Couple more with crowns here: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Continue theme Crowned Beasts
There's a crown on this fella too! [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
We must be about due for 1760? Here is an Evasion from that date: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Yes! I have been waiting until this morning: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
OK well I just went to the trouble of scanning this one for "ill-fated" but sadly no ship: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Edward II (1307-1327) Penny minted...
Getting better I think. This with a new "white" light and on a white background. I think I need a second lamp. I have increased the brightness...
The infamous 1763 Shilling - most you see, including this one, are modern copies. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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Thanks yes - I got there in the end. The photoscape page is badly worded and implies that if you are on Windows 10 you have to use Photoscape X,...
Well I had one of those Pidcock Farthings on Ebay just a few weeks ago, in better condition and it got no bid at £35. So I am guessing he would...
Thanks for that! Yes I am aware of the colour cast problem - I plan to buy some better bulbs tomorrow as I only have ordinary Tungsten balanced...
Hi @Dougmeister I have been trying to get Photoscape. As I am on Windows 10 I get directed to Microsoft website and they don't offer a free trail...
In case anyone is interested, here is the original box that went with the British version of the medal, along with the propaganda leaflet that...
... and then this Spanish 40c: Before: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] After: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Getting better I think. Some before and after shots - first this Austrian 7 Kreuzer: Before: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] After: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Yes, not much history to go on yet. I can see some of the other designs have sold on Ebay in the UK recently, typically in the GBP800 to 900 mark,...
I am in the UK and can give you a bit more background. The 2016 Beatrix Potter series of Fifty Pence coins has proved quite collectable among the...
Thanks for all that - I will investigate the white balance as I am still learning all the functionality on this new camera. My concern at the...
I have few options for these dates so I'm afraid its another British small Silver - Threepence: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Not particularly artistically done, but nevertheless an amusing love token: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Base coin is 1699 Halfcrown from the reign of...
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