Coins

Pictures of Coins of the UK

by Tony Clayton

Stamps

Pattern penny, 1860
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Pattern penny in silver, 1860
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Mule penny, 1860
Toothed border on obverse (type 2*)
Beaded border on reverse (type A)
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1863 Penny, reverse detail showing the extremely rare die number 3
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1869 Penny, reverse type F
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Victoria 1871 penny, detail of normal date
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Victoria 1871 penny, detail of wide date (extra space between 7 & 1)
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1872 penny, obverse type 5 & reverse type F

1875H penny, obverse 6, reverse J
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1879 penny, reverse with narrow date variety
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1881H penny
This coin is one of five known with obverse Freeman 9 and reverse Freeman M
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1882 penny, obverse type 7, reverse type N
A genuine example of this rare coin
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1882H penny
Obverse type 7, hair over temple wavy
Reverse type M, drapery over shield
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1882H penny
obverse type 8, hair over temple straighter
Reverse type N, drapery over shield less than in type M
Note the small H which easily wears away
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1882H penny.
A typical example of a worn coin appearing to be a 'no H' example
Note the faint lump where the H was.
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1889 penny, obverse type 8 & reverse type N

1895 penny, reverse, showing trident 2mm from P
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Victoria 1897 penny, reverse with (very) high tide
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Victoria 1897 penny, reverse with normal tide
and dot between O and N
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