There was a hoard found at Prestwich in 1972 - only 65 coins so didn't really add a great many to the pool. (My coin is supposed to come from that...
At the risk of infuriating the large American contingent on this forum, I would like to put forward the Eisenhower Dollar as a candidate for one...
A lot rests on reading that last letter as an S - which is difficult to be sure of from the photos. My North seems to indicate Newcastle with a...
Agreed - an ugly woman, and an ugly coin too! They are no necessarily the same thing. P
Another ugly (IMHO) coin - the 2003 Five Pound coin from the Royal Mint. Looks like a toddler has been playing with the Letraset! [ATTACH]
We spend a lot of time posting and admiring the best coins out there, how about a debate on the worst? Lets be frank, some are pretty awful! Here...
Hi Jerome, I would love to help but the pics are too small! I don't think it is British and that is about all I can say. Can you scan so we can...
Yes - I have a similar one at present. Looks better in the hand than these scans suggest, but definitely Vespasian. Always interesting to those...
Hi Frank, Both coins are so damaged I doubt you will get any very specific answer. The beaded circle on the coin on the left may strike a chord...
The distinction is fairly simple. The Bank of England issued these tokens in Silver (even if occasionally lower grade silver than might be...
Hi Phil, Good to see you posting at last! I have often wondered the same thing on these - I have always assumed that they were silvered originally...
You should try a trip to the UK! I was at an Antiques and collectors fair yesterday - three coin dealers (one of which was me) with bucket loads...
Interesting! If I knew how to contact the experts, I would pass it on to them... Thanks for your insight. Paddy
Saw this on the BBC website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-20548502 Interesting item, and the significance of the...
OK - I will do my best. A couple of other recent bits of coin news: Queen Anne 1703 Five Guinea sells for £240000:...
I believe it was - although that has become fairly standard practice over here. We have a huge community of metal detectorists now, and if they...
I thought this might be of interest to others - lovely hoard - I wish I had it! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-20639557
Well if medals are "in bounds" try this one - commemorating the centenary of the Times Newspaper in 1885 and presented to all members of staff at...
A few more modern ones to keep you going: Swing Bridge across the River Tyne on a £1 coin Early locomotive on a £2 coin WW2 aircraft on a D Day...
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