Charles I - Richmond Farthing (1c?)

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Hogarth Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 735 Posts	Posted 10/25/2023 06:54 am I continue in my attempt to choose which of these are keepers and which can go.... CARO, colon stops, privy mark obverse only, so 1c? Is that pm a tun? It looks like an acorn, but this isn't a motif included in the lists so probably not. What I like about this one is just how badly it has been cut from the strip and how the beaded border of the next coin is visible. You wouldn't let this bloke anywhere near your toenails, would you! Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 10/25/2023 09:29 am Early off-center strike? Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188440 Posts	Posted 10/25/2023 10:58 am Interesting example! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Hogarth Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 735 Posts	Posted 10/25/2023 11:26 am They were produced in strips like this (below), then cut individually using shears. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 10/25/2023 5:32 pm Thanks for that, had no idea! Report this Post to the Staff
JohnConduitt Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 725 Posts	Posted 10/25/2023 8:28 pm It's meant to be a Richmond, Everson Type 2, Peck 1c. It could be a worn tun (Everson 103) but that's extremely rare for Richmonds, so might be a poorly-formed woolpack (104). But actually it's a counterfeit. The punctuation is wrong e.g. colon after REX and there are 5 strings on the harp, not 6. There are 10 jewels on the crowns when it should be 9. The legend ends BRIT when it should be BRI. Everson lists a tun counterfeit as C71 with BRIT. The manufacture of each type of farthing varied a lot. The Rose farthings were on flans cut from wire, not sheets. The Maltravers are rarely off centre. For the Richmonds the obverse and reverse didn't always line up on the roller and you often get them off centre. The flat bit is where it was near the edge of the strip. It's not that common for you to be able to see a bit of the next coin but it's common enough for it not to put the price up unless it's really bad. And if it's really bad it's usually a counterfeit. Edited by JohnConduitt 10/25/2023 8:36 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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