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There is a 1964 2nd edition of Peck on Ebay just now if your interested Item number 220936506502

I'd agree it looks like it was a defective blank was used before it was struck. All of them have JEB, 99% have the JEB 'below' the bust and there is a rare variety with the JEB 'on' the bust.

When you say 620 were JH, how many of these were shield reverse? did any of the JH Shield rev have the A in Victoria over a much higher A? I have come across this overstike just twice. Also do you know of any die varieties of the JEB on truncation type or was it a sole pairing of dies? 418. I would like to talk to you. 07967505509 Thank you, very interesting stats. That is a lot of 1887s to look through! Yeah sure thing, when is the best time(s) to call?

When you say 620 were JH, how many of these were shield reverse? did any of the JH Shield rev have the A in Victoria over a much higher A? I have come across this overstike just twice. Also do you know of any die varieties of the JEB on truncation type or was it a sole pairing of dies?

The 1985 to 1991 have small heads and 1993 to 1997 are large heads, so comparing them should be easy enough. The 1992 specimen set I have contains a small head and the 1992 circulation coin I have is a large head.

Here is a 2009 20p with extra metal flaws, or maybe Her Maj just couldn't be bothered wiping her nose or bursting the pluke for this portrait??

Not seen an 1826, only an 1825 for which the R7 rating in ESC is silly on this score as I've seen more than half a dozen of the 1 or 2 known. Could be an error, but bearing in mind that the last digit was may have been entered at a later stage, it is possible that unfinished 182 dies with a Roman I were produced. Thanks Rob, I have kept it penciled in as a 'possibly exists' variety. I agree the 1825 is less rare as the books state. I was the underbidder on the first one I encountered and was pretty p'd when I lost out, but I bought the next one I seen and have seen a few more since.

Another reason that the 1927 3d and 2/- might be more popular could be because of the collectors who housed their collections in Whitman folders. The folders do have a slot for these denominations, but the 6d and 2/6 only had 1 slot for 1927, which would probably have been easier and cheaper to fill with the circulation issues.

Has anyone seen an 1826 Shilling with a Roman 1? It is listed in Coincraft but I have never seen one or a picture of one before. I know coincraft has a few errors and I was wondering if this was an error also? A picture would be great if anyone does have one.

only the basic listing fee is free which includes 1 photo. All other additional photos are 12p each and other extras like enlarged photos still incur fees too.

I think C over inverted or rotated C. The Os are more oval rather than round.

I would agree on F73. Gouby N. obverse K half rose and ribbons apart, rev j small date with H

Hi Peck, thank you very much for the info, I have now found out most of the info. I googled kasilissas and it suggested basilissas which then put me in the right direction. it is a Greek Sicily, Syracuse, Queen Philistis 16 Litrae. Diademed, veiled head left/ BASILISSAS FILISTIDOS, Nike driving quadriga right. Philistis was the wife of Hieron II 274-216 BC. The only info I havent found is the H on obv but I will continue to search about.

here is the reverse Thanks

hi, I've had this coin/medal/replica ?? for quite a while now and have struggled to give it any sort of i.d. Any help would be much appreciated, it is silver and approx 27-28mm diameter, I think its greek writing.

I started collecting around 15 years ago all denominations 1900 to date(except gold - too expensive and except maundy - they have never interested me) by date run. I was 17 when I started and money was very limited and many of the scarce coins such as 1905 silvers were out of the question. I then got a job and soon filled the gaps except for the wreath Crowns. I took a break for a few years and when I started again, decided on collecting the varieties for the 1900s to date. Once this was at another road block, pretty much just needing the expensive and virtually unobtainable coins, I moved into the 1800s. Again I started with date runs then moved onto varieties. I then started on the minor-varieties and once I obtained most of these I started on Victorian die numbers, the die numbers is what I am concentrating on at the moment. I have a few sideline collections/accumulations, forgeries, errors, modified e.g. love tokens/trench art pieces, silver Britannias and a few Roman coins. I've often thought of selling off some and concentrating on finishing a specific type or denomination (I only have 3 wreath crowns and would love to have a full run), but can never decide what to keep and what to let go. So as it stands 1800 to date including all minor/micro varieties, its something I know will never be complete but it does mean there is always something there to buy and add to the collection.

