1880 Penny

[Vespesian 7]

Hello there , I would like to ask the question ,is this a 1880 penny variety , Freeman 101dies 9 + L ?

There appears to be a raised dot to the right of the date .

[Paddy 1,723]

Certainly seems to be 9+L.

As to the raised dot - I think we would need a close up picture of that area. To me it just looks like a piece of extraneous metal has got stuck to the coin at some point. Unlikely to be called out as a new variety unless others are identified with the same mark.

 

 

[secret santa 2,325]

There appear to be other extraneous lumps and bumps too. Nothing to get excited about.

[Vespesian 7]

On closer examination, I would agree with both comments that sometime in the past some extraneous metal adhered to the surface of the coin .

I don’t have access to the book  by Freeman about British Penny varieties and given it could be a 9+L 1880 penny variety , has anyone an idea of its possible value please ?

[Rob 3,152]

1st thing is to establish the variety rather than a maybe. Use the link in Secret Santa's signature for a comprehensive description of penny obverses and reverses.

[secret santa 2,325]

52 minutes ago, Vespesian said:

has anyone an idea of its possible value please ?

Why not check out London Coins website for past sales of 1880 pennies - that will give a decent idea of what it might be worth.

https://londoncoins.co.uk/?page=Pastresults&searchterm=1880+Penny&searchtype=1&red=1