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U.K. 1897 High Tide Penny?

tlhoytlhoy Posts: 2,204
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Sooo many times my hopes have been CRUSHED! I expect it to happen again.
Is this a U.K. 1897 High Tide Penny?
Thanks,
Glenn
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  • wybritwybrit Posts: 6,961 ✭✭✭
    Sorry, it's not. The P must point between two beads in order for it to be "high tide," per Michael Gouby's publication.
    Former owner, Cambridge Gate collection.
  • tlhoytlhoy Posts: 2,204
    image Thanks Wybrit.
    Glenn
  • laurentyvanlaurentyvan Posts: 4,243 ✭✭✭
    Glenn if you'll check wybrit's home page and scroll down he has excellent photo's of both high and low tide.
    One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics
    is that you end up being governed by inferiors. – Plato
  • tlhoytlhoy Posts: 2,204
    I did check Wybrit's site, & I also saw Jesters coin & Colin Cookes site & they all say "High Tide coins meet where both legs cross." like pictured above. The only exception was Wybrit's saying the "P" must point in-between the beads. That's why I added the close-up photo.
    Everything matched except the position of the "P". So I needed to know for sure before I listed it on eBay!
    Thanks everyone,
    Glenn
  • wybritwybrit Posts: 6,961 ✭✭✭
    Unlike the 1902 pennies, the tide change on 1897 pennies is not all that noticeable between "high" and "low." The "pointing" of the P is the most definitive way to check this date.
    Former owner, Cambridge Gate collection.
  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,582 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Did you read my pointers in the other thread? image

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  • wybritwybrit Posts: 6,961 ✭✭✭
    Did you read my pointers in the other thread?

    What's scary is that someone will actually heed his advice!image
    Former owner, Cambridge Gate collection.
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