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New Member
United Kingdom
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Moderator
 United States
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@filmstar, first welcome to CCF adn glad that you have been bitten by the collecting bug. Can you please include an overall shot of the front and back of this coin too? That might help to determine what you have there.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Agree. Need sharp full pics of both sides of each coin, with close-ups and your thoughts on areas you find of interest.  to the CCF! |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
735 Posts |
Yes, the photos you have at the moment all look like one image superimposed on top of another. It's very difficult to make out what you have.
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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
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from a fellow Brit! You've come to the right place! |
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New Member
 United Kingdom
16 Posts |
Hi,
The coin is genuine it was in a bag of approx 350 half pennies, I will upload some better pictures later today of both sides, thanks for your feedback.
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New Member
United Kingdom
16 Posts |
Hi, Below are some pics of the full coin, obviously the errors are as follows : double die, misstrike, and something I havent seen before doubling of the 1/2 numbers in reverse ?. Let me know what you expert opinions are ?     |
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New Member
United Kingdom
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I have a live video also which I will try to upload just having some issues with the size of the file ?
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New Member
United Kingdom
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New Member
United Kingdom
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This is the suitcase of coins I'm currently searching through ill upload some other unusual finds soon.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
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It looks to me as though it might have had another coin glued onto it at some point. The inverted '1/2' may be the indent of the other coin in the residue of the glue. You could try cleaning it in acetone to see if it comes off.
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New Member
United Kingdom
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Thanks Numis rob
Ill try that tonight, do you think my granddad was trying to make a double headed coin ? haha the crafty old beggar !!
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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
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do you think my granddad was trying to make a double headed coin ? Possibly, but these coins were often abused by kids because of their very low face value. I remember a friend of mine putting one in nitric acid once during a school science class while the teacher wasn't looking! (The coin came out noticeably cleaner and thinner). |
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New Member
United Kingdom
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Hi,
I soaked the coin in acetone 2 or 3 times and nothing has lifted off ? looking at the coin again next to a nother half pence I have noticed that the correct facing 1/2 p numbers dont actually appear to be in line with the crown & P of the word penny anyway so there must be an die error with this coin unless it was the one your mate dropped in acid after all these years ?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I agree. It looks like glue. It maybe removed with acetone. (Natural/pure not the nail polish version)
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Moderator
United States
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It could also be the product of a so-called vise job, where this coin was squished in a machinist's vice with another coin and this compression left imprints of some of the features of the other coin.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Posted 08/18/2019 7:28 pm
