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<p>[QUOTE="MIGuy, post: 8375043, member: 116145"]I just picked up a little 1/4 gold Noble hammered coin from the reign of Henry VI, he was <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_England" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_England" rel="nofollow">King of England</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_of_Ireland" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_of_Ireland" rel="nofollow">Lord of Ireland</a> from 1422 to 1461 and again from 1470 to 1471, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_claims_to_the_French_throne#Kings_of_France_(1422)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_claims_to_the_French_throne#Kings_of_France_(1422)" rel="nofollow">disputed</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_France" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_France" rel="nofollow">King of France</a> from 1422 to 1453. The only child of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_V_of_England" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_V_of_England" rel="nofollow">Henry V</a>, he succeeded to the English throne at the age of nine months upon his father's death, and succeeded to the French throne on the death of his maternal grandfather, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_VI_of_France" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_VI_of_France" rel="nofollow">Charles VI</a>, shortly afterwards.</p><p><br /></p><p>Having "lost his wits, his two kingdoms and his only son", Henry died in the Tower of London during the night of 21 May, 1471, possibly killed on the orders of King Edward. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracle" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracle" rel="nofollow">Miracles</a> were attributed to Henry after his death and he was informally regarded as a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint" rel="nofollow">saint</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martyr" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martyr" rel="nofollow">martyr</a> until the 16th century. He left a legacy of educational institutions, having founded <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eton_College" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eton_College" rel="nofollow">Eton College</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27s_College,_Cambridge" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27s_College,_Cambridge" rel="nofollow">King's College, Cambridge</a>, and (together with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Chichele" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Chichele" rel="nofollow">Henry Chichele</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Souls_College,_Oxford" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Souls_College,_Oxford" rel="nofollow">All Souls College, Oxford</a>. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakespeare" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakespeare" rel="nofollow">Shakespeare</a> wrote a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VI_(play)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VI_(play)" rel="nofollow">trilogy of plays about his life</a>, depicting him as weak-willed and easily influenced by his wife, Margaret. (from Wikipedia).</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin is damaged and fragile (and was priced appropriately as such) but I'd really like to have it stabilized / perhaps even have the top welded together or something (if anyone does such things). I bought the coin for personal and historical reasons, I know that many folks here don't like details coins and are probably horrified at the idea of messing with it further, but does anyone know what might be done / who might do it and / or how I could find someone. Happy to pay appropriately for same and it will always be a details coin, I'd just like it to be less likely to fall apart. Has anyone used a "Coin Doctor" that they're willing to discuss or are you familiar with any stories regarding same? Good results? Bad results? (sellers pics, I don't have it in hand yet)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1486128[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1486129[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1486131[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="MIGuy, post: 8375043, member: 116145"]I just picked up a little 1/4 gold Noble hammered coin from the reign of Henry VI, he was [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_England']King of England[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_of_Ireland']Lord of Ireland[/URL] from 1422 to 1461 and again from 1470 to 1471, and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_claims_to_the_French_throne#Kings_of_France_(1422)']disputed[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_France']King of France[/URL] from 1422 to 1453. The only child of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_V_of_England']Henry V[/URL], he succeeded to the English throne at the age of nine months upon his father's death, and succeeded to the French throne on the death of his maternal grandfather, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_VI_of_France']Charles VI[/URL], shortly afterwards. Having "lost his wits, his two kingdoms and his only son", Henry died in the Tower of London during the night of 21 May, 1471, possibly killed on the orders of King Edward. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracle']Miracles[/URL] were attributed to Henry after his death and he was informally regarded as a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint']saint[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martyr']martyr[/URL] until the 16th century. He left a legacy of educational institutions, having founded [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eton_College']Eton College[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27s_College,_Cambridge']King's College, Cambridge[/URL], and (together with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Chichele']Henry Chichele[/URL]) [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Souls_College,_Oxford']All Souls College, Oxford[/URL]. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakespeare']Shakespeare[/URL] wrote a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VI_(play)']trilogy of plays about his life[/URL], depicting him as weak-willed and easily influenced by his wife, Margaret. (from Wikipedia). This coin is damaged and fragile (and was priced appropriately as such) but I'd really like to have it stabilized / perhaps even have the top welded together or something (if anyone does such things). I bought the coin for personal and historical reasons, I know that many folks here don't like details coins and are probably horrified at the idea of messing with it further, but does anyone know what might be done / who might do it and / or how I could find someone. Happy to pay appropriately for same and it will always be a details coin, I'd just like it to be less likely to fall apart. Has anyone used a "Coin Doctor" that they're willing to discuss or are you familiar with any stories regarding same? Good results? Bad results? (sellers pics, I don't have it in hand yet) [ATTACH=full]1486128[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1486129[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1486131[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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