Colin G. Posted April 14, 2011 Posted April 14, 2011 Looking through the lots from yesterday and noticed that one farthing looked a bit different,thought it was a die flaw at first, the coin is a great looking GEF with lustre traces, got the lens and microscope out and hey presto it has the E of DEF clearly over another sideways E. I didn't even spot it yesterday when looking at the lot, this is definitely the most exciting farthing find I have ever found....now I do sound really sad Has anyone ever heard of this one before? Quote
Colin G. Posted April 14, 2011 Author Posted April 14, 2011 What date is it Colin?Nice find!Oops missed the important bit - 1848. I have trawled through my scans of 1848 farthings, just to double check, and no previous example is in there (I keep a scan of every Victoria and earlier farthing I handle)...I think it must be some form of OCD Not in Batty or Bramah, I can not believe this one has never surfaced before...get checking!! Quote
declanwmagee Posted April 14, 2011 Posted April 14, 2011 (I keep a scan of every Victoria and earlier farthing I handle)...I think it must be some form of OCD I do that, Colin, and not just for farthings. Definitely towards the autistic end of the spectrum, like most of us, I suspect.handy when you discover a variety though - just to make sure I didn't sell a Gouby X for 99p before I knew about them... Quote
Colin G. Posted April 14, 2011 Author Posted April 14, 2011 (I keep a scan of every Victoria and earlier farthing I handle)...I think it must be some form of OCD I do that, Colin, and not just for farthings. Definitely towards the autistic end of the spectrum, like most of us, I suspect.handy when you discover a variety though - just to make sure I didn't sell a Gouby X for 99p before I knew about them... But that is the mad part, it would drive me nuts!! It is the only way i can start to get an idea of scarcities on varieties, which although not entirely accurate (because I may distort the figures by focusing on a type) does give a good indication.I thought I was crazy doing it for farthings, you must be really crazy doing it for all denominations Quote
Gary Posted April 14, 2011 Posted April 14, 2011 Nice find Colin and an EF example at that. That's the problem with Farthings, they are so small that it is easy to overlook something like that. Quote
azda Posted April 15, 2011 Posted April 15, 2011 (I keep a scan of every Victoria and earlier farthing I handle)...I think it must be some form of OCD I do that, Colin, and not just for farthings. Definitely towards the autistic end of the spectrum, like most of us, I suspect.handy when you discover a variety though - just to make sure I didn't sell a Gouby X for 99p before I knew about them... But that is the mad part, it would drive me nuts!! It is the only way i can start to get an idea of scarcities on varieties, which although not entirely accurate (because I may distort the figures by focusing on a type) does give a good indication.I thought I was crazy doing it for farthings, you must be really crazy doing it for all denominations When you've clamed yourself, maybe you could do an OBV/REV of the actual coin pweeeeeeeeeeeees Quote
azda Posted April 15, 2011 Posted April 15, 2011 A very nice coin Colin, the error is an obvious plus Quote
Cerbera100 Posted April 15, 2011 Posted April 15, 2011 When you've clamed yourselfClamed yourself?! Sounds painful! Quote
RLC35 Posted April 15, 2011 Posted April 15, 2011 I'm at the "Chicago International Coin Fair" today, and I am going to go through all the 1848 farthings to see if one is in anyone's stock. BTW...Knightsbridge Coins, from the UK is here on the Bourse Floor, does anyone know them? Quote
Colin G. Posted April 15, 2011 Author Posted April 15, 2011 I'm at the "Chicago International Coin Fair" today, and I am going to go through all the 1848 farthings to see if one is in anyone's stock. BTW...Knightsbridge Coins, from the UK is here on the Bourse Floor, does anyone know them?Good luck Bob, would be great for another farthing collector to find one, but if you find two let me have one cheap!! Not familiar with Knightsbridge coins, but have a nice day Quote
azda Posted April 15, 2011 Posted April 15, 2011 When you've clamed yourselfClamed yourself?! Sounds painful!Thats My iPhone spelling for me again Quote
Rob Posted April 15, 2011 Posted April 15, 2011 Knightsbridge Coins, from the UK is here on the Bourse Floor, does anyone know them?Yes, it's Stephen Fenton, aka St.James's Auctions. Quote
argentumandcoins Posted April 15, 2011 Posted April 15, 2011 Knightsbridge Coins, from the UK is here on the Bourse Floor, does anyone know them?Yes, it's Stephen Fenton, aka St.James's Auctions.Bought himself a new Bentley last I heard! Quote
Rob Posted April 15, 2011 Posted April 15, 2011 Bought himself a new Bentley last I heard!Well, he did quite well buying the Geo.III 5 guineas in Japan for £84K and selling it in his sale the following May for £180K, so he isn't short of a bob or two. Quote
VickySilver Posted April 15, 2011 Posted April 15, 2011 Also, he of 1933 20 Dollar gold fame. His share of that sale 3.75 million dollars less the purchase and inconveniences which still should have netted at least 2 Million dollars! Quote
argentumandcoins Posted April 15, 2011 Posted April 15, 2011 Also the proud seller of the previously unrecorded South Africa sixpence last year! Quote
Rob Posted April 15, 2011 Posted April 15, 2011 I'm on a roll too. Just had an order that has netted me a tenner! Sort of puts things in perspective. Quote
argentumandcoins Posted April 15, 2011 Posted April 15, 2011 Aye, and Declan thinks we're high rollers Rob Quote
RLC35 Posted April 15, 2011 Posted April 15, 2011 I was really disappointed with Knightsbridge Coins. They didn't bring a single coin to the Bourse! They only had one page passouts on their St James Auction Service! The Chicago show was pretty good overall. It seems like it gets bigger every year. The hot thing was silver, it seemed like everyone was buying it!BTW Colin...only saw three (3) 1848 Farthings, and none were the overstrike you pictured! Quote
Rob Posted April 15, 2011 Posted April 15, 2011 I was really disappointed with Knightsbridge Coins. They didn't bring a single coin to the Bourse! They only had one page passouts on their St James Auction Service! I will guarantee he bought a few though. Quote
Peckris Posted April 16, 2011 Posted April 16, 2011 ... and City dumped Utd out of the Cup which just made MY day Quote
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