Bronze & Copper Collector

I believe these to be the 2 varieties specified by Iain Dracott in his 2004 article on half pennies. In addition to the Short hair/Long variation between the two, he also notes the following additional differences: SHORT Hair (Reverse A): WIDE SPACED "6 0" in date Shield Crosses have DOUBLE INCUSE lines Thinner LEFT wrist of Britannia, SHORTER Hair on back of neck WEAK flag pole on ship LONG Hair (Reverse A#): CLOSER SPACED "60" in date LOWER RIGHT section of St. Andrews Cross now has TRIPLE INCUSE lines Thicker LEFT wrist of Britannia, LONGER Hair on back of neck STRONGER flag pole on ship, NO incuse line near shield base

Look for the 2nd edition, from 1986.... another excellent reference (for pennies) is "The British Bronze Penny" by Michael Gouby .... it doesn't cover half pennies or farthings though......

Note the diffferent positioning of the 1 of the date, relative to the tooth beneath it....

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I only know of 2 (possibly 3) that have changed hands in the last few years, and about 5 in major collections. plus the one that started this thread......... even if you double that number that still only amounts to 18....... Still EXTREMELY RARE, and even more so because it is RECOGNIZED and DESIREABLE......

Sorry, I couldn't edit my response above to add the following...... The 5 examples that I have had at one time or another, as well as the few others that I have seen, all had this trait as well.....

PS: In reference to the N/Z, In adddition to the N/Z and the recut O in one, I think they all also have a recut or doubled A in Victoria on the obverse...

Well said... A RARITY is RARE.. regardless of its condition..... and they are always CLASSIC, IDENTIFIABLE, and in DEMAND......

No problem, we all learn from one another......

Nice coins Bob & Custard.... Both a bit better than mine..... Both also displaying the first 1 over 1 in the date........ A characteristic that I've noticed on ALL the specimens that I have seen so far.....

I've seen or owned about 5 off them, although this is among the nicest that I've seen, and much nicer than the one in my collection.... NICE FIND.... Let me know if you want to part with it.....

Chris... were you addressing me regarding the pics????? Also, I'm not bothering with recut lettering on the 1860 and 1861 coins... though I can send you some to include as example in your book.... certainly not worth an entry for pricing purposes........ Let me know and I will email you........ Not sure what else I have, but I'll check... I knew I had these handy though....

A comparison of 4 different types of 1889/8 half pennies......

1889 ULTRA WIDE date GOUBY X Compare to narrow date and normal wide date....

1861 F-276 first 1 over 1

1862/1 penny SATIN 38A for those that have never seen one.....

F-274 with missing Colon Dots after F:D:

1946 Gouby B (DOT) with DIE BREAK projecting from the dot....

1860 F-16 witha raised dot between the ribbons

F-13 with missing colon dot after F:D:

1862 half penny with Die letter A to RIGHT of light house.....