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A pair of Victorias I picked up today, the first an 1887 halfpenny. I believe the other to be an 1889 sixpence. Excellent pair!  |
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191.? República Peruana.   Edited by Dorado
02/13/2018 1:27 pm
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Not much left on that one. |
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A trio to add on here, although I'm not certain any of them get quite all the way down to lowball status. Canada 1880 5 Cents -   The wear on this one's a bit uneven, but it probably couldn't have stood much more before the date would've become unreadable. Haiti 1817 12 Centimes -   Again, the wear's inconsistent, with the portrait being almost obliterated, while some design detail on the reverse isn't too far gone. Spain 1785 Real (Croat) -   Once more, the portrait's very smooth, but the date's strong and the central area of the reverse has held up pretty well. However, enough of it's worn away that it's a full gram short of its original specified weight. Colligo ergo sum
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03/07/2018 09:32 am
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Interesting group. |
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I don't think this one quite falls into lowball territory, but it's worn really smooth  |
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I don't think this one quite falls into lowball territory, but it's worn really smooth Looks low to me. |
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I collect lowball Canadian 25-cent pieces. Here's one I picked up from a CCF member recently in an ICCS holder. In hand, you can make out the 5 as the last digit - 1885 Fair 2 is the grade. It's clearly not poor, but any more wear would make the date unreadable.  |
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1985 Great Britain one pound:  1744 halfpenny:  |
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I collect lowball Canadian 25-cent pieces. Here's one I picked up from a CCF member recently in an ICCS holder. In hand, you can make out the 5 as the last digit - 1885 Fair 2 is the grade. It's clearly not poor, but any more wear would make the date unreadable. Smooth! |
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I'm still waiting to see a PR01 Roosy dime or Washington quarter. They are true workhorses. |
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I have several of those 5 and 10 milliemes in similar condition. Under the right lighting the date can often be seen.
There's usually no chance of getting the mintmark, though...
As for the British pennies - fairly common in this grade or only slightly better; the recessed date was one of the last places to wear off.
I have a set with almost all the dates in the 1860-1894 range (though most of them aren't quite as worn as yours - then again, none of them have any obvious tape marks either).
Still missing 1869, 1878, 1883, and 1888 (and perhaps 1892 and/or 1893, though for some reason I have both listed in my Numista collection; also missing several mintmark varieties, such as the 1881 plain).
Post-1894 pennies are rarely that worn, and after some point the dates weren't made quite so recessed and started wearing down too quickly, so I don't have that many examples from this period (though I do have a few).
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Quote: I'm still waiting to see a PR01 Roosy dime or Washington quarter. They are true workhorses. I agree.  Quote:
I've got a few that I think will fit nicely here. Not sure what they would grade. Nice examples. |
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