Lots of Soho halfpennies here for me, so a small selection only to alleviate viewers' boredom. A double reverse type R28 in bronzed copper...
Nice coin. That's clearly a 19th century restrike by either Matthew Young or W J Taylor with the flaw below the bust. Interestingly it is also...
Sorry, I stand corrected. I lost interest once the Scandinavians said they were interested as it meant none of the rare mints would become available.
It is only going to affect the market if they are not taken by a museum. Clearly the number of Harolds would have a huge effect, these comprising...
Picked this up just before Christmas. A penny of Coenwulf, with the obverse die changed from Cuthred (King of Kent) to that of his brother...
Nothing to do with counterfeiting. From the end of the 19th century until the middle of the 20th, coins illustrated in auction catalogues had a...
Lamination is anything where the flan separates into layers which can be on the surfaces such as the above or on the edge such as this Victorian...
Ah, that's much better. I like that - yes please. :)
The question I have is 'Are the red spots wax or jeweller's rouge?' If the former then it was probably illustrated in an old catalogue and likely...
Just a 1793 Isaac Newton farthing token for me, then I'm out until 1790. [ATTACH]
Now that everyone is agreed with the TPGs' use of variable 'standards', is it too much to ask people to go that extra step and learn to grade...
It's all wrong. The skin folds on the elephant are too pronounced and the lettering is too thick. It will have been made from a cast based on the...
Off for a few days, so time for 1794. Just the 4 pieces for me. A Lancaster halfpenny token and the first use of the wide raised rim at Soho....
Thanks for all the replies and concern shown by all. I think people have missed the point. It isn't my troubles at all, or at least not...
I don't have enough money for a Petition Crown either, but used it as an example of what I consider to be double standards, and the lottery of...
In the case of a 6 figure coin, it is a Petition Crown. It's in a PCGS SP53 slab and is the former Norweb (lot 223) coin which was sold in the New...
That's because too many people have been conditioned to think that way that it appears to have become a sacred cow that cannot be questioned, or...
I was actually thinking of not only 4, but 5 & 6 figure examples too. My point is that you shouldn't sell to the market the idea you are the...
I think you give the 'upper' tier services too much credit. They aren't averse to grading repaired or altered coins. Money is money. I can't...
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