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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robp, post: 24562534, member: 96746&quot;]1691 tin halfpenny. The surfaces a little rough, but a decent grade.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1556504[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>1694 halfpenny on a thick flan - about 30% overweight. The coin is also remarkably round for something struck on a flywheel press, so wonder if a collar was used in this instance.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1556505[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Now for something on a really thick flan that came out of Baldwin&#039;s basement. My initial suspicion was obviously it was two coins joined together, but at nearly 23g is well above twice the weight range for this issue, so would require two significantly overweight coins which would also have to be flattened on the joining faces. The surfaces are a little uneven too which is also reassuring, as it makes the flan even thicker in parts. Quirky.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1556507[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>William III 1700 3rd bust sixpence</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1556508[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>1699 date in legend halfpenny. The extensive use of cast blanks being blindingly obvious here</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1556509[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>A 1697 first issue halfpenny reading TERTIV (no S). It is also struck on a properly rolled metal blank, rather than being cast.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1556510[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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