Yes i've had that quite a bit. Guineas can do that to you. One piece of advice for you medieval gold, leave it well alone. It's for your own good,...
Ah i'm with you now. I thought you were suggesting the coin hadn't been filed at all, which i found a little perplexing. Although i tend to agree...
So why is the coin underweight then? Presumably just wear?
Sorry if my last post sounded a bit defensive, i was merely concurring with you there. Having read it again it does sound a bit blunt. :rolleyes:
That's my theory.
Out of interest what's the milling on the edge of the coin like? (If it's still visible that is), is it ///// or >>>>? As far as i'm aware on...
I also have an Henry VI groat Aidan! The Richard coinage is a little on the scarce side, i have had numberous opportunities to purchase Richard...
Yes it was a James II piece i had a scan of it somewhere (i sold it about a a year and a half ago for a very nice profit... well there's a first...
I wouldn't have bought them anyhow they were only VF grade (and charging £50. EF perhaps at a push but £50 at VF, forget it!) . Although it was...
Talking of fake sovereigns i have a first hand (or i believe a first hand experience of this). I was in a jewelry shop looking through their half...
I'm sorry to hear about the third guinea you lost there, it's every collector's worst nightmare. I've never owned a full guinea but i have...
Oooowww guinea! Me like! (1776 t'boot i notice as well!). Congratulations, the guinea gold is a wonderous thing. I love 'em.
Can you? When did they reverse the 1909 decision then? This is correct. Having finally located my Coincraft i can give a better idea of the...
Pretty! Hmm gold.
I had a list of where they've been held from about 1953 to about 1998 or so. Of course the monarch giving out the maundy sets is a relatively new...
Wow 1948! I honestly thought it was later than that, i suppose the change of name later must be what i was getting confused, i thought the name...
Just out of interest when did Ceylon become Sri Lanka? Was it the 60s?
Ah the footwashing was with the maundy money! I get muddled up between maundy and touching ceremonies. You'll have to forgive me there because...
This is true, on Maundy Thursday (which is near Easter sometime) it was common practice for the monarch to give out coins to those that needed...
Elagabalus ah the Emperor that reincarnated as Michael Jackson, i'd forgotten about him. ;)
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