1827 Penny ?? Ebay item 150664160337 looks like a Farthing to me, or he could have very large fingers?

I got most of the translation, not much help. I don't have a Batty book but he seems to have referred to possibly this coin (extract taken from an e-book with no pics ) 4175^ O.—Laureate Bust to right, "Georg.II D.G.M.Bri.F.E.T.H.R." R.—^The Royal Arms crowned. On a Garter,"Honi Soit Qiv Maly Pense."On a Ribandbelow, "Diev et Mon Droit:"At the bottom,"RE(I.A.V)PF." Brass. I dont know anyone with a copy of Batty, possibly someone on here might?

Here are 2 pages I found with the same coin/token as yours, both are in I think German, which I cannot speak, maybe Chris or Azda might help? vb4.pieppiep.nl/forum/showthread.php?27986-DTM-Onbekende-Munt kevin.vondsten.nl/vondsten/40207/detect.html?&PAG=19,0#IMG If you google the 2 pages hopfully they will come up. If anyone could translate the text it might give us more info.

It is the 4th edition of the Stanard Catalogue of World Coins 1701>1800. Pages 312 to 322 have various obverses of George 2nd with the same legend. All portraits face left unlike yours, which is why I think its more likely a medal or such rather than an actual coin? and pages 313, 316, 317, 318 and 321 have the reverses with the Crowned arms with the lion and unicorn supporters.

I stumbled across this state when looking up a few old German coins I had in Krausse, which was very tedious as the smaller denominations amongst a lot of the states are quite similar. When I came to the pages of Bruns-Luden I was quite intrigued with the british resemblence of the coins. If you have access to an 18c Krausse book, it would be worth a look.

Well, that would certainly fit with the Georges being also Electors of Hanover ... but what about the British obverse legend and British Garter on the reverse? Brunswick-Luneburg used the british legend on the obverses of some of their coins and also the british garters. George Luneburg became George 1st of England in 1714 . The coinage of Brunswick-Luneburg during the 18th century is very interesting, other Thalers also have the 4 shields the same as those used on the George 2nd Shillings of GB.

I think this is most probably German, Brunswick-Luneburg state. The obverse legend is correct for that of coins of this German state and the reverse is very similar to the reverses used on some of the Thaler and part Thaler pieces from here also. I would guess it is a token of some sorts and not a coin as the coinage with an obverse portrait and shields/crests were generally silver or gold. The smaller copper issues generally only had monograms and denominations on the obv/rev. may be another state?

here is the low grade 1877 die 39. (this has been comfirmed against a high grade 1877 die 39 coin. If its too small, could you possibly enlarge it for me Azda, I have never used Photobucket before. (By the way I like your oversized scans )

OK, this might throw another spanner in the works but this is how I see it, There were 68 numbered dies used in 1877, so if a die 1 was entered on an obverse 3 with WW, every die number 1 1877 Florin would have to be an obverse 3 with a WW. . . . . if die 68 was entered on to a die which had obverse 4 with no WW then all 1877 Florins with die number 68 would have to be an obverse 4 with no WW. So each of the 68 numbers is uniquely attributed to only 1 die. Here are the confirmed attributions of 1877 florin die numbers that had been recorded. My last update was a few years ago so some of the unrecorded ones may well have now been recorded. (I've been collecting the Shilling die numbers the past few years and haven't kept upto date with the Florins and Sixpences) Davies obverse 3 is confirmed to have die numbers 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21, 23, 37, 39, 56, 59, 61. Davies obverse 4 is confirmed to have die numbers 25, 26, 27, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 41, 42, 43, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 63, 68. The numbers missing from above 1, 6, 9, 1112, 19, etc. etc. were unconfirmed or unrecorded at the time. I have a low grade example of an 1877 die 39 (D742) with a discernible WW. I will take a photo shortly.