1896 Penny error?

[Colin G. 147]

I am in the die flaw camp. I think it is the early stages of a die crack

[Russ777 0]

Yes Azda I know Ebay always has bargain hunters. But I am not risk letting it go for 99p I would rather keep it though it would probably be bid up somewhat..

There always seems some interest in certain Victorian pennies. I have nothing to compare mine to as you say....

I know you said hang on a month and get it checked out, but if in early stages of die breaking up (as Colin G suggests) and an interesting item because the flaw makes the 'I' look like numeral '1' then I will have done very well...

I have lowered the start price and done a buy it now. Hoping for someone with deep pockets (not me). I will be satisfied with either amount. I think if just early stages of die breaking up then I will have done quite well would you agree??? Of course as you said a genuine tooling error I could have made much more.... But I am happy with the outcome

Regards Russ777

[Peckris 579]

Yes Azda I know Ebay always has bargain hunters. But I am not risk letting it go for 99p I would rather keep it though it would probably be bid up somewhat..

There always seems some interest in certain Victorian pennies. I have nothing to compare mine to as you say....

I know you said hang on a month and get it checked out, but if in early stages of die breaking up (as Colin G suggests) and an interesting item because the flaw makes the 'I' look like numeral '1' then I will have done very well...

I have lowered the start price and done a buy it now. Hoping for someone with deep pockets (not me). I will be satisfied with either amount. I think if just early stages of die breaking up then I will have done quite well would you agree??? Of course as you said a genuine tooling error I could have made much more.... But I am happy with the outcome

Regards Russ777

To be honest (sorry to be a wet blanket) the tooling error is extremely unlikely - if you mean an overstrike I for 1. The chances of such a variety in a straightforward series like that is pretty remote. So if you get a price for it, then IMO you will have done very well indeed.

[1949threepence 3,367]

Yes Azda I know Ebay always has bargain hunters. But I am not risk letting it go for 99p I would rather keep it though it would probably be bid up somewhat..

There always seems some interest in certain Victorian pennies. I have nothing to compare mine to as you say....

I know you said hang on a month and get it checked out, but if in early stages of die breaking up (as Colin G suggests) and an interesting item because the flaw makes the 'I' look like numeral '1' then I will have done very well...

I have lowered the start price and done a buy it now. Hoping for someone with deep pockets (not me). I will be satisfied with either amount. I think if just early stages of die breaking up then I will have done quite well would you agree??? Of course as you said a genuine tooling error I could have made much more.... But I am happy with the outcome

Regards Russ777

at the end of the day, nobody really knows what it is. All we can do is speculate. But if it is a variant, then it is an unrecognised and therefore previously unknown type. IMO £300 is still too much. You'd probably do better talking up the "1" variant factor, and going for a buy it now at £49.99, with a "best offer" option.