1920 Dot over top scroll English

robbiegal · October 18, 2013, 09:19:31 PM

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I had two other pics but photobucket is a buggar on Friday nights

Basil · October 18, 2013, 09:20:38 PM

Thanks again for Info.,this one on Ebay has the same dot/mark 3/4 of the way to the top on the first leg of the 2nd N.,something i haven't noticed before,this means there are a lot of double dots wrongly ID.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/1920-Australian-Penny-Dot-over-Top-Scroll-Extremely-Rare-Coin-Bubbles-Good-/221300300880?pt=AU_Coins2&hash=item3386869c50&_uhb=1

robbiegal · October 18, 2013, 09:22:47 PM

it's back up again for me

stevo1962 · October 18, 2013, 10:39:29 PM

Quote from: 'robbiegal' pid='31425' dateline='1382093567'it's back up again for me

Happy Days

robbiegal · October 19, 2013, 08:44:06 AM

drives me bonkers

Basil · October 19, 2013, 09:59:13 AM

These dots & English Obverses are driving me bonkers,i collected 1920's for 40 years and the only criteria for myself was whether there was a dot over the top scroll or not.

nealeffendi · October 19, 2013, 01:26:31 PM

Quote from: 'Basil' pid='31485' dateline='1382138953'These dots & English Obverses are driving me bonkers,i collected 1920's for 40 years and the only criteria for myself was whether there was a dot over the top scroll or not.

Basil, when did you first start knowing about/collecting the Dot Over Top variety? Nowhere was the variety mentioned/listed until 1985 when John Sharples included it in his research.
Even Phil Bird only had it as a form of filled die Double Dot as late as his Bi-Centenary issue (1987).
The first mainstream listing was by Phil Bird in about 1996 in ACR.
Any other old hands please feel free to add their recollections on collecting the varieties of 1920

Basil · October 19, 2013, 02:51:05 PM

Yeah,in the early days(1960's) when i started they were all(AFAIK) classed as "double dots" but i meant when sorting thru. piles of Coins the first thing you looked for in a 1920 was whether it had a dot over the top scroll,not anything else. The first 1920 DD i owned was purchased from a dealer,similar price to a 1925 and about half that of a 1919 DD.,times & Ebay have sure changed things.

Renniks 4th edition(1966).

nealeffendi · October 19, 2013, 03:07:41 PM

Thanks Basil.
The 1920 DD is way more common than 1919 DD, maybe as common as 1925, still surprising how expensive the 1920 DD was back then. Not that I would remember, I was only born in '63.

Basil · October 19, 2013, 03:27:05 PM

I'm your senior by 10 years,LOL,No,thanks to you,i've learnt a lot and are now looking more closely at 1920's Pennies.The official 1925 mintage figures may be wrong and blend into 1926 but its a bit late to sort that out now.

Robster · October 19, 2013, 03:50:20 PM

I will take a bunch of 1925's @ $12.50 each please mister.!!!:angel:

Unicorn · October 19, 2013, 04:01:56 PM

Quote from: 'Robster' pid='31507' dateline='1382160020'I will take a bunch of 1925's @ $12.50 each please mister.!!!:angel:

:laugh2: ....... he will probably do a bunch of 5's for that .........

Fordprefect · October 19, 2013, 04:05:22 PM

John Dean
1st Edition 1964
1965 Australian Coin Varieties Catalogue.

1919 - 1920 Pennys.

Unicorn · October 19, 2013, 04:24:49 PM

Thanks for posting that FP!

I love P20E!

nealeffendi · October 19, 2013, 09:10:10 PM

Quote from: 'Robster' pid='31507' dateline='1382160020'I will take a bunch of 1925's @ $12.50 each please mister.!!!:angel:

You are getting ripped off at $12.50. My time machine (old Spinks catalogue) has FDC 1925 pennies at about a shilling each. Or how about a proof Canberra florin at 2 and 6 or patterns and other delicacies (Holey Dollars, Adelaide pounds etc) at a pound or 2 each.