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Thanks for sharing, a decent example. Bet you're glad to have one after the long wait!

Nice work Fred. Shows us some pictures when you get a chance!

Normal one again. Not sure about the flatter O maybe it's just down to most examples being worn.

I'm with Declan, I of IMP is easier to see. Definitely just a normal variety though.

I like the theory Ian, it's something to think about. I think as Pete suggested I will get round to sending it to the RM one day and see what they say. When I do find anything out I'll update you all.

That's a bit too elaborate for me, I am still with the idea that the coin has just been double struck or that the hubbing has not been done correctly. The doubling in the center is just being masked by the heavy detail too, the whole reverse is doubled but just not as obviously in the center due to wear and the many folds in Britannia's drapery. The doubling I believe to be genuine, it's the larger size that is perplexing me. You can also get doubling only in certain parts of a design because of incorrect hubbing, it's not uncommon to have a date doubled but the rest of the design not. There are many, many variations on hub doubling it's quite a subject on its own!

Yeah it's thinner than a normal penny

It sure is.

Weight is 9.37g.

Worth the question anyway! If you find anything else interesting like that feel free to share with us.

Not that I know of Jon, at least not like this. You can have coins struck out of the collar but they come out warped. I'll get the weight when I get a chance, no scales with me at the moment.

Hi Michelle, the missing letters are due to grease filling the die. Not uncommon and probably not worth your time selling it. Maybe a few pounds to the right person?

Yeah it was just a picture of the coin on its own so no reference for size. Looking at it now the bust is slightly bigger because of the increase in size.

For sure, it's going into the collection although will have to sit on top of the tray, despite how annoying that is Next time I go to the UK I might send it over to the RM and see what they say. Is it not possible to just send them pictures with measurements or does it need to be the coin? I'm not for squashing either, like Gary says it doesn't make sense if there's no flattening.

I've been looking at it all day and I've got it in hand with a comparison coin. Every letter/colon dot points to the same tooth on both coins, all the digits are exactly the same font with the same details. It's all very confusing.

Jesus, really? Let's assume that the average price of the coins they've had slabbed is around £15, although it'll surely be higher, that means that without even calculating the postage costs they've spent just over £31k just on having the coins slabbed

Perhaps a hydraulic press or something then. It's a shame because the double strike on the reverse is genuine however this bugger isn't going to fit in the capsules I have.

Now it's almost exclusively dominated by LCA who I guess have theirs registered under the user 120384. Seems counter productive to have it like that but whatever, that's CGS' choice.

Hall of Fame, because he held the highest ranking in the penny section for just over 2 years on the CGS website. http://www.coingradingservices.co.uk/?page=hall_of_fame&hof_id=HOFPE1564&mode=prev I've got his 1904 and 1918, although both have been broken out of the slabs.

Nope, no idea either. I got a bag of goodies delivered today from the UK - This coin, the LCA cupped broadstrike, 1902 low tide, a pretty decent 1934, Dr. Findlow's 1918 HOF penny (the second of his I have now), and a few others, also the battle of Britain 50p with thanks to Fred!

It's that double struck one Pete. Apart from the obvious, the rev. is just as good in the details department. It's certainly not been recently struck as it has a nice patina, lots of wear and also a few spots. It also wouldn't make sense to make a copy of this year, it's not a rare one. I think the die would have to have been bigger though to make it like this. I need to weigh it too, see what that gives me.

What about this, the coin is wider than normal and thinner than normal, kind of like it's been rolled out to flatten it. It doesn't look fake, the design matches that of a real coin perfectly. How could this happen, any ideas? Ignore the colour, I had to brighten the picture because of the bad lighting here, colour is fine.

Thanks Brian

Good times. I need the double exergue easy to pick up but I'm waiting for a really nice one. If anyone has a really good one for sale, let me know!