Penny Collectors Who Are You All

[Rob]

I have an extremely basic collection IE a 1900,1906,1936,1947,1970!

[Colin G.]

I actually do not have a single pre-decimal penny in my collection!!!

Actually like Clive I do have the odd hammered penny that are mostly detecting finds.

[Gary1000]

As I have specialised in 20th centry predecimal I have the full date run of farthings, Half pennies and pennies. Most varieties included.

[Debbie]

Oh no Nordie - you don't want me to upload a picture of a penny, I'm a (un-engraved) penny virgin!

Just for you (although the photos are not up to much I am afraid)

[Nordle11]

:D

Well it's a very nice example for someone who doesn't have many pennies!

Thanks

[Peckris]

Oh no Nordie - you don't want me to upload a picture of a penny, I'm a (un-engraved) penny virgin!

Just for you (although the photos are not up to much I am afraid)

Very nice

I notice you are missing the first two main types of George V (excluding minor sub-types). Might I suggest a 1920 or 1921 for the first, and a 1927 for the large Modified Effigy? None of those would break the bank. Also, perhaps a 1949 and a 1953 to complete the major 20th Century types?

[Debbie]

Nooooooooo........... Thanks Peck

[pies]

Ok Rob yep there are quite a few of them, i suppose i come into the catagory as well

[Accumulator]

As I have specialised in 20th centry predecimal I have the full date run of farthings, Half pennies and pennies. Most varieties included.

Apart from these:

1904 '4 points to tooth'

1911 Gouby X

1915 'recessed ear'

1916 'recessed ear'

1944 'last 4 points to tooth'

1946 'ONE*' flaw

Does anyone have anything not listed in Freeman? (actually Dave Groom lists a couple of other date position varieties, as I recall?)

[pies]

As I have specialised in 20th centry predecimal I have the full date run of farthings, Half pennies and pennies. Most varieties included.

Apart from these:

1904 '4 points to tooth'

1911 Gouby X

1915 'recessed ear'

1916 'recessed ear'

1944 'last 4 points to tooth'

1946 'ONE*' flaw

Does anyone have anything not listed in Freeman? (actually Dave Groom lists a couple of other date position varieties, as I recall?)

Yep i have UIN 17141, not only is the date spacing different but when rotated britannia is at about 75 degrees

[davidrj]

There's the 1922 with unlisted reverse (similar to 1927) & the dot in trident on normal reverse, then there are the various "helmet stalks" and "tidal waves" on Liz pennies

[Danz]

I have a nice run of pennies on the go. Probably my main interest followed by Shillings , Florins and then the rest.

[RLC35]

There's the 1922 with unlisted reverse (similar to 1927) & the dot in trident on normal reverse, then there are the various "helmet stalks" and "tidal waves" on Liz pennies

And the 1855 "Dot" on Victoria's Forehead, and the 1870 Pronounced "dot" beneath the Y in Penny, plus the 1880, 8 over 8 (ran out of space, can't load that one)! Ha,Ha!

[Rob]

I hope people don't pay a silly premium for things like this.

[Nordle11]

As I have specialised in 20th centry predecimal I have the full date run of farthings, Half pennies and pennies. Most varieties included.

Apart from these:

1904 '4 points to tooth'

1911 Gouby X

1915 'recessed ear'

1916 'recessed ear'

1944 'last 4 points to tooth'

1946 'ONE*' flaw

Does anyone have anything not listed in Freeman? (actually Dave Groom lists a couple of other date position varieties, as I recall?)

I have the 1946 and 1897 dot flaws, 1916 recessed ear (UNC) but still looking for a Gouby X

There's a few different date spacings in the 1890's that Freeman doesn't list - 1899 for example where the last 9 appears further from the first 9. I've also come across an 1869 where the last 9 is a lot higher than the rest of the date..

Are all the different open 3's noted in Freeman as well? I don't have mine to hand

[Peter]

Oh but they do.

It is a passion driven by our Mr Peck/Freeman and countless coin monthlies from days gone by.

It must be 7/8 years since even Spink realised they had to up their game on buns.

[RChris]

There's just something about pennies - they have so much character. When I was a kid in the 60's I went through my mothers purse every night when she came home from work to look for dates to complete my run.........with her permission of course! Then later when I discovered the opposite sex and had to sell everything I had to raise a deposit for a mortgage.....inclcuding my penny collection - which actually although date complete from 1895 wasn't that good grade-wise. It's taken until many years later to get enough disposable income to get back into it again. But at least I can afford to buy better grades now

[RLC35]

I hope people don't pay a silly premium for things like this.

The 1870 "Dot" under the Y of PENNY, sold to a advanced collector in the UK for nearly $1,000.

[Peckris]

There's the 1922 with unlisted reverse (similar to 1927) & the dot in trident on normal reverse, then there are the various "helmet stalks" and "tidal waves" on Liz pennies

And the 1855 "Dot" on Victoria's Forehead, and the 1870 Pronounced "dot" beneath the Y in Penny, plus the 1880, 8 over 8 (ran out of space, can't load that one)! Ha,Ha!

Really, that's how it's pronounced? So I suppose anyone born in 1870 could say they were born in "the year dot"...

As I have specialised in 20th centry predecimal I have the full date run of farthings, Half pennies and pennies. Most varieties included.

Apart from these:

1904 '4 points to tooth'

1911 Gouby X

1915 'recessed ear'

1916 'recessed ear'

1944 'last 4 points to tooth'

1946 'ONE*' flaw

Does anyone have anything not listed in Freeman? (actually Dave Groom lists a couple of other date position varieties, as I recall?)

I have the 1946 and 1897 dot flaws, 1916 recessed ear (UNC) but still looking for a Gouby X

There's a few different date spacings in the 1890's that Freeman doesn't list - 1899 for example where the last 9 appears further from the first 9. I've also come across an 1869 where the last 9 is a lot higher than the rest of the date..

Are all the different open 3's noted in Freeman as well? I don't have mine to hand

Luckily I was helped out by a forum member with the Gouby X.

I wouldn't bother with the 1899 to be honest. There's a plethora of different final digit spacings on every date from 1896 to 1899 (at least) - they really don't have any other difference to make them more interesting, and you'd be collecting minute differences forever I reckon. The date spacings on buns in the 1870s are actually entirely separate reverse designs where the wide or narrow date spacing - which itself is quite dramatic - is the most obvious difference.

[Nordle11]

Don't worry I'm not bothering with these I like the dot examples mainly as errors and the 1916 was bought because it was such a nice example for my collection and it just happened to be a recessed ear variety.

I'm limiting myself to one per year with the exception of the KN's and H's and a few things like the aforementioned Gouby X..

Perhaps once I reach 1860 I might look at varieties but I guess I'll cross that bridge when I come to it!

[scott]

it all gets too american we we start counting those die flaws and little blobs and cuds as variaties.

I like the date spreads, the extreme wide ones in that lot are interesting and obvious.

[Bronze & Copper Collector]

Pennies, half-pennies, farthings....

Copper & bronze....

[bronze mad]

Copper. Bronze pennies! Luv em. Especially looking for different die types! The penny has to be the most common denomination amongst collectors i would say.

[Rob]

I rest my case.

[pies]

I rest my case.

I know, like Zulu's "bloody hundreds of em"