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Victoria silver bronze Penny high grade 1d George V Sixpence 6d Bun Head copper 1887 Halfpenny ¼d lovely grade ½d Farthing Scarce lustrous Shilling aUNC decent grade Gouby 1886 Freeman 1858 variety 1853 1/- Bramah
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Nice strong example of what is fast becoming my favourite series. I just love the weight of 'em, and the surface texture, when they're this good.
Although listed in Peck and in Bramah, the Ornamental trident variety with the close colon has, inexplicably, never been listed in Spink.
Initially recognised by Ernest Bramah, in his 1929 publication "A guide to the varieties and rarity of English regal copper coins: Charles II-Victoria, 1671-1860". Bramah catalogued the variety as No. 25c, and described it as Rare. The distinguishing features of this die are the shallow feature to the right of the join between the two loops of the 8 and the little tooth within the lower loop.
I have found myself building up quite a sub-specialisation in 1858 pennies, by Gouby number. At last count nine different types had passed through my hands - all 1858, all different date types and overdates. Micro-collecting at its best!
Lovely mature lustre and very little wear to speak of. Top quality material I think you'll agree.
Very much scarcer than the normal 1895 penny, the 2mm refers to the gap between the trident and the P. Peck says Very Rare. Freeman says R8.
As well as an unusually good strike for a 1919, the lustre is attractive too.
Really nice gentle lustre showing through under the natural toning. Made it a very difficult coin to photograph accurately, though.
Strictly speaking, it's a die flaw, rather than a bona fide variety but once these things are in the reference books, they become a must-have for the completist.
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