declanwmagee

That's beautiful Peter. Made my eyes leak a bit too...

Well that puts all our lives' little humps and bumps into perspective, Peter - such very very sad news.

http://www.michael-coins.co.uk/hc1920%20rev%20A+B.htm really good photos and description! I did have a reverse B once but sold it before doing my homework....oops

Courtesy Messrs Davies and Groom, of course, Stu - I just regurgitated it! Credit to those two...

I use the back of Dave Groom's bronze varieties book...

Is it mentioned in any literature? All I know about 1675B, Mr T, is that Mr Davies was selling a GF example a couple of years ago. I don't suppose he still has it!

Hi Andriulis, The best way to tell the difference is a very slight difference in the pointing of the A in GRA Spink 4021 covers Obv 1 and Obv 2 Spink 4021A is Obv 3 Obv 1: A at a bead Obv 2: A between beads Obv 3: A is just to the right of a bead There's also two reverses for the 1920 halfcrown: Rev A: Raised edge to garter above F, no pocket above C Rev B: Plain edge to garter above F, pocket above C The possible combinations, by Davies number, are: 1+A, D.1672 (commonest) 1+B, D.1673 (scarce) 2+A, D.1674 (scarcest) 3+A, D.1675 (common) 3+B, D.1676 (scarce) In addition, Peter Davies has added a D.1675B, which is a modified Obv 3, characterised by a thicker rim, with tiny beads rather than small teeth. It's probably scarcer than any of the previously documented coins. Sorry it's not photos, but hope that helps Declan : )

Just found one in a box! Love it. That's some box you have there, Bob....

I was out on the farm all day Thursday digging a corner fence post in, with my transistor radio wedged in the crook of a tree. Kept having to pull my head out of the post hole! Hardly got any work done....

And don't forget the King was a coinie...

Forestgreen is an old friend of mine. Very talented man...

Edit: just read your post properly, rather than hurriedly. I have plenty of normal ones, of course!

I probably have Stu! I'll bring a selection over if you like - I don't use them for storage but I do get them with coins from time to time so I have a bag of them that I don't know what to do with...

Christ, what's happened to our little hobby?

I'll vouch for Charlie too - good man. Likes his varieties and knows his silver too....

Sold this one for £50 Aug 2013....

There's no better page on the net for 1858 pennies than this one... http://www.michael-coins.co.uk/cp_1858.htm

I can even see the difference from when I was buying hard in 2008,2009,2010. Quite often I look at a coin in my Collection and think "crikey, how did I get it for that?"

Sold recently but mine for a long time first!

Me too!

We went to see this lot last weekend, an 8 piece who describe themselves as "Gypsy Jungle Turbo Folkstep". Thought I'd post this song - "The Coin Collector" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHyAdxHsOto

Not entirely! The banjo player is my best mate's daughters boyfriend so they all know my secret...if you know what you're looking for, which of course most of you won't, you can see my hair bouncing around far left through most of that vid. They will be back at the Prince Albert Stu, I'm sure, so we should organise it...

Like letting a junkie look after your medicine cabinet....

I'm in and out these days - very busy but flick through once in a while - I still exist though, so I'm told!

Never heard of him. Sure he's kosher?