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This is the correct link https://royalmintmuseum.collectionsindex.com/home

The 1861 F23 proof was: Struck in January 1861 as part of an experiment to determine whether the weight standard of the new bronze coins should be altered in order to coin 40 instead of 48 pieces to the pound avoirdupois

Everyone has their price...............

How could I insult someone who sends me a Christmas card every year ???

No, it's the one that sold in Bernie's sale. The seller must be some sort of moron.

Get in quickly before the seller realises his penny is rarer than he thinks ! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/365385571973?itmmeta=01JKJVQX0KNWD9KD5GMB7SZMQS&hash=item5512ad5e85:g:-tMAAOSwyJdnpzIT&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA4HoV3kP08IDx%2BKZ9MfhVJKmd3rWHm7PGuXEWO1Ux%2F%2BdVbTpqL%2FBdZSTI9YtFe5Td2fddr8mWMsQocTd%2BMYiar5aug7inNeaBJjBokcFmPqMpJDwaT%2F62FO%2FMxR5YjImW5jESQ2onNx0ahYBZdsy2UFAz3LvKvILGUiBBp2vpbyAiatrV91ouIz%2FLM4x%2F2lz%2FtlL8RjF%2F25t7wdkSSwkmqnqcLFnI%2FuSBMl1ceTdRXMbVBIzUG%2BtHcdQ2EsNLUxALNCd1BLeDe9VmlOpTHw3EE9a4cSA9Js2qz8WL1tSRueR1|tkp%3ABk9SR7jQ39ucZQ

Thanks Terry Maybe weak sea rather than missing, but I've not seen it on 1930 coins.(Can you "not see" what isn't there ??)

And I've sent him a blank version of the Word document that I use.

Chris Perkins had thought that it might be a future option. Michael Freeman had approved the release of the paperback version but had opted out of any future involvement himself.

Steve Hill of Sovereign rarities sent me a nice 4 page Word document containing pictures of most of the coins as a pre-auction publicity release. If you let me have your email address, I'll mail it to you.

Yes, further examination of coins reveals that, apart from a few (rare ?) 1889 F127 pennies with missing serifs, F127s plus 1890, 1891 and some 1892 pennies were all struck with obverse R* and then reverted partway through 1892 to obverse R which was then used until 1895 when the veiled head obverse was introduced.

Either that or an illegal firearm.

There's a rumour that it's coming to market again in a few weeks......

An exciting Ebay listing for penny collectors seeking the 1863 with die numbers - the first example with minus 1 (-1) under the date. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/356491300476?itmmeta=01JJ5H9EW45WNYWTVKMXTG816F&hash=item5300898e7c:g:Oy4AAOSwWS1nj~eK&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAAwHoV3kP08IDx%2BKZ9MfhVJKlmKrLpByFK3NCH5LpfdrzNdV8QOMQvZOkA9KHBdFYpZf%2B22CKYOwtY5SzdG41OU5lzTamqMvLWCKwCT%2B5o6Ubr7WzTw4bib88BMHIRH689xsTWKwFjwupAPGchYDWdjDFknqaecWQTY90QZbrnYTIhoZEUzBGa9vKJC5sl5z%2FGWgn0FZdKwgRvaOksMKux0sckksjF0TGMpqC445MhuNGbBaQRGOdWSeV4gjRN8RxZFg%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR5jupbGRZQ

Many thanks - now added to the website.