Firstly. A nice piece of history there. Second. As Aidan has already mentioned, it can be difficult to differentiate between pennies of Edward I...
Here's a couple of guineas. Queen Anne (coin rotation) dated 1714, and Georgie Porgy's spade guinea (medal rotation) dated 1791. Must confess,...
If it checks in for weight and dimension, then it's gold.....and that's all that counts really in relation to the item in question (for that...
Hi Doug, :smile I'm currently looking at the 2nd edition 19th Century Krause Mischler Standard Catalogue of World Coins page 957. Very top left...
Yes, that weight is nigh on `spot on' for that coin type. Ian
Many top quality fakes lay undiscovered in famous collections for decades. Possibly some still do. It is no shame to be taken in by a quality...
Maybe the seller had a good explanation for the consistency of markings (?) Then again,...... probably not. A `barge pole' job there methinks,...
Firstly, I would recommend anyone interested to check out and read thoroughly the following web page. It is useful in gaining a perspective....
Why so shocked? When counterfeiters will go as far as counterfeiting an Australian penny of no significant value, or modern Egyptian coins with...
Simplest test is as GD as already mentioned. Weight it. If the coin weighs in properly then it is more likely to be genuine than not and at which...
You must bear in mind that while gold may not have been used for paying the average soldier, it was very much used to facilitate Napoleons wars,...
Counterstamped coins / chop marked coins / cut coins all remain `coins'. I tend to agree with that excepting holed coinage still spends. Whether...
I think it's a (fake) Russian 5 gold Roubles. :-) Ian
Yes, it is indeed still nice, and of course it is VERY understandable to wish that that hole wasn't there. :) It is always good to get hold of...
Being picky is fine. I'm very picky too, but tastes differ as widely as collecting interests, and THAT is my point. For example see the...
A strange request, but since you insist......I hereby declare that from today onwards you shall be known as `old fashioned Ian'. Old fashioned...
OK. It doesn't. I realise my views might be contrary but i'm kind of `weathered in' to seeing coins that have been made into key fobs, pendants,...
The North Borneo 1 cent coin is one of my favourite coins. The rim protects the obverse design very well indeed and as a consequence these coins...
????? Most of the 40 franc pieces i've seen in the flesh have seen their fair share of circulation. Here's one of my two. I'd say VF (going by...
I think you are being a tad on the generous side given the state of the coin, particularly the obverse. Ian
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