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1 273  1 Comment on 1945 Penny – Doubled 9
Posted in Doubling King George VI Penny Pre Decimal

1945 Penny – Doubled 9

This is a coin that I first saw mentioned in an edition of Coin Monthly…

1 195  0 Comment on 1946 Dot Penny
Posted in Articles Penny Variants

1946 Dot Penny

This is another one of those variants that I have been looking to add to…

1 208  0 Comment on Pemember and other Edge Inscriptions
Posted in Articles Decimal £2

Pemember and other Edge Inscriptions

There are two common questions I see crop up regularly on various groups and forums…

1 295  0 Comment on The 1911 Gouby X – A rare Coin
Posted in King George V Penny Variants

The 1911 Gouby X – A rare Coin

…Also known as the hollow-neck variety This period of coinage was plagued by ghosting and…

1 198  0 Comment on A cracking penny
Posted in Die Cracking King George V

A cracking penny

Another penny I recently found, showing signs of a hefty die crack as well as…

1 203  0 Comment on 1945 Double Date
Posted in Date Doubling King George VI Penny

1945 Double Date

No prizes for guessing which digit is doubled. It’s not often that a proper doubled…

0 253  0 Comment on Mint Marks – US Coinage
Posted in Articles USA

Mint Marks – US Coinage

Coins minted in the USA currently come from two circulation mints and two non-circulation (i.e….

0 280  0 Comment on Varieties, Flaws, and Errors
Posted in Uncategorized World Wide

Varieties, Flaws, and Errors

Hopefully, this post will give some information on Varieties, Flaws, Errors, and oddities and allow…

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Coin collecting for beginners

We all have to start somewhere and these days the place seems to be social…

1 296  0 Comment on The One Third Farthing
Posted in Overseas Pre-Decimal

The One Third Farthing

Here is a coin of tiny proportions, measuring only 15 mm in diameter, so small…