Old English coins.

Gotta think about that one.

Nevertheless, here's some interesting work on Romano-British numismatics by Guy de la Bedoyere:

http://www.romanbritain.freeserve.co.uk/CARAUSIUS.HTM

guy

 

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You may like some of the coins on my website - www.soapcense.co.uk

 

Me too...





Oh and these are ok as well:


Great Britain - 1 Shilling - 1838



Great Britain - 1 Shilling - 1887

 

This is the last addition to my British collection. I've got it yesterday for 2 $ 25 cents.

 

What was the other coin you got?

 

Are those counterstamp markings?

 

I don't know. I asked on here before and never got a straight answer.

 

Romania, Greece and Papal State.

 

You can see plenty of pictures of English & UK coins on my website http://www.coins-of-the-uk.co.uk/pics/index.html

 

Thx for the link.

Can you explain exactly what "Maundy" means as in maundy sets? I've always seen the term, but never understood what it meant.

 

The interesting thing about farthings of this period is that they were artificially darkened before issue. In the UK we would say that is a nice VF

I missed the quote out - see below

 

This is explained on my website at http://www.coins-of-the-uk.co.uk/maund.html. Maundy Thursday is the day before Good Friday.

 

The interesting thing about farthings of this period is that they were artificially darkened before issue. In the UK we would say that is a nice VF

 

And what was the purpose of darkening them?

I'm sorry I'm just being lazy. Plus I like to ask a lot of questions.

 

People had been passing bright new farthings off as half sovereigns, which are about the same size!
Indeed, they used half sovereign obverse dies for farthings when they had deteriorated a bit.

They stopped darkening them when gold coins went out of use in 1918. Darkened 1918 farthings are scarce and worth much more than bright ones in the same grade.

This is an example of an almost uncirculated 1916 farthing:

 

they are not counter stamps so to speak but more like the milled edge of another coin being imprinted on the soft copper coin.

 

I have a late QVic farthing with traces of gold plating/dipping on it. I wonder if this is one of them.

 

i had a superb 1913 copy of a half sovereign which was made of copper and dipped in gold, i only recognised it was a fake because the dip had slightly worn on the head and the copper was showing underneath, i actually found it in a tin of farthings that i bought when i was dealing.

 

This is a recent purchase - a penny of King John minted in Lincoln