[Game] World Coins Time Machine… Counting Backward by Year! (Plus Prize Coin)

I'm going to move us along to 1806 since I am going to be unable to post anything new for the next few days.

Bahamas 1806 Penny


Ireland 1806 Farthing

 

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I have a whole stack of them...mostly tiny, old coppers. Here are the 3 newest ones. a couple 1913 (1 and 4 larin) and a 2008.

 

1806, Gelderland VOC duit

 

The obverse die for the 1807 proof halfpenny listed earlier was made from the KH35 - KH37 die used for 1806 proof halfpennies. KH35 (P1361) & KH36 (P1362-4) are seen with a smooth rim or just a trace of defect where the rim starts to impinge of the border beads, but I have yet to see a KH37 (P1365) with anything like a decent rim.

KH36 was the usual proof halfpenny and apparently struck over a long period of time in copper, bronzed and gilt finishes.





Of the above 3, the best is the copper at the top and the worst the slabbed bronzed piece. By comparison, none are as bad as the KH37 (P1365) seen below, with the possible die break around the rim seen an additional feature not seen on either KH35 or KH36.


Taylor changed the radius of the die in the defective area and re-engraved the border beads. I wrote an article on this in the 2007 British Numismatic Journal.

1806 was a prolific year for Soho patterns and proofs, and by extension, a source of Taylor restrikes. A few more items. First up, a silver proof, P1372. Possibly the only example available to collectors as the other three I'm aware of are in museums.


A KH33 (P1357) gilt halfpenny made before the 3rd and 6th jewels broke on the bust punch.


Contradicting Peck's assertion that a ball below the trident indicates a proof die.
This is a regular currency piece.


And here's one with berries on the reverse. P1377.


A Taylor restrike of an 1806 bronzed halfpenny R99 (P1379)


And to prove there's more to the collection than just proof and pattern halfpennies, a currency farthing.

 

Didn't post for some reason.

 

Gurk/ Erzbistum
AV Dukat 1806
Wien Mint
Franz Zavier Von Salm-Reifferscheidt

 

Brazil/ Colonial
AV 4000 Reis 1806-B
Bahia Mint
Joao VI Prince Regent

 

A penny, 3 half pennies, and a farthing. These are not as nice as those above; also I have no idea about the variations, etc.

 

Kingdom of Prussia - 3 Gröscher - 1806 - King Friedrich Wilhelm III.

Great Britain - Farthing - 1806 - King George III.

 

Added this while we have been on 1806 - Ireland 1806 Farthing. Pity about the scratches, but the detail is still good:

 

1805:
Kingdom of Prussia - 4 Groschen - 1805 - King Friedrich Wilhelm III.

 

Italy-Lucca 1805 5 Franchi


Italy-Naples 1805 120 Grani

and a new acquisition. An 1805 Austrian calendar medal

 

Spain
AV 8 Escudos 1805-FA
Madrid Mint
Carlos IV 1788-1808

 

This coin I won from DNW Auction/ UK. They graded it as practically as struck/ NGC/ PGGS would grade it MS-66/67

Great Britain
AV half Guinea 1804
Tower Mint
George III (6th Head) 1760-1820

 

Electorate of Salzburg - 1 Kreuzer - 1805 - Prince Ferdinand (Brother of Emperor Franz II.)

 

Surprisingly another couple of Irish coins, though pretty poor condition - 10 pence and 5 pence but from long before decimalisation:

 

More pattern halfpennies for 1805.
An Early Soho bronzed KH28, Peck 1301.


A Late Soho bronzed KH30, Peck 1303. Similar to the first but the ship has virtually disappeared due to die polishing.


And a pair of R91 Taylor restrikes in bronzed copper (Peck 1309) and silver (Peck 1308).




The bronzed restrike is very common and the usual type seen for this date as the Soho pieces are variously scarce to rare. The silver one is decidedly uncommon and is the only one I've physically seen, though at least one more exists to my knowledge. Serendipity played a big part in the latter, as I was visiting London in 2008, happened to pass by Spink, called in, and this had come through the door half an hour earlier that morning. It wasn't a gap I was expecting to fill.

 

Maybe time for 1804? I only have two - the inevitable Bank of England dollar and a Singapore Merchants Sumatra Keping token:

 

Hohenlohe-Neuenstein-Öhringen/ Fürstentum
AV Dukat 1804
Nürnberg Mint
Ludwig-Friedrich-Karl 1765-1805

 

Netherlands East Indies 1804 1/2 DUIT


1804 5 Francs


German States - Berg 1804 3 Stuber