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Sofia Valued Member United Kingdom 120 Posts	Posted 02/16/2021 12:51 pm Thank you for helping earlier today. Could you help me identify the variety of this half penny? I can't tell if there is a letter or not to the left of the light house. Thank you Report this Post to the Staff

PaddyB Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 930 Posts	Posted 02/16/2021 1:14 pm Definitely no letter there. This is the standard 1862 halfpenny, dies 7 and G, Freeman 289. The die letters, which are very rare, are much more obvious when they are present. Here is an example: Report this Post to the Staff
Sofia Valued Member United Kingdom 120 Posts	Posted 02/16/2021 2:03 pm Yes, I thought so. Thank you. Which is the best book for matters like this, please? Report this Post to the Staff
PaddyB Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 930 Posts	Posted 02/16/2021 3:11 pm For Halfpennies the recognised book is probably Freeman's "The bronze Coinage of Great Britain" although this has not been updated for some years. Online I find: https://halfpennyvarieties.wordpress.com/ the most up to date source of information. Report this Post to the Staff
zookeeperz Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 659 Posts	Posted 02/26/2021 3:55 pm @Paddy they updated The Bronze Coinage of Great Britain in 2016 Has well over 100 updates and revisions Rotographic about 10 or 12 quid ;) Report this Post to the Staff
PaddyB Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 930 Posts	Posted 02/26/2021 4:06 pm You are right of course, and I do have the 2016 version here. For halfpennies I still find the website much easier to work with. Report this Post to the Staff
Sofia Valued Member United Kingdom 120 Posts	Posted 02/28/2021 08:47 am Thank you both very much! Sorry for the late reply, I was ill and not on line. Report this Post to the Staff
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