Yeah, I'm looking forward to seeing what John comes up with. He's very good with this type of material. Bruce
The man who thought it might be a communion token has several references that he's going to check. He's away now so it will be about a week before...
I got some feedback from my contacts. One guy I know from the UK whos a British trade token expert but particularly in communion tokens chimed in....
Many counterstamps are cut that way. The raised part of the design is actually even with the coin's surfaces and only appears to be above. The...
Thanks, Chris B. BTW, the things you see to the right of the Queen's head is the remnants of a ribbon she wears in the portrait...nothing to do...
With your permission I'm going to show your pictures to a couple of guys I know who might have an answer for you They're pretty good at...
NGC doesn't attribute these but just marks them as they did in this example. Bruce
That's a tough one given that the stamp is badly struck. I see what appears to be a curled tail across the left side of the portrait. If I had...
DOUBLE UGLY!
I think they look fine, kanga. Certainly better than the slabbed coins of mine I photographed years ago. I always struggled with dark copper coins...
I like it a lot. Bruce
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