I see that it is a sovereign but it Is also a commemorative. This was the year of the 13th commonwealth games which happened in Scotland.
Is it not just the gold proof £2 of the commonwealth games. I would imagine there would have been seprate sovereign issues this year too.
Awesome coins. Almost makes me want to collect them. I'll stick to my pirate versions :D completely Overstruck Bank tokens of England and Ireland...
Here's the Jamaica 10 pence which is a 1 reale coin. Poor grade but I still love it. [IMG][IMG]
If you want to collect the 8 Reales here's you're bible.. Counterfeit Portrait Eight-Reales: The Un-real Reales: Volume 1 (Counterfeit...
I have 2 or 3 of the 1994 issues which are extremely scarce. A genuinely interesting currency issue for a country which tends to use their...
I've seen these mentioned with one of the Windies islands.. Could it be Trinidad ?
I've taken delivery of a small lot of mainly upgrades with one new coin from British Honduras. [IMG][IMG][IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]...
This arrived today. I'm still in need of a Calcutta mint dollar. So I now have Bombay no mintmark, one victorian and one Edwardian bombay mint,...
Here's my two latest buy's I'm waiting patiently for Dominica 1 1/2 bits [IMG][IMG] British Honduras 6 shillings 1 pence [IMG] [IMG]
In that case it boils down to acceptable wear or what the buyer wants. In the case of a BoE dollar I would have thought that a coin with a scratch...
Think of it this way a pure collector of 8 Reales wouldn't buy a Bank of England countermark or overstrike too attain a specific date. Nor would I...
Very good thread. If the British empire wasn't so hard to collect I would Definately also collect this one. I've got a soft spot for Portugal, I...
Hi, For a while I've been after a British minted one after having a Vienna mint. I've recently picked these two up and I believe them to be both...
That's what I meant by the fact the coins would have normally been tied up in China when the bank was countermarking them leading me too believe...
Hi, fellow numista user too. I think the scalloped coin is Israel looking at the legend
Hmm pity ! Ha I did think it might have been wrong. :(
How modern are we talking ? Any idea ? Thanks.
Thanks mate, do you have a source where you find the info on the countermarks ? It's a little embarrassing to be fair considering I'm British and...
Hey guys, I've just picked this up but I'm a little dubious of it given the fact it's got chops on it as I've not seen another with them....
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