Peckris 2

It's a twopence, quite possibly genuine?

I have two pieces of evidence that the obverse WAS redesigned: 1. an illustration of the 3 silver obverses used *note that George's nose points between V and S pre-1920, but direct to S post-1920 2. A comparison of two halfcrowns done for an article I wrote for Coin News long ago, as a result of which Coincraft amended their catalogue preface to admit that there had been a new obverse: ......................................................................................................1915 1923 (1) Size of portrait from top of head to tip of truncation 24mm 25mm (2) Presence of serifs on ‘E’ of ‘DEI’ and ‘REX’ ................ yes no (3) ‘I’ of ‘DEI’ points to a border tooth........................... no yes (4) Hollow in the back of the neck............................ no yes (5) Large or small ‘A’ in ‘GRA’ ................................. large small (6) Distance of truncation tip from border............... 1mm 1.5mm

I'd suffered a bad example of a 1948 3d for too many years - my 1946, 49, 50 and 51 were all better! - so when this UNC example turned up for (I think) £39 I just had to have it and my offer of £35 was accepted. It's actually better in hand than the pictures, being virtually BU.

It was more than just a new alloy - the obverse was recut with a shallower portrait to try to reduce ghosting. This means that the hair detail was 1) less crisp, and 2) wore much faster.

Yes, the bottom part of the crown is usually (always?) mushy.

Yes, that sounds like a dipped coin.

I'd vote "not a proof".

Not a chance. Dipping doesn't give a mirrored polished look. If anything it makes silver more dull, though does remove unsightly tarnish or bad toning.

And no-one knows how many 1981 currency 10p's survived - from the following year until demonetised in 1992 they were 'sets only' so it's probable that most of the mintage was never issued. Put it this way - you NEVER see them offered now. Yet their low book price is laughable.

You've already been "had" over Victoria! However, the obverse of the IOM 1798 halfpennies is the same as the 1797 copper 2d and 1d. And the 'cartwheel' design is also the same.

I don't think £25 is a lot for a BU 1871 space filler - especially as the repro is scarily realistic.

Do we know why cartwheel halfpennies were never minted? Yet they were, the following year, for the IOM.

There was a documentary showing the tech involved in building the pyramids - apparently watering the sand ahead of the rollers made them much easier to move.

Further evidence, I believe, that 1858 was intended to be the last year of copper coins. Then delays struck and we got 1859 and even some 1860.

Mality. Mality. Mality. Mality. . . . . Well, that's got the formalities out of the way.

When you're sat in Row Z And the ball hits your head That's Zamora...

How did you know it was the same coin/seller?

But it actually gives it as a % - e.g. "99.9% positive feedback"

I think I've only ever once seen a BH auction using different software?

How is it possible to get a feedback higher than 100% ???

Is EasyLive the one they have on Bargain Hunt?

I see your name is Trebor. Have you ever been employed at the Mint?

I doubt anywhere would accept Maundy, and I'm prepared to bet that wasn't the answer to the quiz question.

This, from the interweb (source not stated, sadly): ""In 1891 a proclamation was made that members of the general public could hand in any gold coins that were underweight and have them replaced by full-weight coins. Any gold coin struck before 1837 also ceased to be legal tender." so it would seem that Guinea may have ceased to be legal tender in 1891 as they were made from gold and struck before 1837." However, this from Wikipedia: "The Coinage Act 1889 also authorised the Bank of England to redeem worn gold coins from before Victoria's reign but on 22 November 1890, all gold coins from before her reign were called in by Royal Proclamation and demonetised effective 28 February 1891.["

I'd agree. The 1953 reverse is more or less identical to the George VI reverse. I don't know exactly when the 'plastic sets' and proof sets were struck, but obviously not until they'd changed the reverse to be the beaded type that became standard. Probably not until the (pennyless) currency was well under way as that would have had priority.