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Everything was en-medaille (upright die axis) from the Jubilee Head issues of 1887 onwards. From 1787 to 1887 there was a mixture, with some upright and others inverted (en-coin). Before 1787, an inverted die axis was the norm, though the odd example with an upright axis exists such as the 1663 first bust shilling.

A couple new tokens. The Midd-343 is not strictly speaking a token of the era (struck by Taylor ca. 1870), but it makes it into D&H. This particular example is struck in copper, and has a long provenance dating back to the Lincoln Collection (ca. 1890s). The Angus-40 (dated 1796, misspelled "HALL" as "ALL") is a nice bronzed piece from the RC Bell collection. I have the DH-42 (dated 1797) in my collection also, but this one was hard to pass up.

US MS63 CGS 65 UK Aunc It is blown up to saucer size so I bet it looks great in hand.

Agreed. For example- US Auction House and grading. IMHO a complete anomaly. Look at these 2 coins. Considered chalk and cheese by the auctioneer. One MS62 4-5KUSD, the other MS65 15-20KUSD. Don't agree. I'd say they are closely matched. http://coins.ha.com/itm/great-britain/great-britain-george-ii-crown-1736-ms62-pcgs-/a/3035-30795.s http://coins.ha.com/itm/great-britain/great-britain-george-ii-crown-1741-ms65-ngc-/a/3035-30797.s My theory. Strike is not taken into account by the slabbing companies. Big shortfall in the system.

a blatant number 4 would'nt need confirming. If its to be sold the auction house wouöd also confirm what it is, so no point in wasting £30 and 3 months wait on confirmation.

Welcome Jason and Erin, I can confirm your initial impressions, this really is a great forum full of genuine people willing to give free and very expert advice. Enjoy the hobby!

Feel free to come round Bronze Mad haha, must have been 5 years ago at least when I found this coin. Had it sitting amongst some others in a tin, wish I took a bit more care of it now. I tried my best to get a good shot and hopefully it's good enough, definetly looks like a four to me!

Hi if thats you ian welcome to the forum.Pete from manchester