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Can anybody give me a precise classification on this coin. I can't decide whether its a class 11 coin of Ed 2 or a slightly earlier one of Ed 1. Thanks.

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ANGLO-SAXON-Anglo-Viking-Norway-Olav-III-Haraldsson-king-penny-AR-penny/273006448831 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ANGLO-SAXON-Anglo-Viking-british-coin-penny-silver-AEDMUND/273015925247 www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ANGLO-SAXON-Anglo-Viking-ERIC-te-RED-Bloodaxe-Hiberno-Norse-Northumbria-penny/273010085241

Another one from our friend field_walker https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Interesting-Metal-Detecting-Find/152853131851

Whoever he was he came across as a complete arse in the end. Very immature.

I reported it the day it was listed and before it was posted here for an opinion.

There was a post about that last week on here. It's an electrotype i think. They usually go for £100 or thereabouts . Some people probably think it's geniune that's why it's gotten so many bids i expect.

He's sold a few identical ones of those last week. Think i posted them up with another seller based in Tranent. I noticed another seller last night in Sofia , Bulgaria list 4 cnuts and an Aethelred. All almost identical in colour and tone. Definitely dodgy. I'll report those two above. ?

I think you'd probably be better off on Cointalk.

Hope you all get what you seek. Happy 2018 ☘

Oh dear oh dear. The cats..certainly out the bag now. ?

Not my area but i do know these are rare and usually come with a good provenance. I personally wouldn't bid on it but thats me. Rob is clued up with siege pieces he will know whats what with this piece. Direct link to piece in question https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Unknown-Silver-Hammered-Coin-Siege-Sixpence/202162280662

It was a code you input at checkout to get 20% off or a maximum of £75 off a £375 or more spend. Expired earlier this evening.

Still a good gift. As other have said its the thought that counts. Coin weights are quite collectable. I've seen some absolute stunners of Charles 1st done by Nicholas Briot apparently.

Gutted missed this. Had a major purchase lined up also. ?

I hadn't even noticed it was Stamford. I just saw Waldlos and tranent East Lothian plus his wares & feedback.

I think they had the Royal coats of Arms in the centre and not A guinea . Think its a brass coin weight. http://www.londoncoins.co.uk/?page=Pastresults&auc=140&searchlot=1256&searchtype=2

Gut feeling is it's probably a chinese fake like the kew gardens one's. I'd love to be proven wrong though jinky. Let us know what RM feedback to you. Merry Christmas. ?

This may answer some questions. https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/static/Coinage.jsp Ahhh crap. This post is nearly 2 years old. Bit late ?

Definitely. If it was geniune it would of raised more. People were obviously suspicious/ cautious of it. Similar story with these Cnuts. £122 seems average price. That seems low to me . Obviously people are being cautious. Bulgaria has obviously moved past AR coins and spread it's wings.

Another one in Tranent East Lothian by a different seller. Seller has a neg for fakes and his other stuff doesn't look cosher. His name also sounds Cypriot. Definitely foreign looking. Positive these are not geniune coins. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Cnut-Penny-Waldlos-1029-35/282777368747

A very good price indeed. I must of missed that one. It's little discoveries like that which make it worthwhile trawling through hours of junk on eBay.

Thanks Rob. You've confirmed what i thought. I've been looking to get either or Cnut or Aethelred II penny for Christmas. That Moneyer Waldlos at Lincoln has been popping up frequently , more frequently than you'd expect. That's what got me initially suspicious. I would never purchase a coin from Cyprus or Bulgaria due to them being hotbeds for counterfeiting. I think I'll be getting one from a dealer now. If those above are dodgy then somebody's upping the game as they look really good.

The very mention of Bulgaria is enough for me. I'd personally swerve it. A coin like that will / should have provenance. If they are not forthcoming about it's previous history I'd say they are trying to hide something and shift it on to somebody who will just take it no questions asked.

Thats a great find. Well done. I haven't managed to acquire any Class 2 coins yet. They are as you know rare as hens teeth. It's an excellent example. I think i own that £102 copy of Mass. Came to £107 with p&p , when i started collecting i placed more emphasis on buying coins rather than books about them. As time went by i wised up , it's taken me 4 years to find a copy. Here is the link to the Austin coin. Its a class 1b1. Mass had a cut half that spelled out USTIN. He lists it on page 86 as unknown. https://mobile.twitter.com/detectingdigsuk/status/711679605057388545

Thoughts on these 3. I wouldn't touch them thats for sure. Cyprus and dispatch from Bulgaria mentioned in the neg feedback. No thanks. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1016-King-Cnut-Silver-Penny-Short-Cross/263401343332 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1016-King-Cnut-Silver-Penny-Quatrefoil/263401343189 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1016-King-Cnut-Silver-Penny-Short-Cross/263401343600 Different seller but similar coins. https://www.m.ebay.co.uk/itm/Cnut-Short-Cross-Silver-Coin-Waldlos-Of-Lincoln-1029-35/222760643838 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Cnut-Short-Cross-Silver-Penny-Waldlos-Of-Lincoln-1029-35-/222760639255 Look at the first 1 & last 2. Thoughts? Am i being paranoid or is this abnormal.