I know I suggested cartwheels as a nice 18thC coin for Steves epic coin from each century attempt, but if Doug hadnt whetted my appetite by posting his pics of Cartwheels, I could have kept my bidding finger off the keyboard. I love these and haven't got my small collection out of storage for a look this year...so i bought another..... possibly a die error on the obverse, or a very old scratch? which has dulled with age. the edge is better than average for this coin and at £49.99, I dont think I overpaid too much!
*sweet* => that's a nice addition ... ... ummmm, I'm sorry if my OFEC-thread made you lash-out and buy another winner!!
It was going to happen anyway Steve............I was just taking it out on the computer after I lost a Maximianus coin on ebay earlier after pushing it up to $280!
They are such pleasing chunks to hold.....the twopence is twice the weight at 56g!! Try and get one with a cleanish edge if you can as they get mashed up a bit being soft copper. go on....you know you want one soon!
I thought I had a good deal at £50 for this one, but you can pick them up for $30 or so.......depends whether you want to tick the box, or get a proper keeper which will last in the box.
ahaha => wow, we're a bunch of ancient-collectors all excited to venture-out and buy some 200 year old world coins!! (ironic, eh?) => just goes to show ya => apparently "all" coins rock!!
It is a nice 1d despite the scratch. I'd like to see the $280 Max. I did not see one on eBay recently.
Im always buying modern world coins. Just never feel the need to share a common canadian dime, shillings or misc. mexicos.
So that is a one pence? I never can tell from the photo. I admit I like these as well, buying any I stumble upon. I actually got a nice set of both here on CT a couple of years ago very reasonably.
http://www.cointalk.com/threads/uk-telling-cartwheel-1d-from-2d.243288/ Rather than hiding it here, I started a separate thread.
Real nice! I like these big old coppers a lot. Yours is a great example for great price. Thumbs Up! This one year issue of copper by the Soho Mint. Check out this great site http://sohomint.info/index.html
You are spot-on about these 56 gram 2-Pence coins having a propensity for getting mashed-up. This 2-Pence has no dings. The slab protects it for future generations (but that's about all the slab is good for).
Nice coin, not sure if its $280 though. Could be because of the left facing bust it went high. Eitherway I wouldnt attempt to clean it.
It is not the left facing alone. It is the spear. I don't have a Maximianus but in January I paid $26.49 postpaid for this left facing Diocletian of the same (Trier) mint. Mine is the ordinary one without the spear. I hate to think what the coin might have brought had it included a helmet. I agree the coin would improve with light cleaning but my estimation of its value falls well below $280 spear or no spear.
I know several buyers who would pay that money and more for this forward facing spear reverse , this would have cleaned beautifully.
