Newb questions - british penny

clarkbar04

I see in the Krause there is an 1875 and an 1875H. Where would I look for this "H"? Is this the large date or small date variety?

Bought a nice XF/AU piece for $3 today at a coin shop. LMK if you think I'm off on the grade here. I'm thinking solid XF.

I'll post pics later. My 1st penny! I'm assuming this is the non-H variety, but I still cant help but notice it books at $75.

RareBronzeCollector

Wide date, No "H" mintmark (the mintmark would appear under the date, if it was present on the coin)

From the images it looks like a Freeman F-82 Obverse 8, Reverse J (Rarity R-5), the most common of the 1875's

clarkbar04

Thanks!!!

RareBronzeCollector

A pleasure to help someone start a GB penny collection.......

Feel free to contact me if you need any info.... If I can, I'll be glad to assist........

coinpictures

Not an XF in my opinion. VF details, but I'm concerned about the rim nicks and especially what is going on with the spot on the reverse.

Still... can't go wrong for $3.

RareBronzeCollector

<< <i>Not an XF in my opinion. VF details, but I'm concerned about the rim nicks and especially what is going on with the spot on the reverse.

Still... can't go wrong for $3. >>

clarkbar04

The spot is just a toning thing, and the only rim ding I can see is right at the tip of the trident.

Is there anything I can soak this in that will undarken it and possibly remove the spot, or is it best to leave it as-is?

dcamp78

The spot can't be removed. The 'skin' of the coin has been broken and
corrosion has begun within the coin. Keep it until you can find another,
better specimen. On an interesting note though: the spot is placed where
the sun would be in the background above the ship. I like it.
It would be even more interesting if that spot toned a red-orange color. Hmm...

Rickc300

Geez! You guys must spend way too much time on eBay if you can see all that! I looked at the pics and declined replying at first because I couldn't tell. If you can pick up on all those things that are just not seen by me in the pics I need you to proof my bids before placing them or maybe I need a new monitor to help clarify the photos I seem to so often find of coins on the Internet

From what I can see, I don't see the rim nicks other than the one under the trident and to me, if I were purchasing it, I would grade as a pretty nice Fine which may go VF based on the pics shown (maybe this is why I don't have too many bad feelings about eBay? I go by what I can actually see and not hope for the best)...

I just had to give you two a hard time... Did you tweak the picture to view it better or am I really as blind as a bat?
Rick