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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bardolph, post: 7502880, member: 96174&quot;]Paddy, I could be wrong, but I think that your 1881 H may turn out to be one of the rarest bun-head pennies. According to my Spinks, there are only two varieties of the 1881 H penny, one with obverse 11, the other with obverse 9, and both with reverse M. It all depends on the obverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse 9 with reverse M is valued at £475 in F, £1250 in VF and £2750 in EF (values from the 2016 edition). Obverse 11 with reverse M is valued at £3,&nbsp; £15 and £95 in these grades.</p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse M, 1881 to 1882: larger Britannia seated on rocks with shield and trident, flatter shield heraldically coloured (last 4 word in bold) date and H below in exergue, lighthouse to left with faint masonry, ship sailing to right, sea does not meet linear circle, toothed border.</p><p><br /></p><p>In heraldry, when colouring is not possible, gold is indicated by small dots while silver is left blank. The colours are represented&nbsp; by thin parallel lines, horizontal for azure and vertical for red - just like the vertical lines you can see on your coin on&nbsp; the St George&#039;s cross.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse 9, 1879 to 1881: laureate and draped bust facing left, hair tied in bun, with close thicker ties, wreath of 17 leaves, double leaf veins incuse (these 3 words are in bold), 6 berries, no signature, toothed border and thin linear circle both sides.</p><p><br /></p><p>From the photo, I would say&nbsp; that the veins on your leaves are incuse, but I am not sure about the number of leaves and berries.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse 11, 1881 to 1883: laureate and draped bust facing left, more hooked nose, hair tied in bun, with close thicker ties, wreath of 15 leaves, leaf veins raised (these 3 words are in bold), 4 berries, no signature, toothed border and thin linear circle both sides, weak circle on obverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s always difficult to see the finer details of a coin from a photo, so check it out. I hope you have hit the jackpot!!![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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