Modern coin varieties as known in 1970

[declanwmagee 122]

Fantastic!

I can't get enough of these varieties you know. It's livened up previously dead areas of my collecting and brought back the treasure hunt aspect. I just bought another high grade 1887 Shilling for a few quid so now I've got all three.

Even my previously complete Elizabeth II has been shot to bits now - I'm looking at 1964 and 1965 sixpences trying to find the scarcer pointings.

I'd more or less got to the point where I couldn't afford the coins I needed till all this...!

So glad I could reignite your interest Declan! But make sure you also look for the 1964 sixpence with the I of GRATIA missing (oops sorry, didn't I mention that before? )

I had to draw the line at those types of things - filled dies, missing engravers initials from 61 halfcrowns etc. Not deliberate enough. Yes I know 1881 xx/ri florin wasn't deliberate either, but that one's in all the books, so it has to count! I'd still love to know why they thought they needed to make two different kinds of sixpence in 1964 and 1965. I suppose we'll never know....

[Accumulator 52]

I had to draw the line at those types of things - filled dies....

I'm still waiting for the 1920 penny, missing colon dot after IMP to be recognised for the valuable rarity that it is (although I do have 2 of them, so one ready to sell when it happens )

[davidrj 194]

I had to draw the line at those types of things - filled dies....

I'm still waiting for the 1920 penny, missing colon dot after IMP to be recognised for the valuable rarity that it is (although I do have 2 of them, so one ready to sell when it happens )

I've seen a couple of 1919KN with missing colon dots on ebay, but ropy pictures/condition didn't tempt me

David

[Peckris 579]

So glad I could reignite your interest Declan! But make sure you also look for the 1964 sixpence with the I of GRATIA missing (oops sorry, didn't I mention that before? )

I had to draw the line at those types of things - filled dies, missing engravers initials from 61 halfcrowns etc. Not deliberate enough. Yes I know 1881 xx/ri florin wasn't deliberate either, but that one's in all the books, so it has to count! I'd still love to know why they thought they needed to make two different kinds of sixpence in 1964 and 1965. I suppose we'll never know....

Yeah, the world died of boredom with that 1961 "missing EF variety" halfcrown, which didn't stop me buying one in 1978 However, the 1964 sixpence is a bit more noticeable than those microscopic designer initials - after all, an obverse legend that reads GRAT A instead of GRATIA is pretty spectacular!