Yes, I think it is the pitch or ring which is higher pitch on the sterling. BTW, I have often seen this erroneously reported as lower pitch,...
T, have you seen many of these before? There is a seller on ebay that has handling marks and I think may have gotten a "details" grade on sale for...
ex-Derwent Wood (widow), half crown pattern for the "New Coinage of Silver": [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Do you have a .925 planchet 1920 shilling? I have the threepence and sixpence in both alloys but not aware of a .925 shilling??
[ATTACH] I could not find pictures of a satisfactory (U) prooflike 1976FM Cook Islands $100 coin so show a prooflike 1975 Barbados: [ATTACH]
Ex-Spink "property of a gentleman" possibly ?? Colin Adams: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Ex-Spink "property of a gentleman" possibly ?? Colin Adams:[ATTACH][ATTACH]
LOL, well yes that is both sides of it for sure. I generally like the coins I stretched for but sometimes regret the extreme amounts of money...
The prooflike type like this was also issued nearly entirely in carboard/plastic encapsulated form, but the matte were possibly tossed in a bag...
I recently bought at auction a very nice gold Cook Islands 1976FM 100 Dollars. NGC graded it “MS68” but this is a (M) matte strike with original...
How does this rate, and tell me if it seems at all unusual?
I will note that however much of a stretch some coins dictated to purchase I have seldom regretted getting them.
Yes, interesting story: as the "New Coinage" was to begin in the silver coins, 3d through crown, designs were submitted chiefly by Kruger-Gray and...
Yes, not rational but it just feels wrong as you say....
de la Bedoyere discussed this very point as well, he is not just an anybody and much experience in the field as readers will see if they look at...
Well, good guess there sir. Actually if you look at pictures this is normal toning for the issue as the cases they were issued in imparted this...
Fleur de coin = nearly perfect as struck, many times in more modern coins a proof or specimen
Wow, does she have an available sister? LOL. I used to go for some fanciful pieces but have had to step it down slightly in recent years; the...
Which of course leads us to wonder about your most expensive coin, period. Maybe a fancy gold USA proof or such? I am a bit like some of the other...
Please note the excellent Youtube discussions (three or four I believe) by Guy de la Bedoyere (who has advised Time Team amongst others) and did...
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