Lovely 2 kroner, KM#838.1 [ATTACH]
7. Wiedenbruck 3 pfennig? [ATTACH] It's not KM#38 but it's the right state I think.
It's almost a shame to move away from those lovely thalers, but this chap's handsome too eh? :) [ATTACH]
Nonsense. K is for King Arthur, not Kitch. :yuck: [ATTACH]
Zinc is troublesome. This is probably the best zinc coin I have: [ATTACH] Most look more like this: [ATTACH] Do any of you take steps to...
Isle of Man penny 1798 KM#11 [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
That's a fabulous coin. Whenever I see something like that I always wonder what happened to the coins struck directly before, and after if the die...
Clag = crud / dirt / debris. It's a proper numismatic term and everything: "It's a nice piece but a bit claggy". :p It looks silver because the...
That's them. The ones that didn't make any farthings in 1879. ;)
Thanks for the comparison photos - very useful. I've removed most of the clag in the design on mine, and rephotographed. Have a look at these -...
You're absolutely right, there is some powdery verdigris forming which should come away easily enough with luck. I was looking at it last night...
Although now I look again I'm not so sure - it looks long enough but not fat enough. [ATTACH]
Hold on now Paddy, you've missed the large 9 variety. :p Got to be worth a fiver! :greedy:
Hammer £220, so around $350 with commission. :jawdrop: I can only assume that someone inspected the lot and was able to see those additional...
When I first got this 6 kreuzer (KM#2128) I had a quick look, graded it roughly as VF (UK grading) and put it away. But I've had another look at...
They have quite clear "nothing to do with us" policies. ;) I won't be bidding on this lot, but I'll keep an eye on it and see what it goes for.
No shipping - close enough to collect which is why I was looking. ;) Appreciate the confirmation of my suspicions, it's always good to get an...
Coming up at an auction local to me, alarm bells always start ringing when I see a pile of silver: [ATTACH] Anything not look right? More out...
I'm not so sure about that. I'd say they're most likely genuine and could help with attribution or to trace a coin's provenance if you find...
That was the appeal. :)
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