UNC one for £24. Are you sure it isn't the 'L' to a space type that's the rare one? In fact, I haven't found a specimen with the 'L' to a space!

DaveG38

[Gary D]

I may be misunderstanding here, but are you saying that the 'L' to a bullet is the rare type? If so, then there have been several on ebay lately, the best being a pretty much UNC one for £24. Are you sure it isn't the 'L' to a space type that's the rare one? In fact, I haven't found a specimen with the 'L' to a space!

DaveG38

I think Chris got a bit confused there but I didn't have the heart to tell him. All the 1923 reverses are L to tooth it's the obverse that counts. Davies quotes I of georgivs to gap and left of tooth. I prefer to use the I of BRITT, to gap and tooth. Tooth being the rare one.

Chris your value appeared soon after I bought mine from a London Coins auction so it may be the same piece.

Edited April 9, 2008 by Gary D

[Chris Perkins]

Thanks, I'll put that right in the next one! Always have the heart to tell me about these things.

It may well have been the same coin, I quite often monitor London Coins auction prices.