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Very nice Derick !!!

 

Ya Derick, all mine have barnicles on them.

 

Super cool!

 

These just came in the mail.

 

I believe this latest old copper aquisition is identified as such.

Dinmore's Bottle & Less Taxes Norwich Halfpenny (circa 1790's)
Richard Dinmore’s Norwich (Norfolk) copper Conder halfpenny token
undated.
Obverse: Old fashioned bottle with legend: “MORE TRADE AND FEWER TAXES”.
Reverse: Standing figure of Hope supporting anchor with legend: “PROSPERITY TO OLD ENGLAND”.
Diameter 29mm

 

Looks like a fine, original piece. Nice one.
Carlos IV from Potosi is more interesting than Carlos IV for Lima - somewhat more scarce I believe.

 

Eduard, soaked in acetone as suggested. Nice outcome I believe. Dirt gone.

 

Was pleased with this one also. What are the fatal flaws one have to look for in buying these reales? They crudely made and that is why I struggle with it.

 

Very nice “MORE TRADE AND FEWER TAXES”. These days you get penalised for more trade and less for less trade?

 

A new acquisition with a Victoria bust style that I didn't already have.

 

1905 Canadian 25c

Other highlights are here:

http://www.cointalk.com/t219022/


Any ideas on a grade for this one?

 

Nice coin.

 

The 25 cent KM 11 series are expensive coins with relative high mintages. Sorry for my ignorance, but why is that?

 

Catalog refer to three type 1889 3 pence types, proof, prooflike and circulated. Which is this?

 

Circulation type. Mintage is something like 4.5 million coins, not rare in general terms...but not expensive either.

 

The usual reason for this is because there was high demand for their use in commerce at the time they were released. Thus, very few examples were saved or put away in collections. Coins like this are found almost always well circulated, and thus higher state examples (sometime higher state can even mean as "F" or better) are highly sought after. My guess is that this is the case here. The really big jump in price for this 25 cent piece is from VF to XF condition (or better).

 

Those are gems!

 

from arguably my favourite coin set, the victoria jubilee issue.......

 

Very nice coins, thanx for the response. When I move to Canada next year will start my Canadian collection. Seems like I am in for pricy experience.