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Very interesting - thanks Mike.

very useful - thanks

No - can you supply ?

Paddy, could you provide the link again, please.

To help pass the time, I have begun to create a new website of bronze halfpenny varieties along the lines of my penny varieties site. It is very much work in progress with much to do but if any halfpenny collectors have counted and recorded the border tooth numbers on the various obverses and reverses, I would be grateful if they would supply them to me to avoid me having to count them myself ! The website is www.halfpennyvarieties.wordpress.com Bear in mind that I have no knowledge of halfpennies (although it is beginning to develop) and so there will be numerous errors, I expect.

Now, I may get labelled a killjoy but I'd like to suggest that members try to stick to the subject of the posting category if we want to attract other collectors to this website. A person viewing Predecimal for the first time and checking out the "More Pennies" section will currently be met with umpteen pictures of the sun and may well write it off as a waste of time. If it weren't for Ian's pictures of the various ship types, there wouldn't be a relevant post on this page. I'm all for the occasional witticism and the "Things to make us laugh" section has had some wonderful one-liners recently that I've laughed out loud at. Feel free to disagree but please do it politely.

I'll probably have the time now they've closed my golf course.

Paddy, you left out the crucial 2 doors out.

With this ban on sport, I'm really missing playing in goal for my local football team - it's the only way I can keep a clean sheet at my age......

Great news - I've just had this email from the Ingrams "We are still operating, and as long as health and circumstances permit, we will carry on doing so."

I wasn't being sarcastic.

Seriously outrageous.

Perhaps they should be referred to this site ?????

I've just discovered the sun shining onto the date of an 1863 penny. Must be a die clash of border teeth, I guess.

Trump's existence is proof enough.

but not so hot at bronze ??????

Oooh aaah, me old pal, me old beauty.

He bought Laurie Bamford's and a couple from LCA, too.

Ah, I hadn't recorded that anywhere - Thanks Jerry.

Jerry, I don't think I've got your normal F24 on my rare website ?

I see that the 2 D2 coins went for £1800 - it's probably the first time that this variety has come to market in recognisable form even though they weren't catalogued as such. It will be interesting to see what they sell on for, assuming they were bought for that reason. This sale values them at around £7-900 each.

I was totally incredulous the other day when my wife declared that she was the world's number one fan of the Monkees. But then I saw her face........................

On my own F73 7 over 7, the die crack is much worse (and her knee is still smoking !).

My example definitely has polished surfaces and it might be only my imagination but all the examples of so-called F74's that I've seen appear to have the H a little further from the linear circle than your photo.

Margaret Thatcher would be delighted to see herself on a coin......