si666 Posted February 13, 2011 Posted February 13, 2011 Hi,I picked up this nice tb.1860 farthing recently and noticed the T over T in BRITT.I cant seem to find this particular type mentioned anywhere and wondered if other members had seen it before? Quote
azda Posted February 13, 2011 Posted February 13, 2011 (edited) Hi,I picked up this nice tb.1860 farthing recently and noticed the T over T in BRITT.I cant seem to find this particular type mentioned anywhere and wondered if other members had seen it before?Maybe check Colin Gs website, he's the farthing man of the forum. www.aboutfarthings.co.uk, nice find though Edited February 13, 2011 by azda Quote
si666 Posted February 13, 2011 Author Posted February 13, 2011 Hi,I picked up this nice tb.1860 farthing recently and noticed the T over T in BRITT.I cant seem to find this particular type mentioned anywhere and wondered if other members had seen it before?Maybe check Colin Gs website, he's the farthing man of the forum. www.aboutfarthings.co.uk, nice find thoughYes tried there already but there is no mention of this type,maybe colin will have something to add if he reads this post Quote
argentumandcoins Posted February 13, 2011 Posted February 13, 2011 I think that what you have is more interesting than valuable or particularly noteworthy. As has been said dozens of times already, 1860 was a year (as were 62 and3) littered with minor anomalies and none are worthy of particular mention unless they are mules or corrected errors. T over another letter would be a find worthy of recording. Even in the pennies (which are very strong at the moment) it is not uncommon to find unrecorded overstamps that are nice to keep as part of your collection but not of any great importance. Quote
si666 Posted February 13, 2011 Author Posted February 13, 2011 I think that what you have is more interesting than valuable or particularly noteworthy. As has been said dozens of times already, 1860 was a year (as were 62 and3) littered with minor anomalies and none are worthy of particular mention unless they are mules or corrected errors. T over another letter would be a find worthy of recording. Even in the pennies (which are very strong at the moment) it is not uncommon to find unrecorded overstamps that are nice to keep as part of your collection but not of any great importance.The value really makes no difference as i would not sell anyway,i agree with you it is an interesting and unexpected find and makes a nice addition to my collection.Here is a picture of the obverse in full, not a brilliant pic as the daylight has gone. In hand the coin is quite dark and has just a small amount of lustre remaining Quote
si666 Posted February 13, 2011 Author Posted February 13, 2011 I think that what you have is more interesting than valuable or particularly noteworthy. As has been said dozens of times already, 1860 was a year (as were 62 and3) littered with minor anomalies and none are worthy of particular mention unless they are mules or corrected errors. T over another letter would be a find worthy of recording. Even in the pennies (which are very strong at the moment) it is not uncommon to find unrecorded overstamps that are nice to keep as part of your collection but not of any great importance.The value really makes no difference as i would not sell anyway,i agree with you it is an interesting and unexpected find and makes a nice addition to my collection.Here is a picture of the obverse in full, not a brilliant pic as the daylight has gone. In hand the coin is quite dark and has just a small amount of lustre remainingHere is the reverse Quote
davidrj Posted February 13, 2011 Posted February 13, 2011 Hi,I picked up this nice tb.1860 farthing recently and noticed the T over T in BRITT.I cant seem to find this particular type mentioned anywhere and wondered if other members had seen it before?nice! David Quote
azda Posted February 13, 2011 Posted February 13, 2011 I think that what you have is more interesting than valuable or particularly noteworthy. As has been said dozens of times already, 1860 was a year (as were 62 and3) littered with minor anomalies and none are worthy of particular mention unless they are mules or corrected errors. T over another letter would be a find worthy of recording. Even in the pennies (which are very strong at the moment) it is not uncommon to find unrecorded overstamps that are nice to keep as part of your collection but not of any great importance.The value really makes no difference as i would not sell anyway,i agree with you it is an interesting and unexpected find and makes a nice addition to my collection.Here is a picture of the obverse in full, not a brilliant pic as the daylight has gone. In hand the coin is quite dark and has just a small amount of lustre remainingEven from the OBV picture its quite noticable Quote
Colin G. Posted February 13, 2011 Posted February 13, 2011 That's a new one for me If you would be willing to send me scans/photos of the coin in question, I will get it added to the site, it is a nice clear repunch. I would say it should add a slight premium, I would certainly pay a bit more than the norm for it if I saw it for sale Fascinating find thanks for sharing ThanksColin G. Quote
si666 Posted February 13, 2011 Author Posted February 13, 2011 That's a new one for me If you would be willing to send me scans/photos of the coin in question, I will get it added to the site, it is a nice clear repunch. I would say it should add a slight premium, I would certainly pay a bit more than the norm for it if I saw it for sale Fascinating find thanks for sharing ThanksColin G.Hi Colin I will take some nice pics in daylight and would be happy for you to use them,your site is excellent by the way.How and where would you like me to send them? Quote
azda Posted February 13, 2011 Posted February 13, 2011 That's a new one for me If you would be willing to send me scans/photos of the coin in question, I will get it added to the site, it is a nice clear repunch. I would say it should add a slight premium, I would certainly pay a bit more than the norm for it if I saw it for sale Fascinating find thanks for sharing ThanksColin G.Hi Colin I will take some nice pics in daylight and would be happy for you to use them,your site is excellent by the way.How and where would you like me to send them? Maybe you can post them here also, or at least the OBV picture in hi res, you have 150KB max, so use the limit, its an interesting find Quote
Gary Posted February 14, 2011 Posted February 14, 2011 Hi,I picked up this nice tb.1860 farthing recently and noticed the T over T in BRITT.I cant seem to find this particular type mentioned anywhere and wondered if other members had seen it before?Have not seen that on a farthing before but I have seen it on an Halfpenny, see this thread 1861 T over T almost identical! Quote
Peter Posted February 14, 2011 Posted February 14, 2011 Simongood to see you posting...a forum god in the making. Quote
si666 Posted February 14, 2011 Author Posted February 14, 2011 Simongood to see you posting...a forum god in the making. Peter I am not worthy!!!! 20 Years more collecting and about 100 more farthings and i might be half way towards your superb collection Have you given up the detecting yet? my enthusiasm started to wane when i didnt dig up sovereigns at every beep! i have a great collection of cr*p though!!!! Quote
si666 Posted February 14, 2011 Author Posted February 14, 2011 Simongood to see you posting...a forum god in the making. Peter I am not worthy!!!! 20 Years more collecting and about 100 more farthings and i might be half way towards your superb collection Have you given up the detecting yet? my enthusiasm started to wane when i didnt dig up sovereigns at every beep! i have a great collection of cr*p though!!!! I will take some better pics and post on the forum, it will be at the weekend if we ever get any decent daylight! Quote
si666 Posted February 14, 2011 Author Posted February 14, 2011 Hi,I picked up this nice tb.1860 farthing recently and noticed the T over T in BRITT.I cant seem to find this particular type mentioned anywhere and wondered if other members had seen it before?Have not seen that on a farthing before but I have seen it on an Halfpenny, see this thread 1861 T over T almost identical! Hi Gary i agree almost the same! Quote
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