This one came in with a bunch of other colonials today - always been one of my favourite designs and pretty good condition. "Anchor Money" 1/8th...
I have been keeping half an eye out for one of these for several years, so delighted to finally get one for my own "Tangent" Crown size...
That is great - thanks. That was I felt it was, but only going on the proportions of the wreath with no more accurate measure to go by. Did you...
I have picked up this amongst a job lot of Indian coins. I have tracked it down to being from Penang in the Malay peninsular, but there are 2...
For me, the greatest excitement comes, not when I buy some special coin to fill a gap, but when I get an unexpected bonus in a job lot. These...
OK - a couple of real scarcities here. These are Royal Mint Trial £2 coins from 1994 - they were deciding whether to use a single metal coin as...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] All these I only have the photos now, having sold the coins a few years ago.
The name of the manufacturer is on the coin - Lauer. These are generally termed "Toy money". They were produced in large numbers for schools and...
This one an update for me today: [ATTACH] 1843 Three Halfpence in pretty decent condition.
Nothing special but the first non-British Crown I have added to my collection for a while: [ATTACH] Wurtemberg 5 Mark 1895.
This is my favourite design of GB 1996 coins: [ATTACH]
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A couple of bits arrived today. The penny is 1854 Plain Trident, a slight upgrade for me. The Medal is for the birth of the future Charles X of...
I suspect a lot of members, like me, are waiting for the dates to get a bit earlier. Although I have GB coins since decimalisation, I haven't...
Sadly no longer mine, but one of the first coins ever minted for Greenland: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Yes - I had learnt that after more research. Definitely a lot to learn - British milled coinage is my usual stamping ground so all these ancients...
That is brilliant - thanks @Bardolph - that really does give me chapter and verse!
That is great - thanks! The site is brilliant but often it refers to symbols without showing what they are supposed to look like, or being clear...
I have got a long way with most of them thanks to @philologus_1 suggestion. I would still appreciate anyone's views to see if I have them right....
Just when I thought the chap in the market had no more for me, he turned up with these. I think I understand the latter three are from the time of...
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