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Nothing like as interesting or impressive as Rob's, but acquired today (low tide)

Thanks. This sale is going towards a little acquisition money when I hit Girona later this month.

Forget the email Jon. You have left it a bit late and as you have not bid before better to check. I would phone as they might also ask for some card details if its an expensive coin should your bid be the highest. If two people bid the same ,they sell to the person who bid first

i.e. far too much. You're getting the hang of it.

P2037, decimal pattern halfpenny struck in Cupro-Nickel. Ex Baron Ferrari de la Renotiere 399, (Sotheby 1922), V M Brand & M J Freeman 221. The wax is from the 1922 sale.

Who ya fighting?

One from a few weeks ago. Another variety off the list.

And the obverse.

Last one for tonight, and one that I forgot to put on the revised list of halfpennies - will do for the next edition. A halfpenny struck on a piece of brass bar when the mint relocated from Tower Hill to Iver during WW2. Used to test the striking pressure as I understand.

And the reverse.

Shouldn't fool anybody, but you never know. Footnote in Peck applies here.

These kind of posts are what keep me inspired to widen my knowledge and collection, thanks yet again Rob, I know I will not be the only one to appreciate you sharing this info and pics!

And the reverse. There is a note at the bottom of Norweb 2 lot 520 stating the other known example of this type has the provenance ex Caldecott, ex Dean Rogers, Brand-Lichtenfels Sale (Kreisberg/Schulman, New York 18/3/64 lot 2737) and SNC March 1965 (CC1324). However, the appearance of a rather worn example in Baldwin’s Basement sale suggests that piece was the ex Roger’s example as it was accompanied by a note stating a gift from C W Peck 1951 who noted there were only 2 examples known. As Peck’s piece passed to Norweb when his collection was sold, this would therefore appear to be a third and previously unrecorded third example, but a bit of digging has shown this to be the Caldecott piece, bought by Brand, and sold in the US in 1964 before reappearing in the Circular in 1965. Norweb's went to Nicholson. It was the Rogers piece surfacing that finally resulted in 1 and 1 making 3, because it had been in Baldwin's basement since Rogers' death in 1961 and so could not be either this piece, or Norweb's

1719, 1st obverse with grained edge.

And the obverse.

1734/3. Better by a full grade compared to the other two I have seen. RRR in any grade.

And the reverse.

1738 halfpenny with V/S in GEORGIVS. This error is clearly seen in grades down to at least fair. Not common though, as I've only recorded 7 examples in all grades.

1773 halfpenny with OR over O and struck on a spread flan of about 32mm diameter.

1837 small date over large date, 1/2d.

7 over 6? some oldies a 1 over (farthing) 1

For the sake of keeping this ticking along here's another picked at random…. 1730. Geogivs error. No stop after Britannia.

Happy to fill a gap on the coppers Think its hard to get one UNC so this will do. 1831 with WW . Its the ex-alderley one Lot 41.

I think it would be firstly wiser to find out who both artist and engraver were considering the painting was done circa 1600 some 40 odd years after her coronation because the artist may not have even been born when the sovereign was minted.