Posted 11/27/2012 07:22 am
From what I can make out, this is Freeman 165. Not the scarcest of the 4 varieties of 1908 penny by any stretch, but not the commonest either. For F165 I'd add 20-25% to any 1908 Penny book value you can look up (Tony Clayton is a good start).
Grade: a pretty healthy VF I'd say, as long as the surface hasn't been tampered with. The colour doesn't seem quite right and any shine might be, shall we say, artificial. Might just be your lighting but there's my caveat. To qualify for VF, the edge of Edwards bald patch must be clear.
Value: for true VF, around £5.
Coin Photography tip of the day: get plenty of light on the coin - a couple of angle poise lamps are good, or even better, daylight (but not direct sunlight), and no flash.
hope that helps
Declan
Grade: a pretty healthy VF I'd say, as long as the surface hasn't been tampered with. The colour doesn't seem quite right and any shine might be, shall we say, artificial. Might just be your lighting but there's my caveat. To qualify for VF, the edge of Edwards bald patch must be clear.
Value: for true VF, around £5.
Coin Photography tip of the day: get plenty of light on the coin - a couple of angle poise lamps are good, or even better, daylight (but not direct sunlight), and no flash.
hope that helps
Declan
