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thanks to Peckris for the idea of enlarging the area where the "8" is. never thought of that. it will have to wait till wednesday and then i will have a go at it. as for the ghosting i am aware of the ghosting effect on George V pennies, the reason i mentioned the ghosting was to suggest that the coin was not faked. for if it was a token or replica then the ghosting would almost certainly not be present. as for acid causing what appears to be an "8", then yes it is a good possibility but if acid is reponsible it must be a one in a trillion chance when you consider how perpendicular to the date that it stands, how close to the edge of the coin that it is situated, how perfectly balanced the numeral is loop for loop, and, most importantly, why situated where it is? why is it situated next to the date? why not on the obverse side, if it is mere chance, say for example right smack dab in the middle of the kings head. if it is mere chance, its one hell of a big one! thanks anyway for the interest...much obliged.

thanks colin. i seem to be getting the hang of this uploading now. i think everyone seems to agree that it has had an acid bath. but what about the number "8"? there also seems to be what looks like ghosting on the reverse side. has someone added the numberl "8" in a "garden shed project" or is it actually some kind of diie mark.

hope this works.

thanks for that colin. i have sent you the two pictures.

hi there. thanks for the interest on the coin, its making me feel right at home. i am going to drive down to my mates house and set him to the task of trying to up upload the coin for you to view... i am to computers what Attila the Hun was to diplomacy. other interesting points about the coin. if acid is responsible for the reduction in size why are there teeth marks on one side of the coin but not the other? also on the obverse side of the coin there appears to be what looks like a "2" in the region of the kings chin. regarding the "8" to the right of the date you can see that it appears not to have been stamped into the coin after it was minted but rather minted that way due to the fact that the numeral appears to have raised sides, not as a recessed stamp mark. anyway, thanks for the encouragement. it will more than likely turn out to be something quite mundane but it is keeping me occupied for the present. bye for now.

thanks for the welcome. just scanned the coin. to my surprise the scan shows a number "8" to the right of the date. there are also what look like die marks on the obverse of the coin. i have tried to attach the scans but theu will not upload because they are slightly bigger than 150kb.

hello. as a casual collector of british and irish copper and bronze coins (and being new to the site) i was wondering if any of you "clued up" people could help me with an inquiry. i have a george v 1917 penny which is slightly smaller in diameter than the normal sized penny. it is struck on a lightweight flan of uniform thickness, very thin, weighing only 4.8 grammes which as you all know is only half the normal weight. it is metallic and non-magnetic and appears to be quite porous and of a soft strike. could it be a token or a fake or perhaps some sort of replica? its in quite poor condition and ive no doubt it is basically worthless, but, it is rather puzzling. anyone got any ideas?