Hussulo

I received this in the post today. All 1823 £2 were stuck very well and display prooflike qualities, as does this one. You can see my hand and the camera in the reflection of the fields in this next shot:

I know what you mean. It actually belongs to my father-in-law. That and the Roman? coin I posted. They have been in his collection for a while but he was struggling to id them.

Can anyone help with this one? It is rather worn but an unusual shape: Thanks in advance.

I've had a response back on this one. Someone thought it may be a Muwahhids square dirham. "the Muwahhids, produced another oddity, a square dirham that lacked every type of identifying mark and bore nothing other than religious phrases (and just occasionally a mintname). These square coins became extremely popular and were copied by the neighboring Christians, the small Islamic state of Granada, and several states in Northern Africa including the Hafsids of Tunisia and the Marinids of Morocco." http://users.rcn.com/j-roberts/spain.htm http://users.rcn.com/j-roberts/muw.htm or maybe a Spanish Christian square coin: http://users.rcn.com/j-roberts/spa.htm

Thanks guys you have gave me something to work off. I'll do a little research. Dave you could be right about it being Zeus but I would say he's facing left. Here's the features as I make them out, but it is a bit worn. I was hoping the trident may have helped id the coin.

On the subject of two headed coins. A while ago I bought one raw on the Bay (pretty cheap too) but I was sure it was genuine. So with the help of someone I know in the US I sent it off to NGC to get their opinion, and I was very happy when I found out they agreed. Ok it's not British, but I still think its quite cool.

Hi Andrew. Nice coin and great find, but as Chris says definitely not a EF closer to VF.

The size of this collection is amazing. When Ira and Larry Goldberg went on the search for these coins for their client, they were told that the budget was pretty much limitless. The goal was to assemble the greatest collection ever of the world's rarest coins, in the highest grades possible. I'm sure it will bring in some record prices.

I think a lot of the coins will be out of most of our budgets, but we can still look and drool. <a href="http://www.mkjassociates.com/cgi-bin/ilgvutoc.pl?sale=46" target="_blank">http://www.mkjassociates.com/cgi-bin/ilgvutoc.pl?sale=46</a>

I don't know much about silversnowball, but I do like those ice cream snowballs Adams the ice's sells on a Sunday night.

Without any provenance or guarantee I wouldn't risk it Gary. I know there are bargains to be had out there and new discovery's to be made but there is also money to be lost in the gamble. I doubt it will be going cheap.

Good luck with the book Dave, I'm don't know if I can be of any help, but if so, feel free to ask and I'll do my best. Let me know when it's finished and I'll give a shout out for you on the forum or CoinsGB website. All the best, Hus

Thanks Ian. Its an ongoing project and there is still a lot I would like to add. A lot of the members of this forum were kind enough to help me and donate pictures for use on the site. Regards, Hus

i see... so do you think the coin came from them? I have never seen one like it before, i've been searching the net for days trying to find what it is. Although not the young head type, here's some on eBay: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/4-Model-Imitation-VI...tem170204972581 and even a Half Sovereign version: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TOY-MONEY-HALF-SOVER...tem160220398361 Some people collect these, and I think they would make a neat collection.

B.P. stands for Benedetto Pistrucci the designer. Here's a link to my site, where you can see mintmark locations depending on the type of Sovereign you have. http://www.coinsgb.com/Edward_VII/991-Sovereign.html http://www.coinsgb.com/Victoria/991-Sovereign.html Hus

Well thats a lesson learned for me too. I have used Western Union before and I thought their "code number" security sounded good. If the money went missing and you didn't give out the code out, then WU should pay as their teller in Russia has been untrustworthy or even worse in cahoots for a cut of the money.

Did you ever get your money back from Western Union Chris?

Lovely medal, with a lot of history. Thanks for sharing the pics and the information on it. Out of curiosity do you know if the piedfort gold version is still about? possibly in a museum or private hands?

I just found out that I have won these. I think I've just made a good buy. I bought these coins for a hammer price of $900 (still have 15% commission and postage to pay on top). The 1879 Sydney Sovereign is listed as £400 EF, £1650 UNC in Chris's Collectors coins GB 2008. The American auction house listed the coins as: 4 Gold Coins Australia Newfndld Canada Britain COINS - Lot of 4 gold coins, Australia 1 sovereign Sydney mint 1866, Newfoundland 2 Dollars 1888, Canada 5 Dollars 1912, British Sovereign 1879. British Sovereign 1879??? in actual fact Sydney mint.

I recently received the four gold coins I won at the US auction and just got round to photographing them.

I spent one in a local shop once. The lady behind the till was a bit apprehensive but in the end accepted it.

Ok thanks Chris.

Chris I see that in Collectors coins GB you value the 1879 S Sovereign at quite a high price in UNC. Can I ask why? is it due to some auction results? its just the price in Coin Yearbook (News) for this date in UNC seems to be a lot lower.

That's exactly why I checked it out with you first. I became suspicious that perhaps it wasn't a proof. You confirmed my suspicion and I have altered the listing accordingly. What more can I do? You did the right thing altering the listing Ron, but in future I would suggest not listing a coin as a proof unless you are sure it is one. If your unsure why not ask on this forum and someone will help prior to listing the coin. Hus