Category: Variants

1 273  1 Comment on 1945 Penny – Doubled 9
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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
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1946 Dot Penny

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

1 295  0 Comment on The 1911 Gouby X – A rare Coin
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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
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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
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1945 Double Date

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

0 278  0 Comment on 1899 Penny with recut 9
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1899 Penny with recut 9

I found this one recently in a job lot. If you look at the first…

0 283  0 Comment on 1945 Penny Die Crack
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1945 Penny Die Crack

This is one that is not mentioned in my reference material [1]. As can be…

0 332  0 Comment on 1949 Doubled “PENNY”
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1949 Doubled “PENNY”

A recent eBay purchase was full years worth of Coin Monthly for 1977. This particular…

1 262  0 Comment on 1963 & 1964
Posted in Date Doubling Penny Queen Elizabeth II

1963 & 1964

Having recently received a few more coins via eBay, I have done what I normally…

0 386  0 Comment on 1902 PennyLow/High Tide
Posted in 1902 Penny High/Low Tide King George V Penny

1902 PennyLow/High Tide

The 1902 Penny shows two reverses, one with a high tide and one with a…