alfnail Posted January 20 Posted January 20 Many thanks Richard, thought you would have one!! I have taken your picture, rotated it, and positioned same as my top 1844 DFF above. These two coins are now shown below. It is difficult to compare those border gap features with the pixels available on the 1843. It does seem to me, however, that the die flaw can just about be seen on your coin in the same position......... also the small protrusion above the F. First impressions, therefore, are that this points to a single reverse DFF die used on both the 1843's and the 1844's. If you reduced the size of your picture to get it within the forum 500Kb limit then please could you email me the original thanks? If you can get same picture with more pixels so that border teeth can be seen more clearly that would also be great. 1 Quote
secret santa Posted January 22 Posted January 22 An exciting Ebay listing for penny collectors seeking the 1863 with die numbers - the first example with minus 1 (-1) under the date. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/356491300476?itmmeta=01JJ5H9EW45WNYWTVKMXTG816F&hash=item5300898e7c:g:Oy4AAOSwWS1nj~eK&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAAwHoV3kP08IDx%2BKZ9MfhVJKlmKrLpByFK3NCH5LpfdrzNdV8QOMQvZOkA9KHBdFYpZf%2B22CKYOwtY5SzdG41OU5lzTamqMvLWCKwCT%2B5o6Ubr7WzTw4bib88BMHIRH689xsTWKwFjwupAPGchYDWdjDFknqaecWQTY90QZbrnYTIhoZEUzBGa9vKJC5sl5z%2FGWgn0FZdKwgRvaOksMKux0sckksjF0TGMpqC445MhuNGbBaQRGOdWSeV4gjRN8RxZFg%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR5jupbGRZQ 1 6 Quote
terrysoldpennies Posted January 22 Posted January 22 (edited) I cant work out if your being serious or not Richard , it has to be a die crack running right through the 6 . Its not April fools day yet 😂 Some of us remember your Uncirculated narrow date 1877 !!! Edited January 22 by terrysoldpennies 2 Quote
secret santa Posted January 22 Posted January 22 40 minutes ago, terrysoldpennies said: Some of us remember your Uncirculated narrow date 1877 !!! There's a rumour that it's coming to market again in a few weeks...... 1 Quote
terrysoldpennies Posted February 7 Posted February 7 1930 missing sea. as far as I know undiscovered and unlisted . One for Richards list ! Maybe . 3 Quote
secret santa Posted February 7 Posted February 7 Thanks Terry Maybe weak sea rather than missing, but I've not seen it on 1930 coins.(Can you "not see" what isn't there ??) 1 Quote
PWA 1967 Posted February 25 Posted February 25 One thats arrived today off eBay and much better than most. 1909 DOT. 8 Quote
blakeyboy Posted February 25 Posted February 25 On 2/7/2025 at 1:39 PM, secret santa said: Thanks Terry Maybe weak sea rather than missing, but I've not seen it on 1930 coins.(Can you "not see" what isn't there ??) The tide went out. Wait 6 hours, and look at it again. 1 Quote
Coinery Posted February 25 Posted February 25 1 hour ago, PWA 1967 said: One thats arrived today off eBay and much better than most. 1909 DOT. Blimey, Pete…considering the number of eyes that fall upon the eBay pennies, you certainly manage to winkle out your fair share of the gems! 2 1 Quote
PWA 1967 Posted March 3 Posted March 3 1826 Penny, Rev A, purchased from the Huddersfield coin fair. 8 Quote
PWA 1967 Posted March 11 Posted March 11 If anyone has a coin from "The Alderley Collection" and happy to share which one and when you bought it, please message me. Pete. Quote
terrysoldpennies Posted March 13 Posted March 13 (edited) A very strange thing happened on ebay this evening . A 1863 Narrow 3 came up for auction at 6 o,clock with a starting price of 5£ . I straight away placed it in my favorites box , but also copied the pictures . I looked in a couple of times during the evening to see if any bids had been place , and none were. Then again I looked in at 10.30 , and to my surprise it took me to an 1861 coin . Now, I know I'm getting on a bit but I'm not that senile just yet. On my favorites it still says 1863, and to prove it the pictures are below. Edited March 13 by terrysoldpennies Quote
secret santa Posted March 14 Posted March 14 That's definitely a 4th example - somebody must have nipped in and got it at a bargain price. Quote
Martinminerva Posted March 14 Posted March 14 I am sure they did as it was an auction listing rather than a buy-it-now (I saw it too and took screenshots also, so you're not going mad, Terry). Changing the image and the title is a way for the seller and buyer to avoid others noticing - though they did - and to avoid a hefty eBay fee to boot. Wonder who got it and for what actual price?? Quote
The Bee Posted March 14 Posted March 14 Usually if I strike a deal with a seller, the seller changes the auction to a "buy it now" at which point I need to keep calm, waiting for it to pop up again, and then quickly buy it. Worked well so far Very Best Regards Quote
terrysoldpennies Posted March 25 Posted March 25 1908 Freeman 164a e,bay find , rare in this grade much better than nearly all finds out there 7 Quote
secret santa Posted March 25 Posted March 25 On 3/14/2025 at 4:32 PM, Martinminerva said: I am sure they did as it was an auction listing rather than a buy-it-now (I saw it too and took screenshots also, so you're not going mad, Terry). Changing the image and the title is a way for the seller and buyer to avoid others noticing - though they did - and to avoid a hefty eBay fee to boot. Wonder who got it and for what actual price?? The F44 slender 3 penny - The seller contacted me separately afterwards asking me to verify the coin - he withdrew it earlier after realising what it might be. I asked him what he's going to do with it but he didn't reveal his plans. 4 Quote
terrysoldpennies Posted April 7 Posted April 7 1874 Penny Freeman 67 6+H Interesting coin this one . It seems to me that the F67 is much harder to find than the R12 rating given by Freeman , especially so in high grade . I could only find five examples ever sold on London Coins , and this seems to be the same with the F68 6+H Heaton rated R13 . This example interestingly also has an over stamped 7 in the date which I have not managed to find on any other example with this die combination. ?? 4 Quote
Paddy Posted April 7 Posted April 7 Strangely I got this F68 just last week. Spink does not rate it that highly in terms of scarcity, so I am glad to hear it is rarer than that. 1 Quote
Citizen H Posted April 9 Posted April 9 Ive not been interested in the Pennies...however this one was mixed in so why not show and join in, I know nothing other than its Bronze, 1877, theres a chunk missing by the letter R on outer edge....is this a mint fault? could this be a rare, valuable and scarce coin to behold??????? ok, over to you guys, all the very best "H" (uninterested in Pennies) Quote
Paddy Posted April 9 Posted April 9 Nice enough coin and good to have in your collection. I believe this is the normal variety, Freeman 91. What you really want is the one with the narrow date, F90, which is mega scarce and would be worth several £1000s even in this condition. Richard's website suggests fewer than 15 known! 1 Quote
Citizen H Posted April 9 Posted April 9 (edited) 37 minutes ago, Paddy said: Nice enough coin and good to have in your collection. I believe this is the normal variety, Freeman 91. What you really want is the one with the narrow date, F90, which is mega scarce and would be worth several £1000s even in this condition. Richard's website suggests fewer than 15 known! Well thank you kindly Mr Paddy, I'm still unsure about these penny's you know, they just don't sing to me, nice to see everyone's with all the different variations but lost the interest within a few moments, Sorry! just not my thing, However, I'll pick them up along the way and show...and should anyone happens to want them shout out, Ps..I beleve this is a £1.50p coin !?!??!? Once again Many thanks and all the best, "H" Edited April 9 by Citizen H Quote
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