Not a US coin which appears to put me out on a limb, but this Taylor Soho restrike pattern falls into this category. This was one of a couple...
They don't make cars like they used to.
And we go round in circles. A James I second bust penny with mm. Thistle, dating it to the period 24th March 1603 to 22nd May 1604, though it will...
1745 LIMA halfcrown. [ATTACH] Coins with LIMA below the bust were struck from silver taken by a small British naval squadron under George Anson,...
Constantine II of London. RIC VII 296. This is the coin used for the Wildwinds image. [ATTACH]
I don't know enough about US coins to say whether they are stricter or not, but I do know this is a topic that will go round and round without...
1913 Threepence [ATTACH]
The head isn't cleanly entered on the bottom two. You can see a slight displacement on the neck.
It looks like both are WW raised (there is also a WW incuse) on the truncation, so keep the top one. There's less detail on the bust but the...
York episcopal mint halfgroat (2d) of Henry VII struck under Abp. Bainbridge. [ATTACH]
Aethelwulf (839-858) penny with retrograde legends both sides. A much better example went through a sale fairly recently, but it's quirky enough...
Aethelred I (Northumbria) silver sceat, the moneyer is CVDHEARD [ATTACH]
Scandinavian imitation of a Cnut penny. Struck in Lund, Sweden. [ATTACH]
And something more mundane - a 1956 farthing (quarter of a penny). The last year of issue and demonetised in 1960. [ATTACH]
Thank you. Better add to the fractional thread. An Edward VI half sovereign. [ATTACH]
Hammered coins and slabbing don't mix well. There seems to be a predominantly American desire to give everything an absolute number - and you...
GB. 1643 shilling struck at Oxford in the Civil War [ATTACH]
1858 shilling [ATTACH]
It's quite a good grade, but the obverse is horribly rusted and the flan is a bit small, though good weight. The reason I have it is because it...
GB. James I shilling with mm. lis dating it to the period 3rd July 1623 to 17th June 1624. The plume above the shield indicates it was struck from...
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