I am not good at grading - certainly not on the US scale, so I will simply give preference: I would go for the second one. The slightly yellowish...
My pickups from the recent Noonan's auction in London, all GB shillings: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Difficult to see - is this the missing WW on truncation coin from the recent Noonan's sale?
Here is the GB shilling for 1745 - this one without the "bragging" LIMA below the bust and instead with roses in the angles on the reverse. This...
Seems to have gone quiet here so I will move us on to 1747 - a GB Shilling: [ATTACH]
Good to see this thread resurrected! A few more that I don't think I have posted before: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Lets go back a bit further. These two just arrived from Auction: Celtic Britain, Dubonni Silver Unit ca 20 to 43 AD: [ATTACH] Celtic Britain,...
Mid 18th century is a difficult period for me. I collect mainly British coins and not many were produced in that period. Here is quite a decent...
My best George I Crown is also from 1723 - the "South Sea Bubble" era: [ATTACH]
That's certainly a mighty fine pick up! Even if the figures quoted are a little optimistic, you will still make a substantial gain if you sell it.
Very nice indeed! One of the dates I haven' managed to get yet.
A couple from GB - A Crown and a Halfpenny: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Are you sure it is 10cm? That is over 4 inches and huge! 10mm sounds more likely. The writing is Arabic I believe, and I think I see the date...
... and a few non-British Crown size examples, part of my "tangent" collection added since last October: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
OK - some GB Crowns I have added to my collection since the last picture posted: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Yes, they are rather nice! [ATTACH]
I have been collecting British coins for over 20 years now, and there are still gaps to fill. I have steered away from minor varieties, proofs and...
Quite a decent GB 1754 farthing: [ATTACH]
Bearing in mind the previous two responses, I am not sure how much effort you want to put into cleaning it. I would suggest first soaking in...
None of the above images are coming through for me - is anyone else experiencing the same? I can see images in other threads without a problem -...
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