I acquired a partial set of these late last year - just the larger Silver coins, not gold and no Maundy - in the "Long" original box. (Ie for the...
I think I must have sold you that one Ed! I posted a picture of it on the previous page in this thread...:happy:
Not as impressive as some of the other beards, but still good. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I suspect he was busy trying to disguise his weak chin!
This one has less hair overall, but gets full comic value from what he has: [ATTACH] King Umberto of Italy and Eritrea, 5 Lira/1 Tallero 1891.
Oh I don't know - I think this one might trump Peter the second of Brazil: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Leopold II of Belgium
Just dug this one out of an old folder - not great condition, but unusual. Swiss Canton Schwyz 2/3 Batzen 1811. (Schwyz would be a great scrabble...
These two pages, extracted from an old book, help with identification and relative value, but it is "old" and so doesn't help with up to date...
Copy of a token used by the Knights of the Military Order of Malta I believe. See:...
... and on the other had, here is a coin/token, which I think is inordinately beautiful and has very little historical significance: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I agree that the aesthetics of a coin need to be taken in the context of what was achievable at the time. The Commonwealth Unite was made at a...
I think you always need to separate the beauty of the coin from its historical or personal significance. The coin in question is not, to my mind,...
Tricky without accurate identifications, but here are my thoughts: #1 Eanred - as above, #2 Redwulf of Northumbria, moneyer Broder - VF =£100 S867...
#1 is also Kings of Northumbria Copper alloy Styca. S862. Obverse: Eanred Rex (King Eanred of Northumbria) Reverse: Aldates (moneyer) Dates around...
I have never had the Zeppelin 5 Mark, but I did pick up these two just before the shutdown: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
That would be good! I looked hard at Secret Santa's new site and came to the conclusion the gap to the edge was just too narrow - are there other...
Ah - I hadn't gone back to realise there were better pictures on the previous page. Does that make it obverse 4? Nice find.
Tricky! Really needs a wash and then photographing in much better light. I believe there are at least 14 varieties for the 1861 Halfpenny, and...
First one as you say is James 1st Shilling, Second Coinage, mintmark Coronet dating it to 1607-09. I believe it is S2655 in the Spink book as the...
I am sure you are aware of this, but one other thing to watch out for is any request to refund to a different Paypal account. This is a classic...
To a degree, but I still think it is environmental damage on the OP coin - just hasn't been in the ground as long as the ones I posted. To me the...
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