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That is an absolute stunner! I almost hate to ask, but did the vendor know what it was? I have still to spot one in any condition! Jerry

Well done Richard, I thought the 1922 might have headed in your direction. Jerry

That is lovely Pete, its one I'm still after in decent grade (let me know if you spot another!) . Jerry

Likewise. The unsold lots will be at the London Coin Fair on Saturday, so a chance to see the remainder in the hand. Jerry

The second 1880, beautiful coin but somebody wants it more than me, it would have been an upgrade. There'll always be another, and more auctions in the pipeline. My F69 is only AF, and still looking for an F76. Jerry

I bid on nine, seem to have won 7, lost out on 1 and 1 still in abeyance, may find out tomorrow. I'm going to pick mine up at the Midland Coin Fair , so I'll have something to look forward to. I am pleased with the F16 and F17 vhich are good up-grades, and I went for the grotty F41 1862 halfpenny date numbers, considerably cheaper than Steve bought it for at LCA. Verdicare will sort the green, eventually. The F66 leaves only the 2 'I' reverses to complete 1874 currency pennies in high grade. The 1918H looks nice, and the 1930 is an upgrade. I hope you all had something you wanted, and I hope Steve is satisfied with the result. Jerry

Hi Bob, and welcome. As you are in South Wales you could come along to the monthly meetings of the South Wales and Monmouthshire Numismatic Society at the Unionist Club, Malpas, Newport on the first Monday of the month (BH excepted). We are generally a friendly lot, and hold quarterly auctions where the prices are usually very competitive. Occasional talks, otherwise a good natter. Jerry

So it did, £5700. And the vendor was in Ireland, which is probably why it quickly went on the bay, before the state could claim it. Several bidders clearly happy it was genuine. Jerry

Ian Platt knew what it was , but the price was ok.

Just spent half an hour sorting my tub of ex circulation 1899 pennies. The result is as follows. BP1899Aa. 8 BP1899Ab. 30 BP1899 Ac. 5 7 coins unidentifiable. The first two figures are somewhat at odds with Michael Gouby's estimation, but does demonstrate the relative scarcity of the widest date. Jerry

? Beggars cant be choosers, not many of them about!

OK so they're not special, but here are my offerings from the Midland Coin Fair, an F77 and 1899 wide date. The former will fill a gap for the time being. Jerry

No. The first is a late 3rd century radiate, there should be enough letters to pin it down, maybe Postumus, Tetricus, Claudius Gothicus, that sort of era. There is little more one can say about the second than mid to late 4th century is most likely. Typical detector found grots, I have hundreds. Jerry

He's actually asking £1550, he's referencing the £1250 which was in EF. I did think it went cheaply at £317, but these prices are mad! Dave Craddock has had one similar at £500 for a while. Jerry

Looks mid to late 4th century from the portrait, but I cant be more specific. Looks a genuine detector found to me. Jerry

I have certainly seen lead hem weights, but with two holes, like large buttons, to sew through. And I agree, why the serrations? Do they both have only one hole? If two, I would have thought them to be childs 'whizzers', the musical toy that was spun on string and made a noise. With only one hole, they must have been nailed to something, or maybe spun like a top with a nail. Bit of a puzzle, quite honestly. Jerry

Yes, all 1860 N over N sideways are 2D, but two physically different obverse 2 dies were used with the one reverse die over its lifetime. The earlier obverse die has a much less dramatic 'A' repair. As Rob suggests, a sequence - or rather a number of interlinking sequences of individual dies- could be extrapolated in either chronological direction throughout the early years of production through obsessive study of large numbers of pennies, using progressive die damage as markers. Any volunteers? ? Jerry

Which of the obverse dies is the one without the crack, Bob? It certainly looks very fresh, and does its reverse display the crack below the N of penny? It clearly comes early in one of the two production die pairings. Interesting that both dies did crack from the top leaf, but slightly differently of course. Jerry PS just noticed that it has the doubled A in VICTORIA, thus the later production die pairing. The reverse die should be 'middle aged'.

Yes, clearly the case, I have just checked my five N over N sideways, same die combinations as yours, and same progression in the reverse die crack. I have two of the earlier obverse (doubled tail to R in REG) and 3 of the later ( doubled A in VICTORIA and rotated R in BRITT) . Jerry

They are on their way, it took several days for an email confirmation after the order. I will certainly report the outcome, though they are not the same as the one I am trying to match. Either way, Non, I'm very grateful for your help. Jerry

Yes, that is it. Looks authentic to me too, having dug many soil found hammies over the years. But needs accurate weight , and the opinion of an appropriate expert to be sure. But if right, what a find! Jerry

I see what you mean. Thats rather nice, isn't it? R of REG, by the way. Jerry

There were two obverse 2 dies used the 1860 N over N sideways, they are both fairly often found and both have repairs. I tend to look for the A of VICTORIA which is also badly repaired. Jerry

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Me too, other then pages I looked at last night and which might be in the computers cache.