Description |
(English Penny / 1861) Purchased from Malcolm Periera / Norwich, Norfolk, UK. (My. 3, 2023) ($16).
Center-punched slogans such as this one are rarely encountered especially on older coins. Modern examples would be the two specimens of NF stamps in my Belfast collection. This one is clumsily applied over the portrait of the Queen on a heavily worn 1860 penny. Despite the wear, the coin is quite attractive and exhibits undamaged smooth brown surfaces.
The seller and I agreed that it was likely stamped during the period of the Home Rule debates of the late 1800s as a show of support for Irish independence. The first two bills were introduced in Parliament in 1886 and 1893.
The specimen was recovered from a large lot of coins he bought for his coin and medal shop in Norwich (Project Trading, Ltd.) |