Die Flaw

[Guest bigscooby]

Hi Guys & Girls,

This is my first ever post on this site. I have a 1946 British Penny which has an irregular shape die flaw above the (E) in ONE. Is this a rare coin, has it any value ?. I started coin collecting as a kid, back in the mid sixtys and most of my British coins are in Whitman Folders.

Cheers John

[Chris Perkins 228]

It may be slightly more interesting for some collectors, but I wouldn't say it gives it Edward VIII status! In fact you may find because of the flaw it won't be as desired, unless it's a major cock up.

Welcome in here anyway, and please do post as much as you like.

[Guest bigscooby]

Hi Chris

In the late sixtys I cut out a snippit from Coin Monthly with a picture of this coin which says : (It shows a small irregular shaped 'die flaw" high up to the right in the word ONE. There is a specimen of this type in the British Museum and it has been catalogued by Wilson Peck in his publication.) This is the only imformation I have on this penny.

Cheers John

[Guest custard1966]

Peck, Gouby and Freeman mention this die flaw - 'a small raised dot, high up after ONE'

Gouby is the only one to offer a rarity estimate - he rates it as 'R5 Rare' (the scale ascends to R9 and then to Possibly Unique)

Value will be dependent on condition - Gouby lists £5 in VF, £20 in EF - but these values will be somewhat out of date.

I haven't noticed any recent ones on sale so I can't be very precise - I guess it could be anywhere between a fiver for one in fine condition to £70/80 for a BU example.

[Chris Perkins 228]

Wow, very advanced Copper/Bronze talk!

I'm afraid my library doesn't yet go that far.

[Guest custard1966]

The mention of Peck gave me a chance to pretend I know what I'm talking about

Gouby's book is still in print and well worth an investment.

If you want 'really advanced' try John Jerrams' book on early bun pennies - he catalogues over 60 varieties of penny for the years 1860-1865 and that's currency coins only - no proofs.

[Chris Perkins 228]

Thankyou for the suggestions.

I think right now the people that buy from me are not all that intent on obtaining obscure varieties, but certainly in the future I think I will need in depth books like those.

[Guest Guest]

Cheer Guys

Thanks for all the info, I must get up the atic and blow the dust off my collection.

Cheers John

[Chris Perkins 228]

Yes,

I'd be interested to hear what you find.

[Guest bigscooby]

Just got out my digi camera and took some pic of the coin.

Hope it works. Click on COIN

[Chris Perkins 228]

Clearly a dot there, but the coins looks around Fine, so if Custard is correct, then possibly worth a fiver. Unless you can find someone that really wants it.