I have the half, but the wood effect was better on the 1. :) What's RPD? [ATTACH]
I've got a couple like that. :) [ATTACH]
Couple of crackers there Paddy. :)
Ok, I agree. Let's blame Canada. :woot: Thank you for a better understanding. :)
Then I don't get it. There isn't any need for a coin that's not quite a proof but a bit better than BU unless it's to sell to collectors for...
Thanks. :) Given that, then to me it's still all about marketing. The first paragraph describes modern coins made for collectors. Those are all...
You seem to contradict yourself, unless I've misunderstood: Freshly prepared obverse and reverse dies? Mirrored surfaces and frosted devices?...
Here are my thoughts: "Proof-like" is a completely made up term used by sellers to extract more from the pockets of buyers: "Ooh, look, it's a...
You're not looking at the re-use of a hundred-year-old die. If I understand it correctly the die would have been made with just the first two date...
I thought you were supposed to buy the coin, not the plastic? :)
Rough but rare. Freeman 264. [ATTACH]
Someone's got to be the pedant...judging by the chelae this is a representation of Pandinus imperator. They don't live in Bir Tawil, they're a...
Thanks Rob. :)
Looks ok to me. :) [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
What changed? i.e what information came to light to show it's a halfpenny? Just curious. :)
The SOHO mint got me started on Isle of Man coinage. I wanted a really nice cartwheel penny but the prices were more than I could stomach at the...
Belgium 10 centimes 1898 [ATTACH]
Why thank you. :happy: Yours is a halfpenny. You can tell by the spacing and alignment of the obverse lettering - it comes down much closer to...
I think you'd be wasting your time. Acetone won't hurt it but it won't touch that verdigris either. :(
I can't even equate that with the word "coin". It was never intended to be spent & it's not a trial or a pattern. It's just a big, expensive shiny...
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