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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GregH, post: 7833835, member: 75936&quot;]Not quite &quot;ancient&quot; but i know a lot of us here are fans of British coinage, and I&#039;ve been pulling together a collection of the British coins that interests me. </p><p><br /></p><p>To me British coinage is: </p><p>- sceattas with designs so simple i could have made them... boring!</p><p>- really cool Anglo-saxon coins starting with amazing portraits of Offa and Cynethryth</p><p>- a period of zzzzz with dreary Plantagenet coins that all look the same (and often coins&nbsp; are in the name of &quot;Henry&quot; even if the king was really Richard or John!) </p><p>- The awesome portrait series that really kicks off with the Tudors</p><p><br /></p><p>So yes, i&#039;m a collector, not a numismatist - i like eye appeal!</p><p><br /></p><p>Edward VI is fast becoming my favourite king! I helped myself to a couple of shillings recently - the facing portrait and the profile (base silver) issues. I&#039;m not quite in the league to afford halfcrowns and crowns, but here&#039;s what I&#039;ve acquired:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1346579[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1346580[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I still need Mary and Henry VIII. Please show me your Tudors![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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