w66dy
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Posted: 7 Sep 2022, 17:18
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Posted: 7 Sep 2022, 17:18
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Hello and Good afternoon
I have recently obtained this 1880 Penny from auction and thanks to Numista I have learnt that there is a variation that has rocks to the left of the lighthouse.My eyesight is not what it used to be so I was wondering wether you could take a look for me. Ive tried my best with the images. Thanks in advance.
ZacUK
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Posted: 7 Sep 2022, 17:43
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Posted: 7 Sep 2022, 17:43
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Not sure. Would like to see a picture of one to compare.
https://onlinecoin.club/Coins/CoinType/United_Kingdom/Penny_Britannia_third_design/photos/
Reverse L (1880) Similar to Reverse J but there appears to be a smaller cluster of rocks to the left of the lighthouse. The trident shaft is altered, most notably by the addition of three rings which encircle the shaft near Britannia's hand. Her head is lighter and there is an extra feather in the plume of the helmet.
Token collector [1600-1899] with some coins
w66dy
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Posted: 7 Sep 2022, 17:47
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Posted: 7 Sep 2022, 17:47
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I agree Zac would love to see the real thing to compare
ZacUK
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Posted: 7 Sep 2022, 17:53
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Posted: 7 Sep 2022, 17:53
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Token collector [1600-1899] with some coins
ZacUK
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Posted: 7 Sep 2022, 17:58
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Posted: 7 Sep 2022, 17:58
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I now enlarged, rotated, cropped that picture.
Token collector [1600-1899] with some coins
ZacUK
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Posted: 7 Sep 2022, 20:03
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Edited: 7 Sep 2022, 20:11
Posted: 7 Sep 2022, 20:03
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Edited: 7 Sep 2022, 20:11
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From that earlier picture I guess it is easier to see the three rings around
the trident - between the hand and the prongs. As still can not see rocks.
Also no idea where the extra plume is.
Edit - I added some lines. Guessing the rocks.
Token collector [1600-1899] with some coins
Sjoelund
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Posted: 7 Sep 2022, 22:52
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Posted: 7 Sep 2022, 22:52
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Please read the forum policy before posting. Please give the link to the coin page?
Globetrotter
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w66dy
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Posted: 8 Sep 2022, 11:53
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Posted: 8 Sep 2022, 11:53
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Very hard to be 100%, still a very nice coin though
Sjoelund
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Posted: 12 Sep 2022, 16:44
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Posted: 12 Sep 2022, 16:44
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ZacUK
This page has a picture. About ¾ down the long page.
https://headsntails14.wordpress.com/victoria-bronze-reverses/
Is that a website having given numista its OK for using its findings and images?
Globetrotter
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https://monnaiesetvarietes.numista.com
Sjoelund
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Posted: 12 Sep 2022, 17:27
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Posted: 12 Sep 2022, 17:27
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I can see the rocks, in the delivered images
but the macros for my documentation I made out of ZacUK's image
Globetrotter
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w66dy
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Posted: 12 Sep 2022, 17:40
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Posted: 12 Sep 2022, 17:40
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Yes looks more like rocks than not
Many many thanks
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