RE: Percentage of remaining pre decimal

ausjack · September 18, 2014, 09:12:07 AM

I'm gonna send you a couple of hundred to get me some, I like the die crack it's a ripper

Nightparrot · September 18, 2014, 02:31:10 PM

Great pick up, you should be charged with theft.....

stevo1962 · September 18, 2014, 03:03:37 PM

Quote from: 'Nightparrot' pid='59406' dateline='1411016470'Great pick up, you should be charged with theft.....

Guilty as charged

nealeffendi · September 18, 2014, 04:36:47 PM

What is the real colour of that penny? You have a very pale brown coin in one photo yet the PCGS photo has a very dark (and not in a nice rich chocolate brown way) image.
MS63 is a nice grade to get (especially at that price).

Don't know if you saw this one (ebay item 321358723636), but I just purchased it.:ebay: Which type do you think it is?

stevo1962 · September 18, 2014, 05:16:44 PM

Quote from: 'nealeffendi' pid='59438' dateline='1411024007'What is the real colour of that penny? You have a very pale brown coin in one photo yet the PCGS photo has a very dark (and not in a nice rich chocolate brown way) image.
MS63 is a nice grade to get (especially at that price).

Don't know if you saw this one (ebay item 321358723636), but I just purchased it.:ebay: Which type do you think it is?

My photos show the correct colour and the PCGS photo must have been taken in reduced light

autocoupler · September 19, 2014, 10:35:09 AM

Quote from: 'nealeffendi' pid='59438' dateline='1411024007'Don't know if you saw this one (ebay item 321358723636), but I just purchased it.:ebay: Which type do you think it is?

It's the extra wide date variety with spike on tail of 9. Refer to last photo in post dated 1/6/14

nealeffendi · September 19, 2014, 11:09:33 AM

Thanks Auto, with my crappy eyesight I wasn't sure.

Basil · February 26, 2015, 02:27:48 PM

I received this in a bulk lot,seems to have the "toe-nail" overdate i've seen mentioned in the past.Can i retire on the proceeds of the sale of this coin or is it a run of the mill variety.Any thought/opinions appreciated.

autocoupler · February 26, 2015, 10:32:25 PM

Sorry Basil, not one to retire on. It's a left tilted 9 (no toe-nail) common width date, curved base letters in the reverse legend, and Indian obverse. You will only find the toe-nail on some of the upright 9's, these will be either wide dates or extra wide dates, and all will display a London obverse. At a rough estimate your coin represents about 14% of the 12,700,000 mintage, so assuming 5% of all pre decimal coinage remains, there will be approx. 90,000 still out there.

Basil · February 27, 2015, 09:40:44 AM

Thats OK,i had a sneaking suspicion the scarce coins in question were London Obv.Never mind i'll keep looking.Thanks for the Info.

r9453 · March 02, 2016, 11:20:50 AM

Could I get opinions on this coin please. I think its a London Obverse and the 9 in the date looks quite low.

Unicorn · March 02, 2016, 11:30:36 AM

Definately a London obverse.

Will have to dig out my 22's to see about the low 9. (Had a quick squizz in my Rennik's Varieties and there's almost a page on 22 pennies so it will take a while to digest). :winkextra:

r9453 · March 02, 2016, 12:32:08 PM

Thanks for your response, I was wondering if it might be like the the third type shown here:
http://www.triton.vg/P22.html

Edit: aka Renniks 18A

autocoupler · March 02, 2016, 01:12:33 PM

It's the extra wide date variety ie. the left edge of the foot on the last 2 aligns with left edge of the 16th denticle when counted from the 1.

r9453 · March 02, 2016, 01:32:01 PM

Thanks very much autocoupler I saw your diagrams earlier in the thread - they are very well done and informative. I quite liked my coin already but now its correctly attributed I think its a ripper. :yahoo: