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Poinciania time. Trees just coming into bloom and an eastern water dragon a common harmless lizard in SE Queensland. Grows to about 2 ft in length.

Whilst sorting through others I found these mixed in as well, worth showing today, Rose & XII value mm. y & tun ( several bust varieties ) any comments or information greatly welcome. all the very best "H"

I agree, it’s either die wear or very possibly the power of the strike, a reduced impact affecting the metal flow into the recesses of the die. Other detail such as the rocks and the lines on Britannia’s shield also seems reduced. I really don’t know who’s given her the finger though. Jerry

Hello 🙂 sadly this coin is suffering from some bright green patches but they don't show up particularly in the photo! I think it's an Edward III groat / London but that's all I can work out at the moment. I think that cross is just hidden by a shadow at the bottom of the first photo, but am I roughly looking at the right part of the coin for this type of mark? Thank you 🙂

These almost always appear at 12 O'clock on the obverse, before the monarch's name. 🙂 Without literature to hand, looks like a Treaty period groat without French titles. Dating to between 1361-9.

A recent discovery that some of my florins... below the bust you can see the Die No, makes it that much more interesting for me. 👍

Interesting one, as looks to have an error in the mint reading where the LON and DON have been swapped: DON LON IEN SIS instead of LON DON IEN SIS. Looks to be Edward I, class 3d.

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Indeed! 🙂

Everyone likes a nice bar LOL

The R beneath the wreath makes it Orleans mint. The creature beneath the bust is described as a "Greyhound running left" though it looks far more like a dragon to me! Indicates Mathieu-Pierre Combret as the moneyer, 1780 to 1788.

Thank you 🙂 I have two hammered coins (and no plans to get any more) but I'm going to try and learn as much as I can about the two that I have. They're really interesting aren't they!

I don't mind giving a few £ to Wiki as I've used them so often. Same with this site.

This just sold at auction for 160,000 Swiss Francs, so I guess with commission just over that in pounds...Sorry no pictures here for now. Very rare and right up my alley but WAAAY out of my affordability range. I have the die module/trial for the reverse gotten some years ago but not nearly as exciting as this one.

another worthy show of one of todays historical finds...boot fair circa 1990's some of the letters / numbers look miss shaped, letter I A have merged would this been due to the die being used when milled? any views & comments always welcome. 👍

Spotted that…not recorded in the Galata Guide.

Me with also trouble basic English syntax am having.

I think some have called that "skip" with the die slipping on strike...Something of that sort...Comes with a shelf-like appearance at the date and occasionally other devices.

Another coin collector had a Looking at this, the verdict........ "it looks like an Edward IV 1st Reign groat of the Light Coinage issue (1464-70). No marks at neck, mint mark crown on the obverse. London mint." 🎉 Happy Happy Happy!!!!

It's always good to learn. We all do, albeit mostly through mistakes, not having gone to the effort of preparing ourselves adequately for the items in question. It is always helpful to acquire a few higher grade items in your areas of interest as well as being cleanly and clearly struck. If correctly identified, then you can use those as a reference for the various design features you need to check to drill down into the sub-type. Don't be afraid of spending decent money on a good coin. It doesn't suddenly become a 50p lucky dip item worth nothing just because you paid more than you normally would.

It's some kind of 'Conder' regional token, almost certainly a halfpenny. Date appears to be 1791. That's probably a sheep fleece in the coat of arms and it's probably a bishop on the other side - someone will know what town that makes it! Unless you can read anything off it.

Paddy and others, try dragging an image into a post. Should work now. Here's one such image: (That's a still from a Blue Peter episode where they used 2 of my coin images in a Penny Farthing Bicycle feature - earned me a Blue Peter badge!)

Wonder if it's to do with the manual entry of the last two digits. Until you have an impression it is very difficult to see if the alignment is correct. Once you have a mark you may well find it needs a little sideways or rotational adjustment.

Just had an email from Lu Veissid that Dennis Dunkerton died peacefully at home earlier today. Sadly, one of life's casualties to the excesses of alcohol. He has looked like death on legs for the past year and couldn't keep off the pop. Still a nice guy though. RIP Dennis