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rooneydog Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 739 Posts	Posted 12/07/2012 05:42 am Hi - comments on grade please and also what is happening with the 1 of the date, is it possible that it is a 1 over 3 and a 3 over 1 because if I look closely that is what it looks like ? Is that a known variant ? Thanks Edited by rooneydog 12/07/2012 11:51 am Report this Post to the Staff

rooneydog Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 739 Posts	Posted 12/09/2012 05:18 am The best close up of the date I can get with my camera. Report this Post to the Staff
alganbagerap Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2490 Posts	Posted 12/09/2012 10:51 am The figure 1 in this date should look like a modern letter J, and the underlying numeral appears to follow that form. Where it gets really strange is the 2 over 1. Never ever heard of that happening in this series. You may have a really rare piece on your hands. (Or I'm just old and out of touch) Report this Post to the Staff
Pertinax Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2133 Posts	Posted 12/09/2012 12:46 pm There's no similar example in Peck, on the other hand, there are many varieties in Victorian pennies not recorded in Peck. Peck does say that forgeries of farthings are less common, and some are good enough to deceive experienced collectors. I think the spray of leaves in Britannia's hand looks wrong, and the 77 of 1773 looks different to the image in Peck. As to grade. I think better than VF on the obverse, and slightly better than F on the reverse. Report this Post to the Staff
rooneydog Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 739 Posts	Posted 12/09/2012 4:24 pm Thanks for grading Pertinax, do you not think that 7's and spray are similar to Peck 912 or reverse 2 on http://www.aboutfarthings.co.uk/Far...%201773.html weight and diameter appear ok but please let me know if there is something obvious I am missing. Report this Post to the Staff
peter1234 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1351 Posts	Posted 12/11/2012 03:33 am Looks OK to me but a low grade.There are loads of die errors GF/F IMO Report this Post to the Staff
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