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<p>[QUOTE="Mark Metzger, post: 3972119, member: 86472"]In looking at examples on the London Coins Auction site, it looks like the features of die pairing 6 G (as identified by PaddyB) match my coin. Nearly connected F/P with lump on middle serif. </p><p>Here’s a photo of a comp from that site:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1045263[/ATTACH] </p><p><a href="https://www.londoncoins.co.uk/?page=Pastresults&searchterm=Halfpenny&category=9.1&searchtype=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.londoncoins.co.uk/?page=Pastresults&searchterm=Halfpenny&category=9.1&searchtype=1" rel="nofollow">Halfpenny</a> 1861 F of HALF struck over a P Freeman dies 6+G <a href="https://www.londoncoins.co.uk/?page=Pastresults&searchterm=CGS&category=9.1&searchtype=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.londoncoins.co.uk/?page=Pastresults&searchterm=CGS&category=9.1&searchtype=1" rel="nofollow">CGS</a> 45, the finest example seen by this cataloguer and the finest we have offered (most examples Fine or below) and consequently the Finest known and only example on the CGS Population Report, Very Rare, Ex-<a href="https://www.londoncoins.co.uk/?page=Pastresults&searchterm=London+Coins&searchtype=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.londoncoins.co.uk/?page=Pastresults&searchterm=London+Coins&searchtype=1" rel="nofollow">London Coins</a> Auction A138 September 2012 Lot 2392, realised £600[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Mark Metzger, post: 3972119, member: 86472"]In looking at examples on the London Coins Auction site, it looks like the features of die pairing 6 G (as identified by PaddyB) match my coin. Nearly connected F/P with lump on middle serif. Here’s a photo of a comp from that site: [ATTACH=full]1045263[/ATTACH] [URL='https://www.londoncoins.co.uk/?page=Pastresults&searchterm=Halfpenny&category=9.1&searchtype=1']Halfpenny[/URL] 1861 F of HALF struck over a P Freeman dies 6+G [URL='https://www.londoncoins.co.uk/?page=Pastresults&searchterm=CGS&category=9.1&searchtype=1']CGS[/URL] 45, the finest example seen by this cataloguer and the finest we have offered (most examples Fine or below) and consequently the Finest known and only example on the CGS Population Report, Very Rare, Ex-[URL='https://www.londoncoins.co.uk/?page=Pastresults&searchterm=London+Coins&searchtype=1']London Coins[/URL] Auction A138 September 2012 Lot 2392, realised £600[/QUOTE]
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