1874 Half Penny on Teletrade - Origin?

7Jaguars

Does anybody know what the origin of the 1874 1/2d that was sold on Teletrade this past Monday, the 7th of July? Was this originally a Colin Cooke auction offering from his halfpenny sale some 4 years ago? I have been trying to follow this date and its offerings so appreciate help.

Help with Link would be appreciated as well.

ajaan

1874 1/2d linky

7Jaguars

Thanks, ajaan. I am thinking that this was a good price as I recall the Cooke auction sales having them go for about 500 pounds. That is an unloved series, the 1/2d. Even a farthing is a whole something I guess, and the penny speaks for itself.

IstilllikeZARcoins

I prefer 1/2 Pennies over Pennies.

7Jaguars

ZAR - I think there may be relative buys in this series, at least as far as rarities go. Demand not so high but interesting series. I like the whole Vicky 1/4-1d copper and bronze series.

RareBronzeCollector

I specialize in the copper and bronze series, and in order of preference, prefer firstly Pennies, then Half-Pennies, and lastly Farthings....... With a slight preference for Bronze over Copper..... Limited to circulation strikes...... (Although I do have a few various Proofs and Patterns

Pennies Copper (1797-1860) by Peck, Bramah, & UNLISTED
Pennies Bronze (1860-1970) by Freeman, Gouby, Satin, Peck, & UNLISTED
Half-Pennies Copper (1673-1860) by Peck & Bramah
Half-Pennies Bronze (1860-1970) by Freeman, Dracott, & UNLISTED
Farthings Copper (1673-1860) Date Set
Farthings Bronze (1860-1956) Complete Freeman

Doogy

<< <i>ZAR - I think there may be relative buys in this series, at least as far as rarities go. Demand not so high but interesting series. I like the whole Vicky 1/4-1d copper and bronze series. >>



I have noticed that the half-pennies don't fetch as much in US sales for some reason, as they do in the UK. With the pennies though, i've seen the prices strong in both places. Maybe we Yanks don't have much of an affection for the halfs?

RareBronzeCollector

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<< <i>ZAR - I think there may be relative buys in this series, at least as far as rarities go. Demand not so high but interesting series. I like the whole Vicky 1/4-1d copper and bronze series. >>



I have noticed that the half-pennies don't fetch as much in US sales for some reason, as they do in the UK. With the pennies though, i've seen the prices strong in both places. Maybe we Yanks don't have much of an affection for the halfs? >>




USA here, I like the Half Pennies and have most of the rarities, but do prefer the penny series.....

If and when I do sell the coins, I will most likely sell them through a UK venue.....

JCMhouston

Personally I collect mostly the 1/2 pennies, and hope they remain unloved over here. Helps keep the price down.

I have recently branched out to include a few farthings though.

7Jaguars

Well, one appealing part about the 1/2 d's is that they are quite large with decent detail on Vick and Britannia. The farthings in copper use sovereign obverse dies (allegedly) and these are very nice. Just couldn't quite up for the currency 1860 copper farthing (or the 1860 1/2 in copper for that matter) as a wee 5k pounds + was just a bit over the top.

I sure would like to get a nice 1845 1/2d.

The pennies are veritable cartwheels though and make the others pale at least in term of impressive size. I acgee with the above as a sale of major copper should rightly be in a London venue with a larger firm.