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<p>[QUOTE="sylvester, post: 24284, member: 708"]I still find the North catalogue a headache when trying to attribute a coin to a particular class.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yeah so GD does the Renaissance, Reid and co do the ancients. It kinda leaves people like me left to browse the medieval field practically undisturbed.</p><p><br /></p><p>I tend to find English silver coins from 950-1327 most interesting, i'm not too fussed about the 1327-1500 period, but my interest is picked up again by the profile portrait coinage of Henry VII running to the downfall of Mary Tudor in 1558. I tend to focus on the pennies from the earlier era (usually cos they were the only coins struck), and i intend to focus almost exclusively on groats or halfgroats for the Tudor period. Something with a good portrait.</p><p><br /></p><p>My interest in English gold coins fills the gap running from Edward III (1327-1377) through the Charles I (1625-1649).</p><p><br /></p><p>I tend not to be too bothered by the Elizabethan-Charles I period in silver coinage terms, and the Commonwealth period (1649-1660) really does nothing for me at all. The designs are insipid for the Republic.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for the later issues my interest is rekindled by the 1662-1787 issues. Anything post that doesn't really interest me.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Mediæval coins are an hard one to figure out how best to go about it.</p><p><br /></p><p>You could collect one denomination of one monarch by class, by moneyor, by mint. Obviously mediæval era it's difficult to collect by date.</p><p><br /></p><p>My aim as i see it, is to collect one coin of every English monarch (excluding rare ones) from Eadgar to Charles I (I have actually go most of the ones after that to Geo III, but they don't fit in the hammered collection).</p><p><br /></p><p>I intend to have at least one silver penny of every one from Eadgar to Edward II (Sometimes more perhaps if there is a major difference between one issue and another, i.e Long cross/Short cross).</p><p><br /></p><p>Edward III-Richard III in gold coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Henry VII & VIII gold and silver</p><p><br /></p><p>Edward VI gold</p><p><br /></p><p>Mary Tudor - one of every denomination that i can afford (obviously not the Ryal), but Mary is a particular interest to me.</p><p><br /></p><p>Elizabeth I- Charles I in gold.</p><p><br /></p><p>Charles II - George III a full set of milled sixpences by date from 1674-1787.</p><p><br /></p><p>That it with my collecting aims. It'll take me a good 50 years but i've got time.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="sylvester, post: 24284, member: 708"]I still find the North catalogue a headache when trying to attribute a coin to a particular class. Yeah so GD does the Renaissance, Reid and co do the ancients. It kinda leaves people like me left to browse the medieval field practically undisturbed. I tend to find English silver coins from 950-1327 most interesting, i'm not too fussed about the 1327-1500 period, but my interest is picked up again by the profile portrait coinage of Henry VII running to the downfall of Mary Tudor in 1558. I tend to focus on the pennies from the earlier era (usually cos they were the only coins struck), and i intend to focus almost exclusively on groats or halfgroats for the Tudor period. Something with a good portrait. My interest in English gold coins fills the gap running from Edward III (1327-1377) through the Charles I (1625-1649). I tend not to be too bothered by the Elizabethan-Charles I period in silver coinage terms, and the Commonwealth period (1649-1660) really does nothing for me at all. The designs are insipid for the Republic. As for the later issues my interest is rekindled by the 1662-1787 issues. Anything post that doesn't really interest me. Mediæval coins are an hard one to figure out how best to go about it. You could collect one denomination of one monarch by class, by moneyor, by mint. Obviously mediæval era it's difficult to collect by date. My aim as i see it, is to collect one coin of every English monarch (excluding rare ones) from Eadgar to Charles I (I have actually go most of the ones after that to Geo III, but they don't fit in the hammered collection). I intend to have at least one silver penny of every one from Eadgar to Edward II (Sometimes more perhaps if there is a major difference between one issue and another, i.e Long cross/Short cross). Edward III-Richard III in gold coins. Henry VII & VIII gold and silver Edward VI gold Mary Tudor - one of every denomination that i can afford (obviously not the Ryal), but Mary is a particular interest to me. Elizabeth I- Charles I in gold. Charles II - George III a full set of milled sixpences by date from 1674-1787. That it with my collecting aims. It'll take me a good 50 years but i've got time.[/QUOTE]
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