Another Penny

[argentumandcoins 70]

Found this 1917 among a bulk lot.

If the raised areas are post production I cannot see how it was done!

[Colin G. 147]

Now that is a strange one

[Peckris 579]

Found this 1917 among a bulk lot.

If the raised areas are post production I cannot see how it was done!

Pressed in a vice perhaps?

[Cerbera100 0]

My thoughts exactly... the depression above and right a bit (the technical term!) of the ear makes that argument fairly strong...

Although, I might have expected a greater loss of detail on both obv and rev...

[scott 144]

maybe it was held in a device which held the coins in a tube, spring loaded pushing to extract them?

[Guest airolgakitim]

please i would like to knoow if pennys from 1972 are still valid in GB, because i have a lot and i d like to spend them, can u answer me? thank u so much

[Rob 3,152]

please i would like to knoow if pennys from 1972 are still valid in GB, because i have a lot and i d like to spend them, can u answer me? thank u so much

Yes. But the question has to be asked why you would have a lot of pennies that were only issued in proof sets?

Edited May 14, 2011 by Rob

[SionGilbey 1]

please i would like to knoow if pennys from 1972 are still valid in GB, because i have a lot and i d like to spend them, can u answer me? thank u so much

Yes. But the question has to be asked why you would have a lot of pennies that were only issued in proof sets?

And there's a bit of a premium on 1p... worth up to a fiver in UNC.

Did you mean 1971?