Quarantine Diary

I have duplicates of the type, but not the date. Looks like there are a lot of 1861 variants. Feel free to message me and we can talk.

 

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Bonus entry: Some UK 3 pence coins
Victoria 1870, 1889, 1897, Edward VII 1907, George V 1919, George VI 1937

 

Day 21: Belgium 5 Francs Leopold II, 1869

 

Bonus entry: Several 1861 and 1862 young Victoria halfpennies.
Apparently there are a bewildering number of varieties...
Sorry the lighting is not great and they are pretty worn.

 

Tuscany
AV Ruspone 1781 Firenze Mint
Pietro Leopoldo Duke of Tuscany/ future HRE Leopold II

 

Think it's actually easier to ID on the previous post!

@PaddyB what do you make of the 1861?

 

Tricky! Really needs a wash and then photographing in much better light.

I believe there are at least 14 varieties for the 1861 Halfpenny, and that is before you go into proofs.
I think I can see the remains of the LCW signature just above the date on the reverse, which makes it Reverse E. I think the obverse is either 5 or 6, but unless we can see more details in the leaves on the wreath I am not sure we will be able to say which.
Both combinations are fairly good - rating R10 or R11 on a scale that goes up to R20. Even the commonest 1861 rates an R5 in decent condition, so not a bad find.

I look forward to seeing better pics.

 

I think the first picture was better:



I agree with reverse E (the 151 tooth count is correct)

 

Ah - I hadn't gone back to realise there were better pictures on the previous page. Does that make it obverse 4? Nice find.

 

I tried taking some pictures in natural light now that it's morning here.
I think I can finally see the "LCW" you were mentioning over the date.
Are these clearer?

 

I think it's obverse 3 Paddy.

 

That would be good! I looked hard at Secret Santa's new site and came to the conclusion the gap to the edge was just too narrow - are there other indicators that you can read? All the wreath identifiers look to be obliterated...

 

Obverse 3 has a distinct curve to the left hand edge of the bust not present on other obverses. The bodice folds upwards to meet the brooch.

 

Day 22: Belgium 5 Francs Leopold II, 1869

 

That's the same as Day 21.

 

That... is an excellent point. How about a Sweden 2 Kronor, 1890?

 

Day 23: Germany Hamburg 1909 3 Mark
I think J is the German Empire mintmark for Hamburg, but they didn't mint this type anywhere else regardless. Sorry the obverse is a bit out of focus.

 

Day 24: Happy Easter!

Above: Anonymous Byzantine Follis 976-1025 AD, Class A2 (Basil II or Constantine VIII) Front: Christ with halo holding Gospel, Back “IhSuS / XRISTuS / bASILEu / bASILE” (Jesus Christ, King of Kings)

Bonus Entry: Byzantine Cross

 

Day 25: India 1 Rupee, Queen Victoria, 1875

 

Day 26: Cyprus 9 Piastre 1901
Someday maybe I'll find a 4 1/2 piastre for my collection of coins with odd denominations. My understanding is that Cyprus had a pound currency equal to the UK pound, and a piastre equal to the Ottoman piaster, with 180 piastres = 1 pound. 240 pence = 1 pound, so 1 penny = 3/4 piastre. So 9 piastres = 1/20th of a pound, which is a shilling, and 4 1/2 piastres is 6 pence, making them convenient denominations to convert between the two systems.