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Peckris 2

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    I stand corrected, but there was a big change in the 1880s so in that sense my point stands. but
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    Your coin is not the "normal pairing" apparently (from those pictures), but shares the same pairing as the I over T - which suggests that more than one die was used for that pairing.
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    Crucifixions weren't done on a cross but on something that resembled a capital T !
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    Very popular. I remember as a schoolkid in the late 60s that Whitman folders and Sandhill cases were THE main holders for coin sets - the Whitmans for date runs, the Sandhill for type or year sets.
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    "During the Victorian era, coining presses were entirely mechanical. " Really? I thought that around 1882 they changed over to electrical, which is why virtually the entire 1882 penny mintage was done by Heatons while they were converting?
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    yes, now I think it's 5+G which makes me doubt what mine is (my picture is a blow up of a lifesize scan, so it's not clear). However I think mine is more likely to be 5+G also, as the features for Reverse E simply don't ring true.
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    I have the Obverse 5 1861 halfpenny (the dink in the forehead is the giveaway), but pretty sure the shield and lighthouse are different. In my database it's listed as 5+G which means yours would be 5+.E ?
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    The 1887 shilling is arguably the most common Victorian coin, even in high grade - the sixpence is also very common but at least you have two types to collect.
  9. Peckris 2
    What is the American MS64 - our GVF?
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    No tears, but sadly the RM has already inherited their mantle.
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    Yes, it's a toy 3d (Victoria JH) made by Lauer one of the pre-eminent companies of such things - German?
  12. Peckris 2
    I don't know WHAT years! Nor can I see the condition. Why don't you post pictures of YOUR coins?
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    Ah, I thought these were YOUR coins. Perhaps you could post pictures of your coins? In other words, the reverse (to see the condition), and the edge. For now, I stand by my opinion that the 3 coins in that picture have general wear, but the other one doesn't.
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    Good points, but on the other hand there are still stamp, postcard, audio cassette, model car, etc, collectors. I think there are many areas of collecting where the object itself is long out of fashion, yet the 'collecting gene' needs to be fulfilled.
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    I would grade as GEF with lustre. Some might say AUnc, and I wouldn't quarrel too much with that, there's virtually no trace of wear.
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    Hi, Welcome to the forums It would help a lot if we knew the dates of those coins. My own thoughts are 1) the "different" coin may be a high grade compared to the other 3, whose edges look pretty worn. 2) it's even possible that the different coin is a proof (is it dated 1937?), whose edges are sharp and crisp and even (I sound like good king Wenceslas ) compared to currency coins. Picture of the reverse of all 4 coins would be helpful.
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    So the A4 blue binder first edition (1860-1970) is not scarce or collectable?
  18. Peckris 2
    Wow, I never knew Ever Ready made whisky! Alkaline alcohol?
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    That presumably couldn't be enacted via Executive Order ... for obvious reasons!
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    Ah, you're cultivating the orchid Fostersii Forexiae?
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    Yes, it's the little envelope icon at the top, next to Notifications.
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    Yes, that's an attractive halfpenny, and a unique type (the first regal halfpenny since 1775, as there wasn't a cartwheel halfpenny in 1797 sadly; then there was a gap until 1806 when a new smaller design was issued). I've always liked that single year type too.
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    I know I've said it before, but the ratio of rare to common specimens has narrowed steadily since decimalisation, but the value guides don't really reflect this. The rarities are still rare but the common dates have become scarcer over such a long time.
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    TOY COINS

    Peckris 2 replied to DrLarry's topic in Free for all

    What I mean is - if it's the same smaller size as other toy coins, then it wouldn't have been the Mint at the Great Exh. but probably Moore (presumably Heatons didn't strike toy coins?)
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    TOY COINS

    Peckris 2 replied to DrLarry's topic in Free for all

    What size is it?
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