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    Thanks for clarifying this Pete, much appreciated. I see that the one which was on ebay on a BIN for £60 sold earlier today, perhaps to someone reading this thread http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GB-Queen-Victoria-bronze-penny-1862-/162438645295?
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    Unfortunately in that condition not really worth anything ,maybe 50p
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    Yes, as Rob says about the issue date. All pyx listed as follows: Lis 7 Jul 1625-29 Jun 1626 Cross Calv 29 Jun 1626-27 Apr 1627 Negro Head 29 Jun 1626-27 Apr 1627 Castle 27 Apr 1627- 3 Jul 1628 Anchor 3 Jul 1628-26 Jun 1629 Heart 26 Jun 1629-23 Jun 1630 Plumes 23 Jun 1630-30 Jun 1631 Rose 30 Jun 1631-21 Jun 1632 Harp 21 Jun 1632-11 Jul 1633 Portcullis 11 Jul 1633-27 Jun 1634 Bell 27 Jun 1634-18 Jun 1635 Crown 18 Jun 1635-14 Feb 1636 Tun 14 Feb 1636- 8 May 1638 Anchor 8 May 1638- 4 Jul 1639 Triangle 4 Jul 1639-26 Jun 1640 Star 26 Jun 1640-15 Jul 1641 Tri in circ 15 Jul 1641-28 May 1643 (P) 29 May 1643-15 Jul 1644 (R) 15 Jul 1644-12 May 1645 Eye 12 May 1645-10 Nov 1645 Sun 10 Nov 1645-15 Feb 1647 Sceptre 15 Feb 1647- mid 1649 Charles I is both a good reign to start with (in terms of volume of output and variation of designs and denominations) and challenging (like all hammered coinage, finding a decent strike on a nice round flan, with little wear when, by their very nature hand struck coins were of variable quality; the sheer number of different designs (including some real rarities) if you want a comprehensive collection ...) However Michael Sharp's article Rob mentions is a very good start. You can read it here as a pdf: BNJ 1977 Sharp Article. The scanned plates aren't brilliant but will give you an idea. The (Sharp) group F coins are illustrated in Plate VII, nos 44- My example is #52 And... welcome to the dark hammered side!
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    Is it Pete taking his pennies to the bank?
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    Aberystwyth bust refers to the style of bust which was introduced towards the end of tun and used simultaneously at both Tower and Aberystwyth mints. The prototype Tower bust was Sharp's E5. Variations on the theme were produced with single/double arched crowns, large and small bust sizes and variations in decoration. These form Group E coins (Sharp's Fx where x is a number from 1-7). Some busts are rare, others very common. Concurrent with the Tower group F coins was the output from Thomas Bushell's mint at Aberystwyth which opened in 1638. These used the same bust and is the source of the name. For the definitive read, look at Michael Sharp's article in the 1977 BNJ where both Tower and Aberystwyth coins are illustrated. FYI, 1628-9 anchor is a very rare mark for silver with only £5 of silver in the pyx. Only Negro's Head and Heart had less silver. Compare this to £113 for 1638-9 anchor and closer to £200 for the entire period when the Aberystwyth busts were used.
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    There are plenty of Manchester tokens, best known is the Manchester Porter. Poor bugger carrying a big load on his back.
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    I have a few in the trays. Manchester, Macclesfield (3), Stockport and Rochdale together with a couple of local co-op tokens.





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