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Peckris 2
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Yes - it was in a Warwick lot along with a Charles II and an Anne crown (both F or F+).
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The Diary of Leonard Wyon
Peckris 2 replied to Mr T's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
It's mentioned in that fascinating BNJ article on early bun pennies we were linked to recently. There are mentions of the work he did at home (he had the equipment apparently) and then took into the RM . Though this is only a small bit of the diary which apparently is mostly domestic. -
Different monarch but still early milled - this is VF:
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There again, the blue '1st decimal' wallet sold for... ?6/-? (30p). They now struggle to make £1 !
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Yes - the only 1950s penny I found as a schoolboy was a VF 1953. It could only have come from a plastic set. Having said that, over a million were issued so there must still be quite large number around. The real mystery is why they were valued so highly in the late 60s. Mind you, that was also true of all 1953 issues back then - yes, I know it was a one-year obverse, but it was also the first year of the reign so many were put aside and survived in UNC.
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About the same as they sold for in 1969!
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You mean double in price?
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New Years Revolutions?
Peckris 2 replied to blakeyboy's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
He's not too impressed with you, I understand -
Penny Acquisition of the week
Peckris 2 replied to Paulus's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
LMAO. Who in their right minds would want to upgrade that?!!!! -
Found in the rain today on Felixstowe beach!!!!
Peckris 2 replied to blakeyboy's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
Prototype model of Concorde. But the stone proved too heavy to take off. -
It would have to be a black market? Those things are illegal!
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Prove it's a proof !!!
Peckris 2 replied to 1949threepence's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
I'd certainly take a chance on it for £80 - it's a very nice coin! -
There were hundreds of 000s of £1 forgeries around before they changed the design. I found a few but didn't bother to keep them.
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Prove it's a proof !!!
Peckris 2 replied to 1949threepence's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
For me, that 1859 is a clear proof, even from just photos. The design and legends are unusually crisp and detailed, and there's something about the rim too. And the colour - though not proving anything - is distinctive. But I agree with you about some other coins, especially VIP proofs of the 20th Century. Some of the just look to me like currency strkes. -
Someone numerically dyslexic thought they'd got a 1933 for a bargain price?
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Pewter-and-black is a sure colour mixture for a repro / fake.
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The sharpness of the rim edge is often a good indicator. Also, Geo VI proofs usually have mirrored fields especially FDC examples like yours would be if a proof. However, it could just as easily be an early strike and thus have crisp details.
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Penny -1874-H Reverse I
Peckris 2 replied to coinkat's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
It's a very nice coin especially for the price, but I'd rate the grade lower : VF for the obverse, but not quite VF for the reverse. Pp 72 and 113 of the 'book'. (However, grading is partly a subjective thing). -
Stuff to Make Us Laugh
Peckris 2 replied to Madness's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
That was some race! I really thought Lewis had done it. My main surprise - given that Max went into the pits under safety car for some soft rubber - is that Mercedes didn't cover that and pit Lewis as well. Then it would have been an amazing final lap instead of the inevitable Verstappen overtake. -
The curious thing - if it's not kosher - is WHY anyone would create an unknown pattern with no provenance, for no reason at all, especially as it can be so easily doubted? Unless of course it was one person's pet project for domestic purposes only, but it then "got out".
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Halfpenny ID check
Peckris 2 replied to mrbadexample's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
Presumably any coin that is Poor (by the UK grading) doesn't get a number, i.e. 1 is a not very good Fair but better than Poor? -
100% agree. I've a lot of time for Chards (anyone collecting in the late 60s on a schoolkid's budget will well remember their previous incarnation as R&L Coins).
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Halfpenny ID check
Peckris 2 replied to mrbadexample's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
Interesting that he started from the bottom and worked up. It would have been a similar system but with different numbers, if instead of starting with Poor = 1, he'd started with Mint State = 100 (for the finest FDC example - an 'ordinary' Unc coin might have merited 90) and then so on down, reaching Poor = 2 for example, or 1.5 even. Which I believe is what the LCGS system instituted over here, at least for a while? -
Halfpenny ID check
Peckris 2 replied to mrbadexample's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
Agreed. The UK and US have two different grading systems that overlap to some extent. Both use the terms VF and EF for example, though the American equivalents are approximately half a grade lower than the UK equivalent. That's just the way it is. I'd be fine with a US grade of AU being EF by UK standards - it would be logical and perfectly acceptable provided people knew the two systems weren't identical. But to use AU for a condition of 50...! -
PMD or something more?
Peckris 2 replied to mrbadexample's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
Given the corresponding raised sections on the reverse, and the thickness of the coin, it must have been hit with some very serious force!
