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I thought I'd share some photos of the lovely 1890 Victoria Half Penny I own. I picked this up on ebay UK last year. I absolutely love the bronzes of Victoria!   Paul Bulgerin
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Wow that is fabulous condition, it often amazes how after 124 years two world wars coins remain like they were meant to be. Great coin, thanks for sharing.
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Thank you for your reply. The coin is a brighter red than my photos capture and is, indeed, lovely.
Paul Bulgerin
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Bedrock of the Community
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Superb! It's rare to see a bun halfpenny in that condition, as they circulated more heavily than pennies at the time.
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Beautiful Coin!! I love Victoria coins, this one is outstanding!!
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I agree about the hair detail mentioned above, but also the fine detail within the shield. I use picasa for my photos, cropping etc but you can also change the lighting/brightness/contrast to make look how it does in front of you. Either way though, you possess a gem their. I have a couple of Victoria pennies that are envious of that condition :).
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I use Photoshop 7 for my photos and haven't ever tried to adjust the color.
I'll have to try that . . . which means have my 22 year old daughter show me how while she rolls her eyes in embarrassment at her father's lack of computer skills.
Paul Bulgerin
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My 1890 Half Penny returned from NGC today where it was graded MS-65 RB. I'm very pleased at that, especially since I bought in on ebay for $15.00. I'll try and take a nice photo of it in the NGC holder and post it soon. Paul Bulgerin
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Why get it graded.It is UNC.
It seems pointless to me...but hey.
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Beautiful coin, glad it graded as high as you hoped, and, even better, you paid next to nothing for it!
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I had it graded because I might sell it in the future and an NGC MS-65 RB slab would most likely sell for much more than "Uncirculated".
Also, I was curious and wanted to see what it graded. I figured with what I paid for it plus the $35 for grading I couldn't go wrong.
I also sent in an 1862 (my favorite coin in my collection) to see what grade it received. I'll post a photo of it soon.
Paul Bulgerin
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Posted 03/17/2014 5:18 pm
