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    More Pennies

    secret santa replied to Prax's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries

    Also found in 1856 where PT is large date and OT is small date. I believe that 1858/6 is always small date whereas 1858/3 (or 2), 1858/7 and 1858/? (Bramah 25c) are large date. 1858 small date exists without overdate.
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    How does Easylive work - is there actually a live auction with an auctioneer taking online bids in real time with sound/vision ?
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    I believe they were struck from sand-blasted dies for photographic purposes but that's only hearsay. The photos were taken through a slab but, as Freeman states, "the obverse is in extremely low relief".
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    I have a set of matt proof 1953 penny, halfpenny and farthing and the farthing is a 1+A.
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    The sets were probably struck very early on in the process when they were still using a variation of the George VI toothed reverse in preparation for the 1953 penny. When I sent my 1953 pattern mule to the Royal Mint for comment, they replied that it had been probably struck in October 1952. Another example is held within the Royal Collection Trust, noting that it was struck as a Trial on 17th Sept 1952.
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    I've had terrible problems with Fedex doing this before. I did once get them to go back and renegotiate with Customs to get the VAT reduced from 20% to 5% but I've overpaid many times. I now refuse to use Fedex - I ask the auction houses to use UPS who always send you a form to indicate the nature of the goods and they always charge the correct 5% on numismatic items.
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    I emailed Semra a week or two ago saying I assumed it would be a commission-only auction and she confirmed that it would. Also, the hard copy catalogue makes no mention of the Grange Hotel.
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    In June 2015 a poorish 1882 F112 (no H) penny sold at London Coin auction for £2808. Yesterday it sold again at DNW for only £521. Is this the end for bronze and copper ?
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    Nice work Jon. I see you've stopped picking your asparagus.
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    1897 dot penny. Advice needed.

    secret santa replied to Zo Arms's topic in Beginners area

    We'll have to agree to differ.
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    1897 dot penny. Advice needed.

    secret santa replied to Zo Arms's topic in Beginners area

    They are in different positions on the coin.
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    JLS, I've added the picture in its current state and will replace it if you manage to smarten it up. Would you like me to attribute it to you personally (if so, let me know your name) ?
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    If you're going to tidy it up a bit, I may wait.
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    secret santa replied to Prax's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries

    Yes, Gouby doesn't list this one.
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    Thanks, Paddy, that tip is absolutely priceless. Like Gary, I have sometimes deleted something by accident or dragged something by mistake into oblivion and that single action would have fixed it. I've just tried it and it works. Thank you again.
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    secret santa replied to Prax's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries

    Unless my eyes are deceiving me, Terry's penny doesn't look "as rotated" as Ian's picture ?
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    It was a typo - should have been Semra Cetin-Lockdown
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    or his adopted daughter........
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    After lockdown

    secret santa replied to copper123's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!

    The wife's already had a go, and it's cost her a lot more than 30 quid in compensation........
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    Rare 2015 Platinum pennies for auction on ebay

    secret santa replied to youliveyoulean's topic in Items For Sale

    link please.
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    After lockdown

    secret santa replied to copper123's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!

    Surely the hairdresser must be number 1 ????????????
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    On this F114 it looks as though all the date numerals have been double struck including the underlying 1 (which is logical as it's part of the die).
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    Might this be a 2 over 1, Mike ? Freeman states that sometimes the minutest trace of the 1 can be seen and your photo suggests something at the top of the 2.
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    I would be vary wary of DNW at the moment with uncatalogued lots. They have recently sold Hiram Brown's collection of copper and bronze and they parcelled many of them into multiple lots with no regard for the content. If care had been taken to catalogue the individual coins, they would probably have doubled the price paid. Your coins are almost certainly not of the same quality as Hiram's but I imagine DNW would only offer them in bulk lots.
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