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Peckris 2

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  1. Peckris 2
    Thanks. Your latest pictures are much better, and I'd say your coin is not a problem - it's struck slightly off centre, but that's not unusual for early milled.
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    I agree - it looks kosher so probably a misdiagnosed denomination. But I'd say $150 is still B bit on the steep side for the most common 2/6 in the series.
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    What denomination is it? Difficult to comment without knowing the size of it. I would guess 6d but if you could enlighten us...?
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    So what's King Kenny all about???
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    Nice to see another Liverpool supporter on here!
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    Unusual to see a token with the king's head?
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    Good Fair / Fine + There's not enough hair detail on the obverse to rate as F
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    If you're in Preview on a Mac, go into the Tools menu, then Adjust size...
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    Yes please - PM me.
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    Looking at the size of the legend characters I would say it's a farthing (though not so easy to tell from an angled picture) . A halfpenny is just a bit smaller than the later florin, the farthing is roughly the size of a 6d.
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    Definitely a halfpenny. The easy way to tell is to look at the size of the legend characters in relation to Victoria's bust - on the halfpenny they're proportionately much bigger than on the penny.
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    Strange. To my eyes the treated coin is DARKER.
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    Believe me, it was the same in the 90s after Spink took over, but some collectors still referred to it as 'Seaby'!
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    Hi, yes - it's the JH replacement (second) type.
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    They're unquestionably different. The rare coin you bought has noticeably more wear, which you can see clearly on Britannia's robes.
  18. Peckris 2
    Three questions: 1. where do you get sodium sesquicarbonate from? 2. Presumably filtered water (Brita) counts as chlorine-free? 3. dabbing with a soft towel would do instead of acetone to remove water?
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    OMG, I didn't know that. When did it stop being Spink?
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    It's possible they were hoarded for silver value, but if that was the only reason you'd expect the majority to be George V 1911-1919. I don't know when your grandad was getting these, but certainly in the 1920s (when silver hoarders were rife) actual coin collectors didn't rate George V (or even Edward VII) as collectable, as they were 'too modern'. There seems to be a strong element of that here. ( <--- irony : "Coin Hoarder" )
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    Dr Larry of 'lions and lambs' fame?
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    I can't make much sense of what I can see. However it looks fascinating, good luck finding out more about it!
  23. Peckris 2
    do you have pictures of the other side?
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    Oh yes, I see it. That's a classic die crack/flaw.
  25. Peckris 2
    First, the As : do be aware that the legend on farthings is very small so the serifs on - e.g. - a letter A will tend to join together after very little wear. This is quite normal. As for the NIA line, I'm not seeing it - can you post a larger reverse picture please?
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