The British Are Coming!!!Post British Empire Empire Coins.

I always take one of each new coin out of circulation, however it's usually half hearted. This time I've been anticipating them coming since it's such a rarity that they issue 2 lots in one year. Plus she become the longest reigning monarch in September.

 

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Perhaps the only one of this month I'll be buying is this one I've agreed to buy.. 24 mariengroschen 1821 MS63, this completes the types for me and is my highest grade of the 3 the other being AU50 and the other is raw and VF.
now need to concentrate on smaller denominations.

 

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That shield is really tremendous.

I'm lacking only a dozen or so high $$ coins to complete my 1662-1970 UK type set (Gothic crown, pre-George III crowns, etc) so I decided to start collecting Maundy 1d (only) from every monarch.
Here's a George IV that I won yesterday.

 

Yeah i love the shield.

Recently acquiring crowns has been a theme for me too. The furthest back I'm at right now is only George V. It's an expensive area really ha !

 

Speaking of crowns, I regret not being able to go for that 1804 Bank dollar in the Stack's CICS (Aug 14,2015) Auction. It was supposedly one of the finest examples they ever had. However my recollection is that 1804 Bank dollars were quite common is high grade. Maybe they were talking about a particular sub variety?

 

Yeah they were steam struck over 8reale coins. Ive seen a lot of fairly high grades.. I find it more desirable when the 8r details show through..

 

What you do when you have two
1887 Vicky half Crowns both graded. Some one ask if they had missed the grade PL 58 - 62 .

 

In that pic it looks like it's been cleaned :S I would just keep them both !

 

I am about 98% sure it was not cleaned. Die must have been new and struck proof like is what I been able to find out this one. I got from a good friend in Great Britain.

 

I'd keep both, but then that is why I've got way too many coins

 

I hear ya !

 

Well I just got these back from PCGS.

 

Here's the last of them, The 1882 PCGS had said was clean and I didn't believe so. NGC agreed MS62.

 

just got these back from PCGS at the HK coin show

1792 1/2D Token DH-25 Norfolk AU50

1855 1/2D MS64RB

1858/6 1/2D AU55

1862b Rupee AU58

1862m Rupee AU58

 

Hey B40. I am coveting that 1799 1/2 d.
Didn't you post a pic of a hot 1849 Godless florin you were sending off.
How did that come back?

 

I just sent it a 1831 1D and a 1884 strait 1/2 Cent to ngc last week. ill surely post once I get them back. that 1799 is my 4th one. if I can find them cheap in MS I pick them up. I got a ms65rb, ms63 ms62 and a au58

 

Another new one this month.

 

The last non decimal proof set.

 

Weird! I bought one of these last weekend for myself! It is my birth year.

Rob

 

Rob, may I ask you how much you paid for it?