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I drove out today to hit some used CD stores and some pawn shops in order to pick up some material for my music web sites. Normally I never bother looking for coins, as "pawn shop" and "quality coins" are usually mutually exclusive terms.

Pawn shop coins consist exclusively of U.S. proof sets, mint sets, low-grade morgan and peace dollars, indian head pennies and buffalo nickels with barely readable dates, and all of it ridiculously overpriced. Darkside material is nonexistent.

Well, as I was walking out of one with my CDs under my arm, I glanced down at the case next to the door and saw some coins. "Ehh, why not?" There was the usual garbage, and a bunch of extremely worn British pennies.

And the coin below sitting in a flip. $20 pricetag. I glanced at it briefly and asked "Take $15 for it?" Deal!

I have no clue as to which of the bazillion varieties it is, but even if it is the cheapest variety I think I did ok.

Check out the nice die break and the triple "F" shown in the last picture (closeup).































































































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It's nicer than the pictures show... weak strike but no wear that I can find...



















































Well, it's got some gunk on the obverse... maybe I shouldn't have bought it...



















































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  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 23,429 ✭✭✭✭✭
    very nice... great pick up... you may even impress Wybrit with this one...

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  • ormandhormandh Posts: 3,111 ✭✭✭
    Nice coin!! -Dan
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  • PreussenPreussen Posts: 2,307 ✭✭✭
    Very Nice! image - Preussen
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  • 1jester1jester Posts: 8,637 ✭✭✭
    I think Wybrit's gonna have a heart attack!!

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  • wildjagwildjag Posts: 1,335 ✭✭✭
    Whoa nice coin for $15. Now I will have to start going to pawn shops around here image
  • HyperionHyperion Posts: 7,440 ✭✭✭

    I went to *1* pawn shop after hearing about finds on this board.
    I felt like I needed to take a 4 hour shower afterward.

    Lotsa musical instraments (I guess musicians pawn things alot ?)

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  • wybritwybrit Posts: 6,972 ✭✭✭
    Freeman Obverse 2, Reverse D, toothed border both sides. My 2005 Spink claims it to be £15 VF and £50 EF (£225 UNC).

    The piece looks to be aEF. The strike may be weak as opposed to the coin being worn, since the facial features are good.

    The triple F is undocumented in any of my sources. While Gouby calls the standard die pairing a rarity "N3" (relatively available), the issue with the F could merit some interest from bronze specialist collectors. You might want to contact Michael Gouby (Michael coins, London) and determine if he has seen any.

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  • spinaker2000spinaker2000 Posts: 4,329 ✭
    Holy Crap!! That's the toothed boarder variety!!image Holy Crap!!!
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  • wybritwybrit Posts: 6,972 ✭✭✭
    That's the toothed boarder variety!!

    The toothed border is the common variety of penny. It is far rarer for halfpennies.

    The beaded border 1860 is considered now among the rarest of bronze pennies, rivaling the 1869.
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  • spinaker2000spinaker2000 Posts: 4,329 ✭
    of coarse you are correct Tom, I had my 1/2d brain all in an uproar!! image Still a great find.
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  • AethelredAethelred Posts: 9,288 ✭✭✭
    You just never know where a nice coin will turn up!image
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  • ajaanajaan Posts: 17,454 ✭✭✭✭✭
    spinaker, you have 1/2 a brain????

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  • coinpicturescoinpictures Posts: 5,345 ✭✭✭


    << <i>You just never know where a nice coin will turn up!image >>



    No doubt! I was NOT expecting to find anything numismatic today... it made my day.

    I've posted an inquiry and pics on two of the more UK-centric coin collecting boards; hopefully someone can possibly shed some light on the tripled/recut "F"...
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  • 1jester1jester Posts: 8,637 ✭✭✭
    I wouldn't be surprised to see the coin grade at AU-55 or better, since I see hardly any evidence of wear at all, and it has tons of red left on it. Maybe a bath in acetone would help the gunk problem.

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  • rhound1977rhound1977 Posts: 2,504
    Nice Find!!!! I think that gunk will come off pretty easy, it does not look like fossilized Victorian snot...... image
  • Steve27Steve27 Posts: 13,274 ✭✭✭
    Nice find!
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  • NumismaticsNumismatics Posts: 1,092
    Nice coin. I like the die break.
  • laurentyvanlaurentyvan Posts: 4,243 ✭✭✭
    The circumstance everyone always hopes for! Congratulations.image

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  • danglendanglen Posts: 1,674 ✭✭✭
    Let me be the first Forum member to give you a big YOU SUCK!!!! image
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  • oldshepoldshep Posts: 3,240 ✭
    Very interesting - Be sure to post any info you find out about the triple 'F'
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  • ClankeyeClankeye Posts: 3,928 ✭
    Hey you guys who would know more than I do about this: that "gunk" on the obverse... is it possible the coin was varnished at one time?

    Just curious. Neat coin, and a great find.

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  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,658 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Wow! What a nice pickup!

    The "gunk" looks like old mucilage glue, I think.

    Whatever it is, it wouldn't hurt to try some acetone on it.

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  • SYRACUSIANSYRACUSIAN Posts: 6,461 ✭✭✭✭
    I would be double happy for this, just because I hate pawn shop owners,they make a living out of people's miseries.

    Looks like an MS candidate to me after a trip to NCS,or an acetone bath, whatever suits you best. image
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  • coinpicturescoinpictures Posts: 5,345 ✭✭✭
    Here's another one. It's a stronger strike than mine, but I think mine has less wear and more lustre. It's been remarked that the one in the link is "seriously overpriced" at 285 pounds.

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  • shirohniichanshirohniichan Posts: 4,992 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Here's another one. It's a stronger strike than mine, but I think mine has less wear and more lustre. It's been remarked that the one in the link is "seriously overpriced" at 285 pounds.

    Linky >>



    Maybe the pawn shoppe where he got his was a bit pricier. image
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  • cosmicdebriscosmicdebris Posts: 12,332 ✭✭✭
    Very cool find
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  • ksteelheaderksteelheader Posts: 11,777 ✭


    << <i>Wow! What a nice pickup!

    The "gunk" looks like old mucilage glue, I think.

    Whatever it is, it wouldn't hurt to try some acetone on it. >>




    That could be removed with boiling water!
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