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I had an email from Michael Gouby today, most importantly his eye surgery seems to have been a success, and he is making a good recovery. He also confirms that he considers the ( F33) N over inverted N to be a genuine new variety, which is a nice confirmation. Jerry

I would be interested Pete, if available. Jerry

Looks fine to me, can’t blame the coin for the blurry photo. Jerry

Yes, reverse I is a wide date.

I wonder whether it has been lacquered, all the rage in the ‘70’s. if it was moved around when the lacquer was only partially dry, you might get this sort of effect. Calls for a soak in acetone, wont do any harm anyway. Jerry

Modern replica. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1797-Choice-George-III-Cartwheel-Penny-Coin/192520289731?hash=item2cd31a7dc3:g:Gj0AAOSw5m1a3ndd Please report. Jerry

Interesting, but I’m afraid I’m not convinced either. The ‘Y’ in particular looks too close to the border to have originally had a vertical, and appears to be a solid triangle, rather than a ‘V’. The ‘O’ would also seem a little low, and there is other ‘stuff’ going on either side of the ‘C’. Not impossible I agree, but I don’t think there is enough evidence for a very unlikely ‘re-positioned L C WYON’ scenario here, and can only presume that the demarcation (Gouby G) and then removal (Freeman 5) of the base of the bust was indeed indicative of an intent to erase the signature rather than move it. Jerry

Comparing it with mine, NOT a Ja. This is a close-up of the helmet of my F72 Ja, quite different shape below the plume. Jerry

And finally for now a nice F28 from Dave Craddock, £470, nowhere nice as Richards recent one, but a decent upgrade.

1898 8 bisects Ebay £17.76

F98 narrow date 1879 Ebay £110 inc postage

1860 early beaded pattern F763 Ebay £17.50

1926 ME Ebay £570.55

1903 open 3 Ebay £2.81 inc postage.

These pennies have actually come my way over the last few months, mostly on Ebay, I have given prices to show that there are still (in my opinion) good buys out there! 1893/2 £42

Perhaps your site has been mentioned on a Russian forum. What numbers are we talking about? From sunny Vladivostok. Not. Jerry 😉

I’ve had a few, had to open a new browser page and kill the old to move on. EBay not doing well at the moment. Jerry

It’s probably even commoner with the ‘I’ and ‘O’ !🤫 Jerry

I’m afraid I don’t have them, and I don’t think Larry does but I’ll speak to him, I told him I’d keep him informed of opinion. He was under the impression he might already have sold the coin. He spots a lot of ‘varieties’ - about half the pennies he examines by the figures he gave me- basically repairs and reinforcements that are not erroneous- I don’t think he realised the significance of this particular one. Jerry

Quite right, must put my glasses on! But it still shows the different wear pattern nicely! 😇 Jerry

Looks like F29, and the Britannia is much better preserved vis a vis the shield, conforming to Mikes observation. Jerry

Thanks Bernie, that is a very useful and relevant insight! Jerry

I can’t say I had thought about it before, but you may well be right, here is my F32. Presumably the shield is shallower, compared to Britannia, and is a little better protected than other reverses? Except perhaps the beaded, which have a rather similar wear pattern. Possibly. Jerry

I sent an email to Michael Gouby yesterday, and had a reply today to say that he suffered a ‘torn retina ‘ affecting his macula yesterday and subsequently underwent surgery, and is incapacitated for the next month, and cannot at present read. I expressed the hope that he makes a full recovery. Jerry