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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Recently acquired this lovely penny   Please feel free to grade :) Edited by NumisMattyUk
08/23/2007 4:18 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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1. Great pictures. Perfect background for this coin, and fantastic depth!
2. I really can't tell if that's rub on his hair above the ear, and just below the shoulder clasp. Seems much more pronounced at the clasp but I don't know when a MS coin looks like there. I have to believe if it was anything remotely significant you'd see it on her chest also because that seems like a very high spot. Having said that, the uncertainty of rub takes me to mid-high AU. I think the only thing really hurting this coin is the pitting and dings on the reverse, and that boxing cut above his right eye.
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Pillar of the Community
 United Kingdom
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Thanks for highly rating this coin! I don't think it will be an AU but I was thinking a lower EF - I don't have too much experience grading coins but I know this is in nice condition for its age.
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 Australia
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Yes, I was thinking EF on the British scale, AU on the American one.
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I don't know anything about these, but it looks like there is almost no wear, which would make it AU. Nice looking coin.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Very nice coin. I think it should go AU or better on the American scale. It appears to be original/uncleaned. Congratulations!
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Just noted it isn't a penny but a half-penny!
Fact is they still hadn't started putting the denominations on the coins but on the farthings (since 1799 - "1 farthing") so you have to go by size of the coin which may not be obvious from the photo. I have a huge coin dated 1850's which I am sure is a Victorian penny..
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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You Brits are pretty tricky with your coins! Well..penney or ha'penney, it' a beauty.
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United States
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Very nice coin, I'm going to say AU. Nice bold SOHO mint mark on the rev.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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How do the 'dings' affect the grade?
I am going to say EF+ as this is Brit grades I'm going on :D
Edited by NumisMattyUk
08/24/2007 07:17 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Definitely a (British) EF.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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G'day,
Tights wrote:
"... I have to believe if it was anything remotely significant you'd see it on her chest also because that seems like a very high spot. "
The model for Britannia was, apparently, the Duchess of Richmond. And her chest was a "significant ... very high spot", which was popular in circulation.
On a much more serious note: I collect the coinage of 1820, so I have embraced the coppers of 1797~99, and 1806~07. None of mine have as much detail as this lovely example.
I have never before noticed the letter "K" between the blunt end of the trident and the shield. Any idea what it signifies ?
Peter in Oz
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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That's a great question - unfortunately I am not yet very knowledgeable about this coin so I cannot say. But I have a feeling someone else can tell us...I did try googling it, no success..
Edited by NumisMattyUk
08/26/2007 05:51 am
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