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Victor/Victoria, or The Two-Headed Freak from the Darkside

RegulatedRegulated Posts: 2,992 ✭✭✭✭✭
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A little something fun for you darksiders:

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What is now proved was once only imagined. - William Blake

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  • spinaker2000spinaker2000 Posts: 4,329 ✭
    image Hellacool!!!!!
    Terry

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  • SmittysSmittys Posts: 9,876 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Enter me in the free giveaway....
    Wow wonder if it's real or even could be.
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  • theboz11theboz11 Posts: 6,576 ✭✭✭
    Yes sir that is facinating,,,enter me too.image
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  • RegulatedRegulated Posts: 2,992 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'm pretty sure its good, although I think it is probably a die set-up piece or die trial of some kind, rather than an error (both pieces were the product of the Heaton Mint, and the first 10C pieces were struck there in 1866). NGC called it an error and put it in an MS61BN holder.

    What is now proved was once only imagined. - William Blake
  • MrEurekaMrEureka Posts: 24,328 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Are there any known die struck fakes of the 10 centesimi?
    Andy Lustig

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  • RegulatedRegulated Posts: 2,992 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'll bet JP would know the answer to that question...

    What is now proved was once only imagined. - William Blake
  • MSD61MSD61 Posts: 3,382 ✭
    Interesting!
    Omnicoin
  • wybritwybrit Posts: 6,972 ✭✭✭
    According to Michael Gouby, the Heaton Mint did produce British bronze coinage prior to 1874 (when the "H" appeared below the date), namely pennies and farthings in late 1860 and early 1861. It is quite conceivable that it's real.

    What a find.
    Former owner, Cambridge Gate collection.
  • oldshepoldshep Posts: 3,240 ✭
    What the......! So cool.
    Shep
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  • RegulatedRegulated Posts: 2,992 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Look what I just found:

    Link

    I'm getting happier about my purchase!

    What is now proved was once only imagined. - William Blake
  • MrEurekaMrEureka Posts: 24,328 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'm getting happier about my purchase!

    How 'bout dat! Gonna buy the book? image
    Andy Lustig

    Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.

    Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
  • RegulatedRegulated Posts: 2,992 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I suppose I should.

    I feel lucky, oh so lucky...

    What is now proved was once only imagined. - William Blake
  • wybritwybrit Posts: 6,972 ✭✭✭
    I have the book. It focuses only on the British issues.
    Former owner, Cambridge Gate collection.
  • RegulatedRegulated Posts: 2,992 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Is yours the latest edition? They seem to say on the website that there is a special section in the new edition on the overstrike pictured there.

    What is now proved was once only imagined. - William Blake
  • MrEurekaMrEureka Posts: 24,328 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I have the book. It focuses only on the British issues.

    You mean like this one?

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    Andy Lustig

    Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.

    Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
  • wybritwybrit Posts: 6,972 ✭✭✭
    Former owner, Cambridge Gate collection.
  • wybritwybrit Posts: 6,972 ✭✭✭
    Is yours the latest edition? They seem to say on the website that there is a special section in the new edition on the overstrike pictured there.

    Mine's a 3rd Ed, and I didn't read down to the bottom of the page.
    Former owner, Cambridge Gate collection.
  • wybritwybrit Posts: 6,972 ✭✭✭
    By the way, you should contact Michael about this. I think he might be very interested - especially since yours has a different angle between Victoria and the centissimi strike. Not unique after all, but no doubt excessively rare!
    Former owner, Cambridge Gate collection.
  • RegulatedRegulated Posts: 2,992 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I sent out an email to him as soon as I found the website.

    What is now proved was once only imagined. - William Blake
  • Rickc300Rickc300 Posts: 876 ✭✭
    Now that is sweet! I didn't used to have any interest in errors, mis-strikes, clips or the like until I saw that coin. This is something I could learn to love on a real quick like basis!
    I am off to do a little research on the subject of my own now. Thanks for the photos!

    Rick
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    dime. My oldest US
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    part. Go figure...
  • IlikeZARcoinsIlikeZARcoins Posts: 901
    Unusual coin but rather nice.

    Good luck with it. image
  • gxseriesgxseries Posts: 423
    Error?! That's definately an overstrike! image
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  • ccrdragonccrdragon Posts: 2,697 ✭
    dam cool coin!!!
    Cecil
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