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  1. Dafydd replied to the thread The Shipwreck Corner.

    I haven't posted here for a while and have a fair number of coins to share. Here is a coin I purchased from a Provincial Auction House...

    Aug 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM

  2. Dafydd liked David Woodhouse's post in the thread Is there any interest in coin fragments?.

    I often find the remains of coins that have been damaged or deliberately cut in the plough soil while metal detecting. I enjoy finding...

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  3. Dafydd replied to the thread Is there any interest in coin fragments?.

    I have some cut pennies and I think the issue here is that they are not fragments but were deliberately cut so were an essential part of...

    Aug 26, 2025 at 6:01 PM

  4. Dafydd liked David Woodhouse's post in the thread Mary Groat Condition Query.

    Barry Sherlock is a goldsmith from Torquay whose coin restorations are second to none.

    Aug 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM

  5. Dafydd replied to the thread ANA Report, NEWPs, Eye Candy.

    Great show report, thank you. Love the restaurant recommendations, I've wasted many new city visits at poor restaurants.

    Aug 25, 2025 at 2:30 PM

  6. Dafydd replied to the thread Mary Groat Condition Query.

    Thank you and that's very interesting regarding Barry Sherlock. I've had a couple over the years that benefit from "straightening". Now...

    Aug 25, 2025 at 2:22 PM

  7. Dafydd replied to the thread Mary Groat Condition Query.

    Very nice coin @PaddyB . Far better than most. Interesting as well to see the different portrait images here.

    Aug 25, 2025 at 12:57 PM

  8. Dafydd liked PaddyB's post in the thread Mary Groat Condition Query.

    If we are sharing, here is my example. Not as good as the OP I would say, but the best that has come my way so far: [ATTACH]

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  9. Dafydd attached a file to the thread Mary Groat Condition Query.

    Going back to the comment made by @PaddyB about eye appeal. Here are mine but not with the best of photography but I hope to make a...

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  10. Dafydd replied to the thread Mary Groat Condition Query.

    Good point and I would be Uber cautious buying one on eBay but as he is a metal detectorist and dug it out of the ground I dare say it...

    Aug 25, 2025 at 11:43 AM

  11. Dafydd liked David Woodhouse's post in the thread Mary Groat Condition Query.

    These 2 were found fairly close to each other. One is black, the other quite shiny.[ATTACH] [ATTACH]

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  12. Dafydd liked johnmilton's post in the thread Mary Groat Condition Query.

    Here is the groat in my collection. [ATTACH]

    Mary Groat.jpg Aug 25, 2025 at 11:40 AM

  13. Dafydd replied to the thread Mary Groat Condition Query.

    I agree with you and @lordmarcovan , my comment was meant to suggest stop at the quick rinse under the tap. It's surprising so many...

    Aug 25, 2025 at 8:25 AM

  14. Dafydd replied to the thread Mary Groat Condition Query.

    Yes, a good looking coin and as @PaddyB said, eye appeal is as important as grade with English hammered coins. It is amazing that this...

    Aug 25, 2025 at 7:41 AM

  15. Dafydd liked lordmarcovan's post in the thread My sister made a video of me showing my 12 Caesars collection to a friend.

    Here it is, small blunders and all… [MEDIA] Poor @-jeffB didn’t know he’d be cast in a movie. ;)

    Aug 24, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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