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silver Victoria high grade 1/- Shilling George V 6d Sixpence Scarce Young Head Halfcrown Penny 2/6 Farthing Rare copper ¼d George III Edward VII 1d aUNC bronze ½d Halfpenny 1887 3d Threepence Obv 2 5/- Bun Head
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Initially recognised by Ernest Bramah, in his 1929 publication. Bramah catalogued the variety as No. 25c, and described it as Rare. The distinguishing feature of this altered die is the shallow feature to the right of the join between the two loops of the 8, clearly visible in the closeup. Possibly 8 over 3.
You can see the underlying seven quite clearly in the close-up of the date. Catalogued by Gouby as Type D of the 5 kinds of 8/7 he recognises. Micro-collecting at its best!
One of those coins that you never quite believe you could own. Gouby estimates around 35 examples known. Well, now you can.
A few bumps on the reverse rim, but this is a Rare coin. The obverse is particularly well preserved, which enables the positive identification of Freeman Obverse 6 (Gouby Obv J). The closeup I have provided is centred on the die flaw between the upper colon dot and the linear circle after D: of F:D: In Freeman's words, "a feature peculiar to Obverse 6"
Pleasing example with honest wear but no damage. Most of these do have something glaring wrong with them, you'll find, but this one doesn't
Uncirculated. Here's what Freeman says about this variety: "Less than 1/3 of all 1888 pennies were struck with these imperfections, while the remainder exhibit no flaw either on the 'I's or on the linear circle, the die obviously having been improved."
Freeman says this one is R9, and the 14 leaf variety is commoner. Peck disagrees. The only way you can tell, I think, is to see how long it takes you to find each one! This example is a beauty, I'm sure you'll agree.
Another classic crossover mule. 1913 began with 1+A and finished with 2+B. In between, probably by mistake, a few 1+Bs and 2+As slipped through.
A significantly better example than most you'll see, and you don't see that many. Peck: Very Scarce, Freeman: R5
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. I speak as a recovering completist myself!
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