Yes - they are very lovely, but as anyone who collects early English coins knows, the William I and Stephen, even in that condition, are much more...
Some more English Hammered coins Not sure if these are "ancient" enough for this thread, but I hope you like! Cnut Penny minted by Aelfstan in...
Hi Goldmark, Despite the Leftwing press trying to tell us that Gordon Brown was the "best chancellor we ever had" any one with the long term...
A Couple from my collection:
Last one is Austrian. I would say all are virtually scrap silver in the condition shown (holed). The Bulgarian 1910 1 Leva is probably USD 2 or 3....
OK - you must have a lter version of Spink? I am using the 2011 version - but that sounds a hefty uplift in only 2 years! It is certainly Fine...
The English coin is a half groat from the reign of Henry VII (1485 to 1509). This is the profile issue, which is later in his reign - the earlier...
A good looking coin! Grading UK style the reverse is VF, the obverse slightly less - maybe F+. It looks as if it needs removing from the holder,...
Not really my speciality but the colour looks odd to me - base metal contemporary forgery? Looks to have corroded like lead? Paddy
Not my speciality but this looks like a Byzantine coin - ie Roman empire in its decline 400 ad +
Thanks for your interest! I will post a few more occasionally - I can't afford the tie to scan everything. Paddy
A few more nice Crowns - George III Countermarked 8 Reales These are fascinating coins - Spanish 8 Reales coins from the New World, captured by...
A few more nice Crowns - George II 1751 This is an attractive 1751 crown - shame about the damage from a previous mount, but the best I could...
A few more nice Crowns - Queen Anne 1713 This is particularly handsome example of the 1713 Crown from the reign of Queen Anne. Interesting fact...
A few more nice Crowns - William and Mary 1692 I thought I would post a few more from my collection - just for your entertainment! This is a...
I have not seen any equivalent to the Whitman folders for Irish coins, if that was what you were looking for. I have seen occasional year sets,...
These are ordinary British threepences issued for general use in the UK and many of the Commonwealth Countries until about 1945. Before 1920 they...
The most Handsom British Crown ever? This is the Gothic Crown from 1847 - often quoted as the most handsome British Crown ever produced. This...
Luxembourg is a very small Country (Grand Duchy) near Belgium and The Netherlands in Western Europe. 25 Centimes coin of 1947 is made of Bronze...
Handsome 1st World War German 5 Mark I picked this up in a job lot recently - very handsome although i fear the previous owne had used a buffing...
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