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Thick Victoria penny

Erickd		Posted : Sunday, 5 April 2015 2:39:47 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 14/06/2014(UTC) Posts: 628 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 473 times Was thanked: 695 time(s) in 297 post(s)		Couple short hunts, scored a heap more silvers and a first, an early Victoria penny 1851, didn't realise they were so thick, thought that was George 3rd. Anyway cool find. Second photo compares with a standard Vickie penny
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Metal Kiwi		Posted : Sunday, 5 April 2015 6:59:24 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 19/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,210 Location: Auckland Thanks: 498 times Was thanked: 484 time(s) in 322 post(s)		Originally Posted by: Erickd Couple short hunts, scored a heap more silvers and a first, an early Victoria penny 1851, didn't realise they were so thick, thought that was George 3rd. Anyway cool find. Second photo compares with a standard Vickie penny What is on the other side Erik? MK
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Erickd		Posted : Sunday, 5 April 2015 9:32:25 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 14/06/2014(UTC) Posts: 628 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 473 times Was thanked: 695 time(s) in 297 post(s)		Same old Brittania except the date is at the bottom of the bust instead of front
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Metal Kiwi		Posted : Sunday, 5 April 2015 10:14:04 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 19/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,210 Location: Auckland Thanks: 498 times Was thanked: 484 time(s) in 322 post(s)		Young Head These large copper pennies were designed by William Wyon (1795-1851) & bear the engravers initials W.W. on truncation. On the Obverse Victoria's 'young head' surrounded by the Legend 'VICTORIA DEI GRATIA' The reverse depicts Britannia with shield & trident & the legend 'BRITANNIAR; REG: FID: + DEF: ' The young head penny was 34mm diamiter, YH 1ds were issued over a twenty one year period including 1839 (proofs only) & in total seventeen different dates occour. The highest mintage was is 1854 when 6,720.000 were struck, but this is by far the highest & overall considerably lower mintages occour. In the final year (1860) just 32K were issued. In total over 21.23 million coins were issued. This compares to later post-victorian penny dates for example 1917 when 107.9m were issued. Experienced collectors will be aware that Numerous varieties occour in this series such as ornamental trident, spaced colon etc. MK
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Erickd		Posted : Sunday, 5 April 2015 10:27:28 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 14/06/2014(UTC) Posts: 628 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 473 times Was thanked: 695 time(s) in 297 post(s)		Awesome, thanks for the info, it will certainly go in a plastic sleeve, all my other penny's I'm gonna have to transfer to a 10 litre bucket as the shoe box is full. Trying to think of a novel way to do something with them.
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Metal Kiwi		Posted : Sunday, 5 April 2015 10:46:01 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 19/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,210 Location: Auckland Thanks: 498 times Was thanked: 484 time(s) in 322 post(s)		Originally Posted by: Erickd Awesome, thanks for the info, it will certainly go in a plastic sleeve, all my other penny's I'm gonna have to transfer to a 10 litre bucket as the shoe box is full. Trying to think of a novel way to do something with them. Learn to juggle maybe? MK
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Erickd		Posted : Monday, 6 April 2015 12:25:53 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 14/06/2014(UTC) Posts: 628 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 473 times Was thanked: 695 time(s) in 297 post(s)		You wouldn't believe this, I've just found another large penny, just finishing up a hunt now back at the truck. Posting all this on my cell phone in case any bodies wondering. Will clean up later
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creamer		Posted : Tuesday, 7 April 2015 9:11:26 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 19/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 2,022 Location: Bay of Islands Thanks: 2289 times Was thanked: 525 time(s) in 391 post(s)		Cool find Eric. Awaiting the day i find a pre 1900 penny myself. Shane .
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