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marz Valued Member United Kingdom 116 Posts	Posted 07/26/2013 2:53 pm What are your thoughts on this unusual larger Victorian Half-Penny (I have photogrpahed it next to a standard coin for comparison). Dimensions: Diameter 31mm, Weight 8.9g Standard Dimensions: Diameter 28mm, 9.3g Edited by marz 07/26/2013 6:24 pm Report this Post to the Staff

rooneydog Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 739 Posts	Posted 07/26/2013 3:37 pm Perhaps someone tried to "enlarge" it so it worked in a Victorian 1d machine. Report this Post to the Staff
marz Valued Member United Kingdom 116 Posts	Posted 07/26/2013 3:58 pm Quote: Perhaps someone tried to "enlarge" it so it worked in a Victorian 1d machine. Interesting theory.. How would you go about enlarging it, with a vice? It is possible. Do you think the damage is consistant with that theory? I was considering it might have been struck on the incorrect flan (due to it being underweight?) Edited by marz 07/26/2013 3:59 pm Report this Post to the Staff
rooneydog Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 739 Posts	Posted 07/26/2013 5:29 pm To me it looks squashed and elongated and I have seen many coins which people have tried to "adapt" to fit into the right slot. Report this Post to the Staff
marz Valued Member United Kingdom 116 Posts	Posted 07/26/2013 5:42 pm Makes sense, as it is about the size of a later bronze penny. I think I agree with you RD on this one. I have changed the title of this post because there are a few other coins I would also like to include for discussion (and hopefully a few other members will also post their unusual coins). How about this George II halfpenny? Does the obverse show an impression from a 1806/7 halfpenny? What happened with the reverse? Edited by marz 07/26/2013 9:00 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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