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This is the 1875 with a dot under the 1st I of VICTORIA, with coincident die crack on the reverse. Very scarce, London coins have sold 2 I think.

NURSE!!! COME QUICKLY!!! Your sanity is precious, please don't abuse it.

Young man, you really must get out more.............................

It makes me a little nervous when someone in business, tells me "In a move to cut costs for sellers". Generally that phrase is just propaganda, they are doing it for reasons other than for the seller! ...You mean there is nothing in it for eBay! LOL. I got the same release from eBay in a email....

£3, spend 45 and over for free postage lol, but i'm not saying it will be like that, but the 2 i bought were the same, it might be fresh brand new dies is the reason but there has obviously been some proper prep work done on them dies, you only have to look at jody clarks initials under the queens neck to know that, i thought it would be like the new sixpences, bright almost bullion look to it, maybe if you get the earlier minted sixpences they might look like that until the dies have bedded in ? ?

sorry should have said, its struck in silver, the thing is it doesn't claim to be anything, https://www.royalmint.com/our-coins/gifts/christening-and-baby-gifts/Baby-Boy-Silver-Penny/ i only bought it cause i noticed it had Christopher Ironsides reverse on it, and thought it was a bit quirky and i guess it just caught my eye, and also it might turn out to be quite an interesting piece, i doubt there are many collectors out there that are excited about it as i am lol apart from the 50p's £1 and £2's every thing else go by the wayside

Apologies for the delay in providing the evidence which was due to me requiring a sample size of 3 coins rather than two and the ensuing wait for the scanner to warm up. The first C of Churchill does look thinner on the left coin.

The difference alluded to in Davies goes hand in hand with two types of teeth. One set is notably further from the raised rim, whilst the other is more akin to a series of small pyramids. I'm sure there will be other differences.

Excellent! I was that way for a while with the Rocking Horse & have I think 11 or so of those. I actually LIKE the Churchill crown in excellent preservation such as this specimen. Don't shoot me please.

it very well could be, they're extremely hard to photograph in a manner that can show the difference between a normal and a satin finish. @VickySilver was most kind in sending me some images of satin ones, but he agreed too that the images didn't do the finish any justice. I have a couple more of these coming (10million to 1 against) that they aren't satin, but I only bought them to try to get a good overview of the range of finishes these things can display, to try to create a good reference point of what isn't a satin finish. Obviously I'd love to stumble across one for a quid, but as yet I ain't that lucky I should be able to get a decent set of "not" images up next week.

There is also Christopher Eimer. Probably the most knowledgeable guy around in regards to commemorative medals. https://www.christophereimer.co.uk

Good grief! If that is a satin finish, I am a milionaire! I have a box full of them somewhere.

Email from received from M. Gouby Thanks to everyone for their input Hello Frankie, There are several penny that have been found with raised flaws , like spots, commas, etc. They are all a result of a bit of dirt, etc. getting on the die and being transferred onto the coin it was striking. 1874, 1897, 1909, 1946 etc. They are of interest to some collectors. Is it worth keeping – yes why not !

Absolutely Richard. The guy who sold it had been a collector of bun pennies from change, when he was a kid in the 1950's, and put them away, only to be re-examined all these years later, and sold on e bay. No doubt most of the others were run of the mill, but as with other kitchen drawer collections that have been looked at, just very occasionally a real rarity shows up. He himself never realised what it was. I thought it only reasonable to tell him, but he was just pleased it had found a good home. Fair play to him.

Here it is - just freshly photographed a few minutes ago !!! (not the best, but beggars can't be choosers. I was damn lucky to get it for just £58.

not the greatest pictures, not the greatest condition but i love the one year only design, a shilling or half crown would be nice 1821 sixpence