1910 Penny 'Wonky O' Variety

[Red Riley]

Bought this coin in a bulk lot recently. When I looked at it carefully it appeared to have a peculiar ‘O’ in ‘ONE’. It is obviously not a D or anything as outlandish as that, but nonetheless the O does appear to have been the subject of some die repair. I have checked it against several other 1910s and photos of coins I have sold, but none appear to share this feature. I have already run it past Michael Gouby who felt it was interesting but even though he had never seen its like before, unlikely to command much of a premium. Anyway, here are the images;

[Coinery]

Bought this coin in a bulk lot recently. When I looked at it carefully it appeared to have a peculiar ‘O’ in ‘ONE’. It is obviously not a D or anything as outlandish as that, but nonetheless the O does appear to have been the subject of some die repair. I have checked it against several other 1910s and photos of coins I have sold, but none appear to share this feature. I have already run it past Michael Gouby who felt it was interesting but even though he had never seen its like before, unlikely to command much of a premium. Anyway, here are the images;

Looking at the flaw in the bottom, or top (the image is upside down), that's got to be a split O punch hasn't it, that's been repaired on the die with a broken 0?

Edited October 6, 2012 by Coinery

[Accumulator]

Interesting, and really quite obvious when you look. You have a particularly nice example of it too! In my mind it would certainly command a premium (look at 1946 ONE' or 1897 O*NE etc.). If it helps put a value on it, I'd happily offer £150