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Lucky Cuss Pillar of the Community United States 4883 Posts	Posted 08/24/2018 10:27 pm This may be one of my more serendipitous acquisitions of this sort (as part of a larger group I had selected out of the pile, I calculate it ended up costing me $1). Condition is less than stellar, but I've repeatedly counted the leaves in the wreath and keep coming up with only 15. Am I seeing this wrong, or is this in fact the scarce (and pricey) "aged" portrait variant? Colligo ergo sum Report this Post to the Staff

fioti Pillar of the Community United States 4212 Posts	Posted 08/25/2018 10:54 am I think the one you're referring to, was minted @ Heaton. Your's is London. I hope I'm wrong. Report this Post to the Staff
NumisRob Bedrock of the Community United Kingdom 17999 Posts	Posted 08/26/2018 04:47 am Lucky Cuss, that's a great junk bin find! A British dealer would definitely have it in their main stock. I find the three obverses from 1881 very difficult to tell apart, but this does look like an Obverse 11 (as per Spink's catalogue). My Trade List: https://goccf.com/t/194596 My Wants List: https://goccf.com/t/191710 Report this Post to the Staff
Lucky Cuss Pillar of the Community United States 4883 Posts	Posted 08/31/2018 5:18 pm The older edition of Spink's that I possess doesn't identify any varieties whatsoever regarding the 1881 penny. That prompted me to start searching online for some pictures to which I might compare my specimen. I looked here: https://headsntails14.wordpress.com...863-to-1901/ No pictures, but it would seem from the list that if mine's indeed an obverse 11, then it'd be a Gouby BP1881C, or alternatively a Freeman 106, rarity R6. NGC's page seems to indicate that the 1881 with the 1880 portrait is the valuable type. I'm pretty discouraged at the overall paucity of information, and how what is available seems contradictory. So I remain somewhat uncertain as to exactly what I have. It bears mention that on this side of the pond, on the whole Victoria pennies that have seen any circulation whatsoever are tossed by the handful into the "junk" or "bargain" bin. In short, a variety that'd be desirable in the U.K. most likely will go entirely unnoticed over here, and even if identified, it might at best elicit a yawn in any case. Colligo ergo sum Report this Post to the Staff
Mr T Pillar of the Community Australia 2180 Posts	Posted 08/31/2018 5:40 pm Nice pick-up regardless of the variety. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 08/31/2018 5:57 pm That's for sure! Report this Post to the Staff
zookeeperz Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 695 Posts	Posted 09/01/2018 4:18 pm Obverse 9 reverse J not obverse 11 11 has a count of 8 teeth inclusive from colon after D and colon after G Obverse 9 has 7 . Obverse 10 has a more rounded back where this obverse 9 is pretty much straight :) Freeman 102 Report this Post to the Staff
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"Junk" Bin Find - 1881 Penny