1863 Farthing With Dot Under The Lighhouse

[declanwmagee]

What do we think about the dot under the lighthouse variety for the 1863 farthing, chaps? One has arrived on my doormat - should I be jumping for joy or raising an interested eyebrow?

[davidrj]

What do we think about the dot under the lighthouse variety for the 1863 farthing, chaps? One has arrived on my doormat - should I be jumping for joy or raising an interested eyebrow?

Picky please

[RLC35]

What do we think about the dot under the lighthouse variety for the 1863 farthing, chaps? One has arrived on my doormat - should I be jumping for joy or raising an interested eyebrow?

Declan, Post a pic of it. I have never seen one.

[Peter]

They are quite common and as yet not noticed by many dealers.(Even auction houses)

Not a fantastic variety by any stretch but unmistakeable.

I have been looking for a GEF+ for a while but I'm sure collectors without a clue are also after any 1863 being it a key date.

A nice little variety to search for at a fair buried beneath those shiney pennies.

[declanwmagee]

I will do a pic - it'll be in my regular Sunday morning photo session while listening to Desert Island Discs...

It's nothing to write home about, grade wise, VF or thereabouts and I suspect some old lacquer, bless 'em.

Thanks Peter - that's more or less my conclusion after 10 minutes looking through auction house results - definitely more interested eyebrow than jumping for joy!

[Peter]

Declan

If you sell it make sure it is properly described.(less lacquer)

[declanwmagee]

Good one Peter, dot under lighthouse, fat 8 over thin 8, wide date. Cheers Colin, what would we do without you!

[Peter]

Good one Peter, dot under lighthouse, fat 8 over thin 8, wide date. Cheers Colin, what would we do without you!

As he dips back into varieties.

[Colin G.]

From the 1863 farthings that have passed through my hands about a third have been dot beneath lighthouse types.