The pennies were all issued in Henry II's name. The experts distinguish them by the style of the crown. Here are three examples. Henry II...
"BU" is an old fashioned generic term that could used for any untoned coin that was Mint State. It could apply to anything from MS-60 to MS-64....
Technically this is a Commonwealth half groat. The Commonwealth period was the few years before Cromwell become the Lord Protector. Cromwell hoped...
I imagine that there were some British citizens who were not happy about how the American Revolution turned out.
They are definitely an interesting part of history. The odd part is, they are a lot cheaper than if you find the whole coin. I bought this Henry...
It's hard to lose a friend and a fellow numismatist. I remember Lenny Finn from my days in the Boston area. He was a middle class collector who...
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