They don't make cars like they used to.
And we go round in circles. A James I second bust penny with mm. Thistle, dating it to the period 24th March 1603 to 22nd May 1604, though it will...
1745 LIMA halfcrown. [ATTACH] Coins with LIMA below the bust were struck from silver taken by a small British naval squadron under George Anson,...
Constantine II of London. RIC VII 296. This is the coin used for the Wildwinds image. [ATTACH]
I don't know enough about US coins to say whether they are stricter or not, but I do know this is a topic that will go round and round without...
1913 Threepence [ATTACH]
The head isn't cleanly entered on the bottom two. You can see a slight displacement on the neck.
It looks like both are WW raised (there is also a WW incuse) on the truncation, so keep the top one. There's less detail on the bust but the...
York episcopal mint halfgroat (2d) of Henry VII struck under Abp. Bainbridge. [ATTACH]
Aethelwulf (839-858) penny with retrograde legends both sides. A much better example went through a sale fairly recently, but it's quirky enough...
Aethelred I (Northumbria) silver sceat, the moneyer is CVDHEARD [ATTACH]
Scandinavian imitation of a Cnut penny. Struck in Lund, Sweden. [ATTACH]
And something more mundane - a 1956 farthing (quarter of a penny). The last year of issue and demonetised in 1960. [ATTACH]
Thank you. Better add to the fractional thread. An Edward VI half sovereign. [ATTACH]
Hammered coins and slabbing don't mix well. There seems to be a predominantly American desire to give everything an absolute number - and you...
GB. 1643 shilling struck at Oxford in the Civil War [ATTACH]
1858 shilling [ATTACH]
It's quite a good grade, but the obverse is horribly rusted and the flan is a bit small, though good weight. The reason I have it is because it...
GB. James I shilling with mm. lis dating it to the period 3rd July 1623 to 17th June 1624. The plume above the shield indicates it was struck from...
Mmm. This looks promising. Anything other than gold to whet our appetite?
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