Very nice example!
That is a stunning coin! I don't collect ancients but that has to get anyone to turn their head! And what the heck is NGC saying 2/5 on surface?.
And since I am obviously bored and have no life....thought I would attach the seminal work by the Fox family from the BNJ in the early 20th...
And don't get me started on the complexity of ID'ing a farthing. :-) Some 30+ classes with a very high occurrence of mules. Yes, I am a...
Here is another chart I cobbled together to help some of my metal detecting friends to assist in giving some rough guidance as far as class and...
Yes, indeed, his minting of the first groats in England (influenced heavily by Italian moneyers) was extremely limited and are almost never seen....
A great addition to the discussion E. On the note of distrust, this too became a chronic problem at the end of Henry III reign. Many official...
Here is a little visual aid I have made to show the timeline of when each mint was active during Edward I reign. [ATTACH]
I am not sure where Tony got his numbers from. While I agree there was a massive issuance of this coin, to pin down even these rough numbers...
One question, where did you get the approximate total coins minted?
Great! Once I get back from a short trip I will go into a little more detail as to the price stability under Edward relative to continental...
Thanks! I will try to post some more variations of the pennies of Edward I and some talking points in the next few days. I am off to NY to watch...
The persecution of the Jewish people by Edward has been written about quite a bit, and no doubt they suffered more than anyone else under Edwards...
That's part of the enjoyment for me...learn so much from the reading.
I dug up a great excerpt from a paper written in the British Numismatic Society publication that made a very good point when it came to the...
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I think that is an interesting point. Speaking only of the hammered coins that I specialize in (Henry II to Edward I), I would say at first, yes...
Bravo! So true
Much better answer than mine :-)
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