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Hi I had an attempt at removing the old DNA and gunk. 1855 Halfpenny date with 8 over 8 ? 1st 5 over 5 ? and possible overdate on last 5 ? Very Best Regards

Phew, What a comprehensive system and such a lot of information on "historic" and current prices. I guess at some point you need something like that to avoid duplication (I should have done this for my newspapers) and if you decide to sell bits off, it would to keep the Tax authorities happy, not to mention your insurer

The Ebay description was rather erm "odd" as well. "This is a British Victoria Penny coin from 1862, minted during the reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901). It is a copper coin with a brown colour. The denomination of the coin is one Penny. It was manufactured in the United Kingdom, specifically Great Britain."

1855 Halfpenny Could there be and overdate ? Hi I have a few 1855 Halfpennies. Looking again at one of them, it looks as it the second 5 in the date might be over another date ? I wondered, if it is an overdate, what it might be ? Best Regards !

Apologies - just realised I've asked the same question as Paddy !

Would anyone know where I can buy Verdi-care in the UK or would I need to order it from the USA ? Many thanks !

So I've been at it for about a year now 1) I have been building a list of coins I'm missing and those I'd like to upgrade in a spreadsheet : Crowns to Farthings And then (like Paddy) 2) I've been photographing all my current Bronze and Copper date runs and part date runs and am putting them in Powerpoint That way I quickly open the relevant slide deck, Copper Farthings 1672 to 1850, flick through the slides to find a high res image of the current "best" obverse and reverse I find this an easier method to spot if I've found a potential minor or major upgrade [Given my collection is at the other end of the scale of the Penny Collection There is usually more opportunity for a major rather than minor upgrade, it remains a bit of a Spaghetti Western as in " the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly"] Best Regards

It feels like a huge challenge. The British Bronze Penny 1869-1901 by Mr Gouby, sets the bar on expectations . High definition colour illustrations coupled with well thought out text are a powerful combination. I would love to see the same for Halfpennies and Farthings. But once you extend to the end of the decimal period, to do it justice, its a shelf full of publications, Your website feels a better and more flexible approach as I have no doubt more varieties will emerge in the next few years which can be captured in a website in a few days, rather than a 2nd edition printed publication. The 1905 smaller 0 is a good example (and jowly QV). Thanks again for the website !

Amazing collection. Thank you for sharing !

Hi Richard Here is what I thought might be 1905 small "0." The "0" does look smaller. Great to get your thoughts Very Best Regards

Apologies Peckris 2, my typo, I should have said reverse ! There are lots of nicks and scratches. Then yes, I suspect at some point after it came out of circulation it went into a collection and had a polish and a lot of the original patina has been lost. My runner up is below

Very pleased with Crowns and another 1849 Florin that was included in the lot - But this is probably my favourite for the week. It is an upgrade to my 1861 QV Penny (worse than many others) , with a possible repair to the second N in Penny on the obverse

Hi Martin, Many thanks for the feedback, that's really good news, a new one for my Farthing trays It was the previous owner who had paid (I assume) $70 I have retained all my different QV penny die clashes along with different widths etc in my penny trays. Whilst they are nothing extra (seem to crop up all the time), they are interesting Best I think I've seen was I think one of Richard's on another post - quite stunning Very Best Regard

1865 Farthing "Die Crack in Front of Britannia" Late last year I bought a lot of halfpennies and farthings (including the E/F over B halfpenny). As I'm wrapping Edward VII's pennies, I pulled out one of the Farthings for a closer look and then left it ! The description is G.B. Farthing 1865 EF Die Crack in Front of Britannia $70. Had a look - at first glance it didn't look like a typical die crack ? Could it be damage to the reverse die ? Very Best Regards

Hi Richard I've certainly be interested in a copy of the scans please Below is what I thought might be the small 0 1905 - another circulated penny - of course I could be wrong ! Very Best Regards