Sorry - that one is MINE all MINE! :)
I thought this might be of interest to some of you banknote collectors. I have nothing to do with this auction - just saw the article on the BBC...
... and as part of the same lot, this little Fourpence from one of the less well know British Empire outposts - British Guiana. Not in great...
Sorry - couldn't resist sharing these with you - picked them up just last night: 1858 Penny - not scarce but this one with quite a bit of lustre...
A bit of an indication here why scale is so important - I think the one you are looking at on Ebay is a Farthing not a Halfpenny. Here are 2 from...
I am no expert on these, but it looks OK to me. I take it by counterfeit you are referring to the evasion coins - contemporary counterfeits,...
Couple of "Indian Princely States" coins from British India. First is from Bikanir, and the second from Hyderabad. Just cos I can!...
... and here are 3 Silver Units from the Iceni tribe (they of Boudicca fame). The right hand one I believe is inscribed ECE which is...
OK - lets try the new system with a coin from the very beginning of "Britain". This is a Durotriges tribe Stater produced between about 50 BC and...
Yes - I think I like it - will take a bit of getting used to, but appears much slicker. Some new features yet to explore. I hope the Likes come...
This image is common on most, if not all imperial coinage in India from 1862 until her death in 1901. It even features on the gold Mohur coins,...
You will be glad to hear, I hope that this is 0.925 silver! As to holey coins - they were used quite a lot right across the British Empire, but...
Very nice - but as it stands not British - Spanish 8 Escudos minted in Mexico. To be British it would need the George III counterstamp, indicating...
... and another couple of beauties picked up recently: 1846 Victoria Sixpence 1834 William IV Shilling [ATTACH][ATTACH]
A few halfcrowns not posted by Maridvnvm: 1894 Victoria Halfcrown 1834 William IV Halfcrown 1723 George I Halfcrown 1693 William and Mary...
Further to my response on some of the fractionals missed out of the excellent list posted before, here are some pictures of a few - with an old US...
And to add some pictures to the thread, here a couple of lovely 18th Century tokens I acquired recently: 1794 City of Bath Halfpenny token...
A very useful list, however to be pernickety, a few omissions: 1/16th of a Penny - a Quarter Farthing 1/12th of a Penny - a Third of a Farthing 1...
The term "Maundy Money" is used to describe the coins handed out by the monarch to the poor on Maundy Thursday - a practice that goes back...
Yes - a good point well made! One suspects the writer of the article was somewhat biased. In fact JJ North, which is one of the best books on...
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