Doing a clear out of Crown Size Silver proofs, so I have photographed these. (Not really my sort of thing, but some are quite attractive...)...
I was also interested as to why they switched to the "Bon Pour" token like coinage in 1921 and have found this on another forum. (Thanks to "Ian"...
Maybe someone else can come in with the history to explain why they used "Chamber of Commerce" token-like coinage in the 1920s, but this is...
I'll plug on with the older ones - Edward the Confessor penny, S1182 "Hammer Cross" type: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
My oldest Penny: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Athelwulf Penny S1051. He reigned in Wessex 839 to 855AD. Obverse reads AFTHELVVLF REX. Reverse has HUNR...
If you do not get an answer here, try zeno.ru - they specialise in Asian coins of all sorts and have subscribers from all languages and nations....
[Rant on] This has already been discussed on a UK based forum and the consensus is that it is NOT a proof. There seems to be an assumption in the...
Certainly makes a strong case, but as before I am really not an expert on varieties. I suggest a post on predecimal.com as that is the home of...
Thanks for the tag! I believe this is Obverse 6 and Reverse G - Freeman 277, which is the right one for the "F over P in Half" variation, but I am...
A couple of 18th Century Halfpennies picked up in the last week: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] The 1774 is clearly a "Non-Regal" or...
Celtic (Iron Age British coins) should be good for this: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
If you miss a notification and don't view the thread notified, CT will stop sending you notifications on that thread until you do view. I have...
The Spink book is printed each year - Philip Skingley version is from years back, Emma Howard is current, so go for that. There are still two...
Philip and Mary Sixpence - 1554: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
This one from an auction yesterday with a bunch of other foreign bits. If I have it right it is Kashmir Rupee VS1938 (=1881) Gulab Singh, but...
Sure do! They are not easy to come by in Crown size and I only have this one - I have most of the Half Crowns in better condition, but they don't...
Scale is wrong for a halfpenny - they are only just larger than a quarter, so it is a penny. Can still be either Britain or Australia as far as I...
Woman (and horses): [ATTACH] Queen Philistis of Syracuse, 16 Letra from between 260 and 216BC.
Bought these three as upgrades yesterday. 1874 Gothic Florin, 1878 Shilling and 1839 Sixpence - all GB of course. Particularly pleased with the...
I use a Lindner/Lighthouse style tray which holds 8 Medallions very nicely. Obviously does not protect them to the extent that a large flip or...
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