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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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I am really enjoying exploring Early Milled. When I think of how long I put it off for... Don't make the same mistake as me - get stuck in!
I spent a good ten minutes exploring this one with a loupe, trying to find some evidence of wear, but I really struggled. Each leaf vein is still sharp, the hairlines go right to the end of each curl, but it does have slight discolouration that, if anything, the photo exaggerates.
You can identify Reverse A by the single incuse line on the saltire (St. Andrew's Cross on the shield). The line is raised on Rev B.
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.
Brilliant Uncirculated: you could be forgiven for mistaking this coin for a Proof - it has those distinctive sharp edges. It's not a Proof, but it must be a very early strike because it is absolutely gorgeous. You'd never need to upgrade.
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!
Possibly wiped a while ago, but it's recovered well and still retains a significant amount of original lustre. It's a very attractive example.
A very difficult to find Obverse 3 example of the 1875 sixpence. The vast majority of 1875 sixpences are Obverse 4.
