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1878 Halfpenny

wybritwybrit Posts: 6,988 ✭✭✭
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I picked up this coin recently. It's one of the rarer dates in the halfpenny series.

This appears to be Freeman 15+O, which is R11.

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It replaces my old one, but it turns out that this is Freeman 14+O, R14.

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This second one holds a particularly fond memory for me - I got it out of a roll of halfpennies from the local bank in Great Yarmouth. It was quite a find!

** Edited: I believe RareBronzeCollector's post below to be correct. The "Bulge" in the forehead is characteristic of Obv 15, thus I have changed the numbers accordingly. **
Former owner, Cambridge Gate collection.

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  • MacCrimmonMacCrimmon Posts: 7,058 ✭✭✭
    image Doesn't look like a type coin to me......image

    BTW, very nice upgrade. image
  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,875 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Helluva nice upgrade.

    Of course you should keep the old one, too. If you cherrypicked it out of a bank roll, that is pretty impressive. How long ago was that? image Presumably before decimalization, eh?

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  • 1jester1jester Posts: 8,637 ✭✭✭


    << <i> How long ago was that? image Presumably before decimalization, eh? >>



    Remember, he and Bingo go way back!

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  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,875 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Waaay back.

    I wonder if he has any anecdotes about the abdication of Edward VIII...

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  • MacCrimmonMacCrimmon Posts: 7,058 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Waaay back.

    I wonder if he has any anecdotes about the abdication of Edward VIII... >>



    I was rather thinking he was able to measure the height of Charles I after that run-in with that head-chopper.....image
  • RareBronzeCollectorRareBronzeCollector Posts: 1,270
    Interestingly enough, I believe that your OLD coin (the lower grade specimen) is an obverse 14 , F-334 (152 teeth ), whereas your newer specimen (the better grade coin) is actually an obverse 15 , F-337 (149 border teeth)


    I have attached, for general interest, an example of an obverse 14, reverse N, unlisted in Freeman, but acknowledged in Iain Dracotts article on Bun Head Half Pennies......
  • 7Jaguars7Jaguars Posts: 7,741 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Wybrit is making me feel like a bum. I need to look at my own 1/2 d's and get those Freeman numbers. You catch up and then things have a way of accumulating and the homework needing to be done as to attribution. I suppose that Winter will come soon enough!
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  • wybritwybrit Posts: 6,988 ✭✭✭
    Interestingly enough, I believe that your OLD coin (the lower grade specimen) is an obverse 14 , F-334 (152 teeth ), whereas your newer specimen (the better grade coin) is actually an obverse 15 , F-337 (149 border teeth)

    I'll look at the coins some more - I went off of the second edition of Freeman. You may be right - I don't have any reference to tooth count. Source?
    Former owner, Cambridge Gate collection.
  • RareBronzeCollectorRareBronzeCollector Posts: 1,270
    Tooth count information is from Iain Dracott's article in Coin News in 2004

    Obv 14 152 teeth
    Obv 15 149 teeth
  • MacCrimmonMacCrimmon Posts: 7,058 ✭✭✭
    BTW, welcome RareBronzeCollector, and thanks for the attribution info.
  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 23,836 ✭✭✭✭✭
    congrats in connection with finding such a nice upgrade

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  • wybritwybrit Posts: 6,988 ✭✭✭
    A belated thanks to RareBronzeCollector for sending me the source of his info!
    Former owner, Cambridge Gate collection.
  • RareBronzeCollectorRareBronzeCollector Posts: 1,270
    Always a pleasure to share knowledge.....

    Always ready to learn more myself.....

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