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Valued Member
United Kingdom
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Hello Here I have an 1887 british penny with a crown and the number 10 stamped on the head of Queen Victoria. Does anyone have any idea what this means ? Many thanks David  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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It just looks like a counter stamp that someone put on it so they could find it again.
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Valued Member
 United Kingdom
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Is it not some kind of cancel mark ? being a crown you would thing it has somthing to do with the mint.
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Moderator
 Australia
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No, it is not an official mark and was not put there by the Mint. I suspect someone had a metal stamp in this form (perhaps to stamp a piece of military machinery) and simply used a penny as a convenient piece of metal to test their stamp.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
2805 Posts |
Cool. You could probably find a buyer somewhere, especially if you figured out the significance of the stamp (unfortunately I'm at a loss).
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1374 Posts |
That is a cool counter stamp, some people collect them.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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I saw another of these last Friday with a note in copperplate handwriting to the effect that it was a pass identifying a temporary member of staff in a (British) government department - the department or section being denoted by the number under the crown.
I've no idea whether this is correct, however, it seems credible to me.
A nice find.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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A pass for 10 Downing St?
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
2133 Posts |
Probably not, more likely one specific section in one building in a Ministry.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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I'd go military I have seen the counter mark on cannons I believe so leads me to believe it is either impressed by the military or possibly by the producer of the item itself
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