I also picked up this the other day. They are a familiar sight over here but for anyone who has not seen them before, they were issued to the...
Not often on Ebay - I prefer selling face to face where we can discuss the grade and the history of the coin or token. I find Ebay rules tilted...
Some days you get lucky! I picked up this from a local charity shop today - cost me GBP 8 - I guess around USD 10 since the pound has slipped, but...
Yes the plaque is interesting. On closer inspection I am fairly sure it is white metal underneath, but maybe softer than silver. It looks as if it...
These are the sixpences I mentioned in the PM: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I set myself the Gargantuan task of ALL milled British coins! I have most of the sixpences back to 1693 and some spares. Feel free to PM me with...
Yes - the "Britannia" Groats are lovely coins. Made from 1835 to 1855 (bar 1850) and then once again in 1888. They were worth Four Pence and were...
Thanks for all that Bruce. Yes the Cumberland medal is very interesting and takes us back to a sorry patch of history. One other snippet on this -...
Oh how I love job lots at auctions! Here is the paranumismatica fromthe latest lot. I think I know what I am looking at - anyone else care to give...
I am very glad to hear your investment has been going up in value! As I am not particularly familiar with modern coins - how much of that increase...
The engraver for the head is well known as Raphael Maklouf - the same as the head on many British coins around that time. I have not been able to...
I can see your point. I suppose the thing is that in due course he will know the full story. If he gets into coins and comes to realise that you...
I assume these count as Exonumia/Paranumismatica as they are coin shaped and were never intended for circulation. Royal Mint Trial Two Pound...
I don't know about anyone else but I certainly would not buy new coins from the mint - whether that is US or the Royal Mint in the UK. It seems...
I find the younger generation are much more turned on by something REALLY old. Show him some really good Roman Silver and explain the age and the...
I think on this occasion the coin is right and the lustre showing is natural - a very nice coin. You are right to be wary though - I frequently...
Thanks for thaat Bruce - an interesting listing. The point about relative wear is well made - we had Victorian pennies, mostly well worn, in...
Yes - I can imagine they would be fairly easy to fake. They looked OK to me and I left a bid - probably wont find out til monday if I won them. If...
I think I got carried away with all this paranumismatica! I saw these in a shop and bought them for a little over melt. I have looked them up...
... Oh, and I forgot to mention: I saw a couple of countermarked British Pennies today. Both from the 1860s and fairly worn but with "Votes for...
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