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I know I don't normally advertise my website on here, but I am selling the David Beadell collection of English Shillings on behalf of a forum member, so all exposure is welcome. Link Comprising over 200 lots, it is essentially a date run of English shillings for the past 320 years with some date varieties together with some earlier pieces. There are also 4 lots of miscellaneous items including two pieces of Gunmoney. The grades vary from dire to as struck including some rarities, so if you collect shillings, there may be something to fill a gap, whatever the depth of your pockets.

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Yes, that's the narrow 9 date style Mike, and a nice looking example too, well done 👍

Yes, not easy to find those Richard. The Gouby Date Style A variations are far more common than either of the 9 fonts in my picture which you have shown above. The style that I called 'New Style X / Narrow 9' is also a perfect fit with the protrusions that can be seen on the 1860/59, see picture now attached. When I described it as 'narrow' it was because the entire date is only 9 teeth wide, which is less than all style A variations I have ever seen, and also half a tooth narrower than Gouby Style B (with the smaller numeral 9). I wasn't meaning that the numeral 9 is narrow in itself!! Hope that makes sense. It's another year that I must try to do some stats on from my 5-year ebay study. Problem is my wife keeps wanting holidays! 😉

Finally managed to get a decent grade 1856 OT. Obviously not the absolute apex, but orders of magnitude better than the one I've got. I'd say toned EF/NEF. No issues. This is lot 401 from the recent Baldwin's auction. Was chased all the way for it as well. Baldwins refer to "intermittent lustre", but I can't see any lustre at all.