King John was not a good man, He had his little ways. And sometimes no one spoke to him For days and days and days. And men who came across him,...
The sulphur trick may work. I have also found applying a thin coat of vegetable oil and then leaving the coin on a sunny window ledge will...
Just be wary - there are many plausible fakes of the Gothic Crown around. I haven't watched many Gothic Crown auctions recently, so I am...
As GB coinage is my main focus I have hundreds of pieces of Silver from that reign. Most are relatively common and in my collection are in typical...
I love farthings and I have examples of all dates from 1672 to 1956, bar a few of the Tin issues in the late 17th century! A few examples to be...
Either "Lord Marcovan" or if shorter "Marco"?
[ATTACH] When it comes to weird, the Celts certainly excelled! Here is a silver Stater from the Duratriges tribe, based in modern day Dorset....
I also have this page - the original paperwork issued with the British copy of the medal. I believe they were sold at a shilling a time to raise...
I have finally managed to get a coin for my own collection after watching dozens go too high! This 1736 Half Crown has a little damage, where...
Ah yes, I have a few down that line too! Here is the One Cent from the same year: [ATTACH]
I only have the original East India Company: [ATTACH]
Not a coin but a pretty weird (and quite common) medal. Struck in steel originally by the Germans to justify the sinking of the Lusitania, this...
Yes, I also appreciate the smaller GB coins. After over 20 years I have examples for all the dates for the quarter, third and half farthings as...
Thank you @panzerman - I had not heard that before. I did some searching on Numista and turned up this one: https://en.numista.com/428100 which is...
This is the smallest I have - Mysore Fanam from about 1760. Measures 6mm across: [ATTACH]
Sorry - reverse separately: [ATTACH]
This one coming up an online (not Ebay) auction near me on Friday. Not for me but if anyone here is keen to go for it, PM and I will send you a...
If you were referring to my French Le Havre token, yes it tests as 0.900 Silver. You may struggle to find another - I got this one at a local...
This is my favourite sailing ship coin - an 18th C silver token from Le Havre in France: [ATTACH]
I have not been contributing much for a while. I collect mainly British coins and the prices for anything half decent are extreme at present. I...
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