I picked up this at auction today - a bit of a tangent for me, but it is so handsome I could not resist! [ATTACH] Second Issue Penny of Alexander...
How ancient is ancient? Does William the Conqueror count? [ATTACH]
I want! I want! :-)
Not particularly unusual, but I find these always create a great deal of interest. Counter-marked British Dollar coin from around the 1790s. At...
Yes - I have recently expanded into the Saxon era, and I do find the coins particularly attractive. Aethelred II and Cnut are certainly the...
Good question! Technically we don't see any British Monarch referred to as Emperor/Empress until Queen Victoria in 1876, however there is no doubt...
This brings my collection of Saxon Kings up to four in total - here are the other 3. It may take me a while to complete this set! [ATTACH]...
This is a Silver coin with a very old natural patina. The Obverse shows Edward facing right with a sceptre in front of him. The wording reads...
Just for your entertainment - my latest acquisition, Edward Confessor Penny Hammer Cross type, S1182, double struck particularly on the reverse....
Other people have already contributed answers to this. There is no Mauritius Crown sized coin that I know of, and I guess they used the Anchor...
Hi Stan, If what you have is the Spink 2002 book, that is about as good as you are likely to need. They produce this every year, and it is pretty...
Thanks Stan - I collect almost entirely British coins. It is amazing that many of the early hammered pennies from the reigns of Edward I to III...
I recently acquired this as a Richard III penny - to fill one of the last gaps in my line of British Monarchs. [ATTACH] The S below the bust...
Just a few QE2 commonwealth bits picked up in a job lot recently: [ATTACH][ATTACH]
I always like these tiddlers - this one is my spare, up on Ebay at the moment. [ATTACH]
... and remember most of us "Old Numismatists" would happily swap all our knowledge and experience for your youth and enthusiasm!
OK - a few of my better Vicky pennies for your entertainment: [ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH]
Yes - Greek 50 Lepta (half a Drachma) 1959, copper nickel and in this condition pretty much worthless I'm afraid. Easiest answer for taking...
It is an Evasion Halfpenny - listed in my Withers book as #70 - Cornwal Lis Ind, with British Tars on the reverse. Date should be 1797, so this...
While we are on an "India-fest" here are a few more from my long sold collection. Shows nicely the two different versions of the Rupees referred...
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