Featured Post Your Soho Mint Coins, Medals and Tokens

Discussion in 'World Coins' started by Curtisimo, Feb 26, 2017.

  1. johnmilton

    johnmilton Well-Known Member

    This is not up there with some of the previous pieces, but I didn't pay much for it.

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  3. robp

    robp Well-Known Member

    This less than inspiring but nevertheless important piece appeared on eBay in late 2009. A Taylor restrike, Peck type R24 in aluminium was not known to him and so a missing part of the puzzle. Most of the aluminium pieces from the R20-29 mini-series are only known from a single example and most are corroded, suggesting they may well have been in the same location when the damage was inflicted. A contrasting mixture of proof and 'western front' surfaces.
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  4. yarm

    yarm Junior Member

    Celebration of Queen Charlotte's birthday at Frogmore in 1795, BHM 389, 34mm.

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  5. brg5658

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  6. robp

    robp Well-Known Member

    Peck type R44 (not in Peck) 1790 restrike halfpenny in silver.
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  7. robp

    robp Well-Known Member

    Another restrike, this time R42 in gilt copper (peck 1052). All gilt restrikes are rare, whatever the type.
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  8. yarm

    yarm Junior Member

    BHM 311 (Middlesex 181) by Droz in Barton's metal with gilt edge.

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  9. yarm

    yarm Junior Member

    Wicklow Cronebane 18.

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  10. Coinsandmedals

    Coinsandmedals Well-Known Member

    I have a backlog of coins that I need to photograph, but for now, here are two of my more recent purchases. The 1799 piece is in an old "No-Line Fattie" holder with several scratches on the obverse. I did my best to minimize those, but the damage to the holder degraded the overall image. Despite the typical flaws one expects to see on these coins (e.g., blemish under Britannia's arm, & blurred lettering), the coin itself is very nice in hand.

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  11. yarm

    yarm Junior Member

    Pattern 1798 "cartwheel" farthing (Peck-1203).

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  12. robp

    robp Well-Known Member

    1795 bronzed restrike pattern halfpenny, P1053. This type was struck over a long period. Ex Boulton. Note the double struck reverse. Based on this and other restrikes, it appears that Taylor had an issue with the collar opening during striking, often leading to multiple rotated strikes.
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  13. yarm

    yarm Junior Member

    Defeat of Sultan Tippoo, 1792 (BHM 363, C.H.Kuchler). The Sultan presents his sons to Marquis Cornwallis as hostages.

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  14. yarm

    yarm Junior Member

    SOHO shells for a 1799 gilt farthing.

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  15. giorgio11

    giorgio11 Senior Numismatist

    1791 Bronzed proof halfpenny Wales Tkn 1791 Halfpenny DH-387 Bronzed Copper PR63BN PCGS.jpg Conder token DH-387 struck at Soho for Parys Mining Company
     
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  16. yarm

    yarm Junior Member

    This Soho token engraved by Ponthon for Isaac Swainson showed his name as Suainson. A very limited number of tokens were struck before the order was cancelled.

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  17. yarm

    yarm Junior Member

    For more on the workings of the SOHO mint, a paper by S. Tungate.
     

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  18. yarm

    yarm Junior Member

    East India College, Haileybury prize medal by C.H.Kuchler c1809, 37mm. The reverse inscription reads "Pursuit of knowledge is better than the pursuit of gold."

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    Head-on this medal is brown.
     
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