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I have a felt-lined tray that lives in the safe on top of my coin cabinets, all new arrivals go there after initial gloat. When several have gathered, in their 2x2's of purchase, they go, on the tray, upstairs to be photographed, then straight back to the study for ticketing and /or placement in my coin cabinets, in the appropriate recess for type/date. I haven't had one go missing since my younger brother nicked my ex circulation 1902 LT penny after a row/fight nearly 50 years ago when I was a kid. The penny was never recovered, I had a cry and he had a spanking. Happy days! Jerry

No "H' to be seen. Jerry

It could be damage from pitting similar to the left of the lighthouse and around the ship?

Well it's raised more questions than it has answered.. There's something there but it's too worn to see if it's just a chip, strange for it to be so central though. Could there be a possibility that they filled the die number in and in became unclogged or even it becoming clogged over time? In any case, the 3 is what's making it so difficult to assign. Suggestions?

]Thanks Chris, I'll reattach Michael's letter for those that are interested.

Th edit function is time sensitive so has likely disappeared

No you're OK, I think it is a site access thing because I know that Brian (bhx7) has the same problem with not being able to edit. I'd ask Tom to edit it as Pete says, then ask him to give you access too

Its not an open 3 Matt but good luck if its a 2

You should block out your name and adress on there Richard, I wouldn't trust the internet with it Great provenance for the coin though, thanks for sharing.

Gouby has not yet published it formally as C* but: When I bought my penny (with toothed reverse) at Croydon auctions in September 2000 I noticed that it had the 122 border beads, different from either the circulation or proof issues. I wrote to Michael Gouby to see if he had come across this variety as it wasn't mentioned in his book The British Bronze Penny 1860-1967. He checked his own stock and found that he had a similar coin that had featured in a Spink Numismatic Circular article in June 1986 (although he had not noticed that it was this "pattern" reverse with 122 beads. It was this coin that he sold to Trevor Legge whose coins were sold at Spink as mentioned above. After examination of his coin he agreed that it was an unrecorded die type and he said that he would be calling it C* when he next updated his book. However, that book has never been updated and so it has not been publicised, not even on his website. I will attach a copy of his reply to me confirming the C* classification.

Indeed a little disappointed, but there maybe suerte yet! I'll get some microscpe pics when I get home tonight, but playing around with some overlaps right now, the mark you're referring to certainly fits the bill..

Arrived today, still not sure though I'll get better pictures later but it's in a flip now and my phone doesn't do close shots very well. Now I'm starting to believe that it's a 1963 with a die number 2 because of the positioning of the 3 and the spacing between it and the 6. Comparison shots here too. 1 - My coin 2 - Normal 3 3 - Open 3 4 - Die number 2 (Possibly this one) 5 - Die number 3 6 - Die number 4

Found this,whilst looking at the 1818 Crown fakes floating around,makes me sick the industrial scale at which any of these coins can be produced,There is a picture of a 1934 Crown die half way down the page,so there must be a few of those in circulation be that die split. http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/United-States-Coins-1878-8TF-Morgan-Wrong-Type-One-Dollar-In-God-We-Trust-Brass-Silver/736125_32548209759.html If they actually made them with their proper alloy,rather than the brass alloy,they said they are using,doesn't bear thinking about how coin collecting would be affected.

New purchase, just arrived. Gem 1921 Penny...

Nah. Well, not saying