Minor GB Penny Queries - Etched 1860 ?, Lower 90 in 1890

[secret santa 2,324]

1 hour ago, The Bee said:

Last one from 1892 looks like slight doubling of the linear circle

Just a nasty gouge, I think. But more interesting is the smaller 8 between the 8 and 9 !

[The Bee 121]

Many thanks Richard ,

I my mistake, I had assumed the gouge was the thing and the odd 8 shape, was somehow damage ! Have you seen other examples from 1892 ?

[Assume the 1863's are all damage - did think there was possibly something sticking out to the left of the spec]

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[The Bee 121]

1900 Penny with "9" aligned on the tip of the tail rather than at the top

Something for a murky Saturday. Might be slightly uncommon ? I think for all my other 1900 pennies the date is aligned at the top !
 

[Peckris 2 2,126]

A real 1865/3 doesn't look anything like that, sorry.

[The Bee 121]

Many thanks Peckris2 ,

No problem at all, I think it's just a worn damaged coin. Would be interesting to see if there was anything on the 1863 penny with the spec !

Started on Edward VII pennies today - working through David Groom's book - Identification of British 20th Century Bronze Coin Varieties . 1907 is proving quite a challenge (does the 7 point to left right middle or to the tooth) 

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[Peckris 2 2,126]

On 1/5/2025 at 8:30 PM, The Bee said:

Started on Edward VII pennies today - working through David Groom's book - Identification of British 20th Century Bronze Coin Varieties . 1907 is proving quite a challenge (does the 7 point to left right middle or to the tooth)

I've been wary of 1907 since I saw a reader’s survey in Coin Monthly in 1969 where a large number of ‘varieties' were listed, all featuring the digit 7 and nothing else! They never made it into even the Check Your Change  booklets.

[The Bee 121]

On 1/7/2025 at 10:35 PM, Peckris 2 said:

I've been wary of 1907 since I saw a reader’s survey in Coin Monthly in 1969 where a large number of ‘varieties' were listed, all featuring the digit 7 and nothing else! They never made it into even the Check Your Change  booklets.

Well, I did as much as I could manage on 1907 , I found 10 (or at least I think I found 10) and then bundled all the rest of the 1907's away. 

I do remember buying coin monthly occasionally from my local WH Smith's, I was collecting Crown's and Half Crowns in the very early 1990's, so (assuming 1907 hasn't completely confused me) was probably around then.

Very Best Regards  

 

[The Bee 121]

1865 Farthing "Die Crack in Front of Britannia"

Late last year I bought a lot of halfpennies and farthings (including the E/F over B halfpenny). As I'm wrapping Edward VII's pennies, I pulled out one of the Farthings for a closer look and then left it ! The description is G.B. Farthing 1865 EF Die Crack in Front of Britannia $70. Had a look - at first glance it didn't look like a typical die crack ? Could it be damage to the reverse die ?

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[Martinminerva 330]

Hi Richard

This is a die clash rather than die crack - the mirror image of Victoria's face is what has transferred to the reverse die and all subsequent coins then struck, due to the dies coming together without a blank in between them. Nice and clear, but very common.

[The Bee 121]

Hi Martin,

Many thanks for the feedback, that's really good news, a new one for my Farthing trays

It was the previous owner who had paid (I assume) $70   

I have retained all my different QV penny die clashes along with different widths etc in my penny trays. Whilst they are nothing extra (seem to crop up all the time), they are interesting

Best I think I've seen was I think one of Richard's on another post - quite stunning 

Very Best Regard