Thanks for thaat Bruce - an interesting listing. The point about relative wear is well made - we had Victorian pennies, mostly well worn, in...
Yes - I can imagine they would be fairly easy to fake. They looked OK to me and I left a bid - probably wont find out til monday if I won them. If...
I think I got carried away with all this paranumismatica! I saw these in a shop and bought them for a little over melt. I have looked them up...
... Oh, and I forgot to mention: I saw a couple of countermarked British Pennies today. Both from the 1860s and fairly worn but with "Votes for...
So many topics of conversation from this reply! On tokens/coins depending on counter stamps - I had never really given it much thought. I am not...
The great fun in buying job lots at local auctions in the UK is the range and age of paranumismatica you turn up. This handful was just kicking...
Thanks @Jwt708 - I no longer work but I have a busy day today (Friday) - auctions to go to, stuff to sell, stuff to buy!
Very nice group! I would say melt is about right for the UK stuff there but the Australian should go a good deal better.
Thanks for that - I certainly will try. It is getting late here in the UK now so I will return to this over the weekend.
... and this one is just for your entertainment! Lovely 17th century token from the 3 Squirrels pub in Fleet Street in London. Dickinson 1089 and...
That's great - thanks! They came in a job lot of foreign bits that I will be selling on!
Posted these under a new thread in World coins. If you have any info please have a look at that thread and let me know - thanks![ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Anyone know anything about these? French tokens struck in Aluminium from the 1920s. Are they scarce? Do they have much value? I have not come...
Good luck and sorry for your bad experience.
If it is a reputable auction house you should be able to return the lot. I would start conversation immediately - you may lose out on the postage...
I am sorry to say this looks very fake to me. We have had a long discussion on another thread about a similar coin - see under World Coins, "1914...
... and as the previous poster doesn't seem to have got to his Gothic Crown yet, here is mine. (I know it has been posted on other threads!) [ATTACH]
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