Yes, very nice there Sir. I have a couple of silvers I got cheap from the 1890s that I will try to post soon.
Aha, Lord M, you hit it on the head. If you look closely, and it is hard to see on this one, it is struck over a 1953 SIXPENCE! Kind of like a...
I ran across this coin about 18-20 years ago and like it all the more with the passage of time. It is an essai strike in gold of the silver crown....
This coin has a bit of a trick as it were, see if you can guess - hint: look closely [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I so agree; too bad we couldn't have kept a "Young Head" version of QE II for 60+ years....
This is a coin I have on and off wondered about for some years and is listed as essentially an "ordinary" NCLT crown in the IOM series. It is the...
Later coins were measured at 95.5% copper with some alloy. I don't know but would imagine that there would be similar copper percentage in this...
Absolutely ridiculous to put religious interests ahead and in charge of such a wonderful site. What if Israel were to do such with the Dome of the...
Yes, obviously I agree. I think the key is in the hair on the obverse with very few reverse differences.
LOL, well I put it back to NGC. What I don't like is that it is not searchable. HOWEVER, the other "Ley" varieties or errors are listed. I don't...
Yea, they are not beauties and that is for sure. Some are quite scarce in top condition and underrated is the 1894. I have an AU58 that looks...
OK, I confess that I think I know the difference but don't like as you've gathered the "VIP" term or the price differential.
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