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Victoria silver bronze Penny 1d George V high grade Sixpence 6d Bun Head copper Halfpenny lustrous Scarce ½d 1887 ¼d lovely grade Shilling Freeman Farthing Rare aUNC Davies UNC George III 1/- Gouby 2/6 1886
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.
This is an extremely difficult Davies number to find in any grade, but in a gorgeous aUNC like this, it's extremely rare. The vast majority of No Die number 1879s are Reverse D. This one is Reverse C - there are some subtle differences in the wreath, but the giveaway is the wider date, 11 beads, rather than the 10 found on Rev D. Rare date in ESC regardless.
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.
A lovely example of a tiny but fascinating series. Part of another attempt at decimalisation, the denomination still exists, of course - it's the 20p! Doesn't that make you think, when a magnificent piece like this is reduced to that.
Crisp, clear, and breathtakingly beautiful. Like a spring morning. Coins of this quality really do make life better.
How often do you get to see the dots between B and M on the truncation? Compare this with yours - 1920 halfcrowns are not easy, with a slightly dodgy alloy and often weakly struck. Obv 1, Rev A. Scarce
Even with standards as high as mine, some dates you have to compromise on. Otherwise you'll be looking at a gap for a long time, and we collectors can't abide gaps. The compromise on this one is the little edge knock on the obverse.
A very difficult to find Obverse 3 example of the 1875 sixpence. The vast majority of 1875 sixpences are Obverse 4.
Narrow rim low relief larger bust hollow neck Know your varieties yet? If not, why not? There's 5 of them for 1921 shillings...
I have all sorts of fun collecting Victorian silver by Davies number. There's so much more to find than just doing straight date runs. Seven different types for 1887, for starters.
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