Victoria- anywhere, any year

The veiled head pic, is it not too shiny for such a dated coin? I enjoyed the pictures. Thanks for sharing.

 

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I think on this occasion the coin is right and the lustre showing is natural - a very nice coin. You are right to be wary though - I frequently see coins from this era that have been cleaned and re-annealed in order to dupe the innocent into thinking they are looking at an uncirculated coin. It is wise to always check the detail of the coin rather than the colour.
Here are some of my best Victorian Bronzes and Coppers showing similar levels of lustre from even earlier dates - 2 Pennies in bronze from 1860 and 1880, and a penny and halfpenny of the larger size in copper from 1858.
Notice how much the portrait has altered from 1860 to 1880 - they are both generically "bun" pennies but there are lots of variations in both the obverse and reverse to keep the serious collector tearing his hair out!



(The speck on the halfpenny bust is just a seed on the scanner bed!)

 

I like this coin too. But queen is terrible..

 

One man's terrible is another man's awesome!!





Great "early" Vicky, my friend (1840 => yummy-yummy!!)



Cheers, coin-bro

 

See, I love this! To me, it almost looks primitive, which it probably was. It has a certain charm to it as a result. I'm a big fan of the early head bust, and my passion for Victorian coins wanes as through the subsequent designs. Great piece, @stevex6!

 

Her Majesty has wandered under my lens a time or two.

 

Those are great, Dave!

 

I am generally a catch-and-release kind of collector, using the profits from flips to buy more coins to shoot, and letting go that Florin is one of my greatest regrets. It had very nice mirrors.

 

I do that with ancients on occasion. It stings sometimes but you can't keep everything. Better "fish" out there.

 

Found a few Vic's and thought I should post them here:

1847 Gothic Crown......arguably the most beautiful British coin ever!!!

 

Lovely, still need one of those too. They're just expensive.

 

And an 1847 Young Head Crown

 

True and also one of the most reproduced coins I have encountered. One has to be very careful when buying them.

 

Nice early head & not surprising about the Gothic repos.

 

What I wouldn't give for that 1/2 dollar !!

 

Just for something to do, and hopefully keep you all entertained!


1875 Gothic Florin
1893 Half Crown
1845 Crown
1847 Gothic Crown

 

I was surprised no one picked me up on this group! The 1860 penny, which looks very nice at first glance, is an example of exactly what I was talking about: a slightly worn example that has then been cleaned and re-annealed to give the impression of some original lustre.

 

One Rupee from British India 1840. (b) type 1

 

I like this young portrait.

 

Pill box made of 1840 rupees