Yes - almost certainly comes under the heading of "toy money". Produced from around the 1840s to the early 20th century in loose imitation of...
That is interesting as the Spinks year book, which is the UK "bible" for coins, makes no mention a proof coin for 1946 in either Scottish or...
Nice coins Enochian! As I collect British coins, I am bound to admire their design. The 1946 Shilling is the English version by the way - the...
Count yourself lucky to have any! I doubt there are more than half a dozen coin "shops" as such in the UK, despite a population of over 70...
Neither of those date/denominations come up as having had proof issues, so I think it is very unlikely you have turned up something unique! Post...
Yes - I liked them too, although it took me a while to track them down in Krause. Can I be rude and ask how much you paid for one? (PM if you...
Sorry - usual British-English expression for an auction lot with several different items in it. Sometimes used by auctioneers to get rid of a load...
Well no one asked for them, but I am going to post some of the others from the lot, just cos I can! :binky: [ATTACH][ATTACH] Top left - 1875...
I find some of the greatest satisfaction in this addictive hobby comes from buying up job lots at auction, and then sifting through the junk to...
Thanks for this and all the other feedback! It all comes down to what grade to put on it?
OK - part of the reason for posting this is just to share the lovely pickup from a local auction today. But also I would like a little advice, as...
Thanks for that Phil (Wyvern). Sadly Spinks is very thin on the ground for these, and it is only in JJ North you discover how many variations...
It occurred to me that many of you coin collectors out there might have some really interesting old coin books that you have picked up along the...
Not usually my thing to be posting in the Bullion section of this forum, but I thought this article from the BBC was interesting and worth sharing...
Thanks for all the positive feedback! Yes - this one is definitely a keeper for me - the third Saxon coin in what will probably prove to be a very...
I bought this penny off a dealer today - it came to me identified as Edward the Elder, but after much searching through North, I suspect it is...
I have had a few of these over the years, and they are indeed very lovely. (As are some of the Australian ones from around the same time.) As to...
Nice coin! I would grade at very good on international standards - might push it to almost Fine on a good day! ("Beau" on French grading.) My 2001...
By coincidence, I picked up this one last week among some odds and ends at a local auction. Just for your interest. [ATTACH]
Ah but you miss the point - for much of history the value of the coin has been the value of the metal in it, not what was printed on it. In modern...
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