Zinc is very difficult to deal with - it is very reactive so any acid will dissolve the coin quite quickly. The discolouration is reacted metal -...
Thanks for the update. Any reporting on the contents of the hoard? The UK only reports some fairly modern silver stuff, but to get o $80k there...
Sorry if someone has already posted on this topic - any news in the US on this British sailor, the stolen hoard of coins and his missing wife?...
I can't get to my book on Irish coins at the moment, but Charles II and Irish certainly look right. Whether it is a Halfpenny or a farthing...
I don't want to be a kill joy but these are pretty common here in the UK. I have had probably a dozen or more through my hands in the last few...
Something a bit different - an 18th century halfpenny evasion coin - Turcopellerius. [ATTACH]
Finally managed to track down my picture of this one. (I sold the coin a few years ago.) Sarawak one cent from 1889. [ATTACH]
I think this counts - a Malacca Keping: [ATTACH]
I believe the last year released in Britain that was intended for circulation was 1902. Thereafter: 1927 to 1936 except 1935 were the "Wreath...
I assume you are asking if the Raised edge version of the British 1935 Crown compares to the 1938 Australian Crown in value? I think it is really...
I would be surprised if it were fake - these are pretty common here in the UK and hardly worth the effort of faking - maybe the OP's scales are a...
Yes Lundy was one of the places I thought of straight away when I saw your original post, but I couldn't find my picture of one. Of course...
Yes - I love these "off the beaten track" coins. Here is a Gibraltar one I picked up about a year ago, along with slightly better examples of the...
Yes - the Bawbee was introduced in 1538 by James V - Mary Queen of Scots's father, and continued until William II of Scotland (William III of...
Very nice coin! Congratulations. As ever, it is a lot more complicated than that! :) Mary was the legitimate Queen of Scotland (as her title...
I don't have my books to hand, but yes - it varies by date and denomination. Generally 18th century and earlier British coins are "Coin"...
Yes - I have been on the positive end of some of those sniper wars. (As well as some negative ones too!) One I recall was an Indian 8 Anna - the...
Yes they have! Panadol or Aspirin are available here now for as little as 1p per tablet, on supermarket shelves. However our "Nanny State"...
A few years ago I had experience of someone handling a coin which they knew their ancestor had handled. I found a 17th century token - I have...
Correct. There was quite a range of small coins issued during the Victorian era that were primarily for use in the colonies though also legal...
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