Yes - I have a similar one at present. Looks better in the hand than these scans suggest, but definitely Vespasian. Always interesting to those...
Hi Frank, Both coins are so damaged I doubt you will get any very specific answer. The beaded circle on the coin on the left may strike a chord...
The distinction is fairly simple. The Bank of England issued these tokens in Silver (even if occasionally lower grade silver than might be...
Hi Phil, Good to see you posting at last! I have often wondered the same thing on these - I have always assumed that they were silvered originally...
You should try a trip to the UK! I was at an Antiques and collectors fair yesterday - three coin dealers (one of which was me) with bucket loads...
Interesting! If I knew how to contact the experts, I would pass it on to them... Thanks for your insight. Paddy
Saw this on the BBC website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-20548502 Interesting item, and the significance of the...
OK - I will do my best. A couple of other recent bits of coin news: Queen Anne 1703 Five Guinea sells for £240000:...
I believe it was - although that has become fairly standard practice over here. We have a huge community of metal detectorists now, and if they...
I thought this might be of interest to others - lovely hoard - I wish I had it! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-20639557
Well if medals are "in bounds" try this one - commemorating the centenary of the Times Newspaper in 1885 and presented to all members of staff at...
A few more modern ones to keep you going: Swing Bridge across the River Tyne on a £1 coin Early locomotive on a £2 coin WW2 aircraft on a D Day...
One more Olympics British one before this thread dies - minted in 2008 for the handover from Beijing. Also a football one from 1996 - nothing to...
A few more British ships. The 1797 is a Tuppence - known as a Cartwheel and weighing 2 ounces. No wonder they only made them in one year....
A thought for a new thread - post coins with pictures of Machines, Machinery, or modes of transport other than ships or straight horseback. (As...
In Ireland there is an old curse on people who do bad to others: "I hope his rabbits die!" Maybe if we all hope for it hard enough, something bad...
Not sure what the definition of "Caveman" is in this context, but here are some ugly (in my opinion) men to offset the "beautiful" ones on another...
To Jwt708 - the weightlifting 50p is quite common on Ebay - you should have no problem picking one up from there at prices from GBP 0.75 upwards....
Someone mentioned the British 50p coins celebrating the 2012 Olympics and I finally got round to scanning one for you. There are 29 in all, each...
Thanks both - I think I have it now at Seaby 1116 - about the only one where Pietas faces right. Definitely Hadrian not Trajan - the face (beneath...
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