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dooly
Hi all .. how's about this one !! confused1.gif

Any ideas ?




Hint: this coin I sold on eBay for the highest price ever realised there for its type shok.gif

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corkykile
Dooly, if you knew how much I like to find errors in coins... this one's got me baffled.
Right off the top I think the bust looks more like a Roman emporer than a Brit named George III. There is also some doubling (machine or otherwise) on most of the obv lettering. Is it suppose to have two 't's in Britt?
Is the bust faced in the wrong direction?
On the rev, is that really how they spelled Pense back then?
Is that the correct shield for George III family?

You see, you are causing more questions than answers. Trouble maker... grin.gif

Corky
dooly
QUOTE(corkykile @ Nov 27 2007, 10:52 PM) *
Dooly, if you knew how much I like to find errors in coins... this one's got me baffled.
Right off the top I think the bust looks more like a Roman emperor than a Brit named George III. There is also some doubling (machine or otherwise) on most of the obv lettering. Is it suppose to have two 't's in Britt?
Is the bust faced in the wrong direction?
On the rev, is that really how they spelled Pense back then?
Is that the correct shield for George III family?

You see, you are causing more questions than answers. Trouble maker... grin.gif

Corky



Glad you are having fun.. you will probably have to use the full size images to get this one !!!

The bust is spot on for the coin !
No doubling mechanical on the Obv !
Yes two T's in Brittania is normal !
Bust is in the right direction !
Pense is correct for the era !
And the shield is the correct one !

I am a workyticket arnt I

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corkykile
(((I am a workyticket arnt I)))

A very good description of you... grin.gif

Am going to have to think of more questions... give me a few hours and I know I will come up with something else to ask. hysterical.gif

Hopefully someone who knows about these coins will have the answers.

Corky
thedeadpoint
The F is the only letter I see doubling on. Repunched maybe but why would they do that just for that letter/phrase.
dooly
QUOTE(thedeadpoint @ Nov 28 2007, 12:40 AM) *
The F is the only letter I see doubling on. Repunched maybe but why would they do that just for that letter/phrase.



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thedeadpoint
Wow. But why???
dooly
QUOTE(thedeadpoint @ Nov 28 2007, 11:04 PM) *
Wow. But why???


i do not exacly know why but quite a few coins i have had from this era have had 1-3 letters formed like this .. so check them out and find yourself a bargain bthumbsup.gif
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