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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
735 Posts |
Yes, the photos you have at the moment all look like one image superimposed on top of another. It's very difficult to make out what you have.
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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
18011 Posts |
 from a fellow Brit! You've come to the right place! |
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New Member
 United Kingdom
16 Posts |
Hi,
The coin is genuine it was in a bag of approx 350 half pennies, I will upload some better pictures later today of both sides, thanks for your feedback.
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New Member
United Kingdom
16 Posts |
Hi, Below are some pics of the full coin, obviously the errors are as follows : double die, misstrike, and something I havent seen before doubling of the 1/2 numbers in reverse ?. Let me know what you expert opinions are ?     |
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New Member
United Kingdom
16 Posts |
I have a live video also which I will try to upload just having some issues with the size of the file ?
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New Member
United Kingdom
16 Posts |
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New Member
United Kingdom
16 Posts |
This is the suitcase of coins I'm currently searching through ill upload some other unusual finds soon.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
18011 Posts |
It looks to me as though it might have had another coin glued onto it at some point. The inverted '1/2' may be the indent of the other coin in the residue of the glue. You could try cleaning it in acetone to see if it comes off.
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New Member
United Kingdom
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Thanks Numis rob
Ill try that tonight, do you think my granddad was trying to make a double headed coin ? haha the crafty old beggar !!
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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
18011 Posts |
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do you think my granddad was trying to make a double headed coin ? Possibly, but these coins were often abused by kids because of their very low face value. I remember a friend of mine putting one in nitric acid once during a school science class while the teacher wasn't looking! (The coin came out noticeably cleaner and thinner). |
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New Member
United Kingdom
16 Posts |
Hi,
I soaked the coin in acetone 2 or 3 times and nothing has lifted off ? looking at the coin again next to a nother half pence I have noticed that the correct facing 1/2 p numbers dont actually appear to be in line with the crown & P of the word penny anyway so there must be an die error with this coin unless it was the one your mate dropped in acid after all these years ?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
62064 Posts |
I agree. It looks like glue. It maybe removed with acetone. (Natural/pure not the nail polish version)
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Moderator
 United States
34441 Posts |
It could also be the product of a so-called vise job, where this coin was squished in a machinist's vice with another coin and this compression left imprints of some of the features of the other coin.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Moderator
United States
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to the Community! A Suede fan perchance?  |
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New Member
United Kingdom
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I also have the following coins 1819 us one cent man be small date ? 1918 gb one penny KN mint mark And a gob penny with once again a few odd errors ? Your thoughts ?        |
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