My family history goes back many generation in Canada. I don't know why I keep finding these British coins in my Grandfather's possessions.
I'm fond of calling those "slick Vickies". The 1860-1967 British halfpennies and large pennies circulated for a very long time! (And not just in the UK itself.) Many are quite a bit slicker than your example, there. We had a "Slick Vickie Contest" on Collectors Universe once, to see who could show the slickest one that still had a readable date. Cool thing is, even the really worn-out ones often do have a readable date.
I don't know why but I like the Young Victoria bust, so much so, that I have one with two heads. This one also seems to have circulated for awhile too.
That's a winner! Smooth as can be, while still identifiable, and with the right part of the date readable.
Now I find myself tempted to try assembling a whole date set of the slickest-possible (yet still dateable) Young Head Vickie halfpennies and/or pennies…
I could sell you mine, but damn, in that condition it'd be expensive. Am I right in thinking that there are lowball collectors? It's not something for me, but I like this one because it's not scratched or dented, it's just wear from many, many thousands of transactions.
