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Archraz Pillar of the Community United States 3499 Posts	Posted 12/15/2008 8:31 pm Awhile back I acquired an 1861 penny that appears to be an "L.C. Wylon on truncation; L.C.W. below shield variety" (Sorry that it is hard to see this in my scans). My question relates to the quality of the strike of coins of this year. The bust of Victoria seems very nice and with all the hairlines quite sharp, but on the head of Britannia seems very flat. So were flat strikes common on just one side of these coins or is it possible that one side somehow became more worn than the other? If this is the case, what kind of grade would you assign my coin? Thanks! Image: GreatBritainPenny1861obv.jpg 60.29 KB Image: GreatBritainPenny1861rev.jpg 61.47 KB Report this Post to the Staff

jimbosaki New Member United Kingdom 4 Posts	Posted 12/17/2008 7:49 pm Generally you will get some weak strikes, I would say yopur coin is in VF, still a nice coin, I wont even attemp at trying to say which reverse it is! Report this Post to the Staff
Archraz Pillar of the Community United States 3499 Posts	Posted 12/17/2008 8:25 pm jimbosaki- yes, I certainly agree that the Britannia side is VF, but the hair of the Queen just looks to sharp to me to be only a VF. Report this Post to the Staff
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