As an outsider who has no interest in US coins, it is difficult for me to understand the American obsession with slabbing in general, but also...
1795 is a good year for Soho pieces. A KH4 silver pattern halfpenny, Peck -. It came out of a Baldwin's basement sale and a miss by Peck who only...
Just a few type examples for me. A Gunmoney sixpence [ATTACH] Large size Gunmoney shilling [ATTACH] Small size Gunmoney shilling [ATTACH]...
There are plenty of sovereign copies around, but most stand out like a sore thumb. Typically the detail is mushy and the border is often...
I too have a problem with graded coins as they are a very definite rectangular peg in a very definite round hole - see below [ATTACH] Like...
This is an example of a split flan. In this case, it appears that a bubble of air was trapped in the metal sheet when rolled. When the blank was...
If you put a coin in acid (think something like coca-cola) then it changes colour. That will depend on how it reacted. Cleaned bronze is often...
Given it looks dug, it has probably been in acidic soil which has reacted with the metal over time and reduced the weight. You will get metal loss...
A few here for me. A Wroxham Marle Pit threepence token [ATTACH] A 10 leaves penny (Peck 1132), previously hopelessly overgraded by NGC as a 65!...
I operate a 2 point grading system - acceptable and unacceptable.
If I can find an upgrade, then it would be available. It's currently in a 64 slab
Just the one for me. A third guinea. [ATTACH]
Thanks. I like it too. It's actually quite an informative coin concerning the chronology of the series. There are nearly 3 dozen discrete...
Lots for me here, but unfortunately most need re-imaging, so you will have to do with scans where I can find them. First up, a 1799 Fullarton...
I concur fully. They're great, as they add a wonderfully broad spread of interest to a collection. I used to collect 2 denominations, but...
Nice coins on show here. I have no concept of how prolific the US mints were in proof production, but from an across the pond perspective, there...
Earliest British are the Charles II crowns, unless you consider the 'fine work' James I and Charles I pieces to be proofs. These are on specially...
1694 William & Mary thin flan copper proof halfpenny - Peck 613. [ATTACH]
You mean things like one of these? ex Peck. [ATTACH]
Only one again for me. A third guinea. [ATTACH]
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