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Coinery

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  1. Coinery

    1807 Penny

    Gorgeous, real head-turner that!
  2. Someone practicing with homemade dies for forgery, possibly?
  3. Coinery

    Gutted - E1 Halfgroat DNW

    I was willing to pay up to £160 for the two, been watching the lot for ages…it just happened to fall right between my two nightshifts and I, in no uncertain terms, ballsed it up!
  4. Coinery

    Toned hammered,

    I think so many lower-grade detector finds are spit and foil to clean, that anything is possible. When hammered is really crappy, and consequently aggressively cleaned, the end result is a flat, washed out, and uninspiring coin. I believe the deep-layered cabinet tone of old collectors’ coins on good metal, is what we’re all really looking for.
  5. Really cheeky one…would someone be kind enough to share an image of the current Spink prices for the 6th issue E1 halfgroats? I appreciate current auction sale prices are the best search and measure of true worth, but curious:)
  6. All a bit worrying, that’s for sure!
  7. You could actually buy a worthy coin with 4 of these washers!
  8. I took some screen shots on my iPhone but the files are apparently too large, and I haven’t got access to a laptop/pc right now 😩 Really frustrating!
  9. Coinery

    1568 Sixpence with unusual overstrike.

    That’s standard punctuation but rotated…you can see it correctly orientated between DG AN
  10. And there was me thinking, after selling ALL my coin books for a song, that I’d never buy a hammered (in fact any) coin again! I still love the Elizabeth I coins the best…blimey, I now need to buy a BCW again! 😳 In the meantime, anyone happy to share photos of the sixpence section, with the relevant rose, lions, shield and Lis bits at the back of the book to accompany?
  11. Coinery

    1567 Sixpence, Coronet/Lion obverse

    Ahh, yes, a good and logical shout, thank you
  12. Coinery

    1567 Sixpence, Coronet/Lion obverse

    Strange isn’t it? Not a super-grade coin…I can’t imagine it being worthy of copying. I appreciate the overmark is of interest to a small minority, but otherwise nothing noteworthy about it in the context of the other specimens out there.
  13. Coinery

    1567 Sixpence, Coronet/Lion obverse

    Ha, ha, yes, of course…it’ll probably be yours eventually Hope you’re all keeping well!
  14. Coinery

    1567 Sixpence, Coronet/Lion obverse

    I agree, and I’m grateful it’s still deeply under the skin, it’s such a tangible and lovely art!
  15. Coinery

    1567 Sixpence, Coronet/Lion obverse

    @Peckris 2 blimey…how do I resize an image on my iPhone? How are you, by the way?
  16. Coinery

    1567 Sixpence, Coronet/Lion obverse

    Frustrating that uploading images I’ve just screenshot and cropped on my phone is SO difficult because they are apparently still too large!
  17. Coinery

    1594-96 Half Groat mm Woolpack.

    Could be the remnants from an old die, possibly not ground back enough before punching up in readiness for a new coin?
  18. Coinery

    1696 William III Shilling error

    Well spotted, I didn’t check out the reverse!
  19. Coinery

    1696 William III Shilling error

    Hi CA, that’s basically just a jump in the die, causing a part of it to be double-struck. The A under V will be a bit of the W. If you look at the tops of the III’s you’ll see they’ve rotated too. Not rare or valuable, for me it makes it less desirable, though some out there rather like the miss-strikes. It’s actually not a bad little coin, keep enjoying it!
  20. Coinery

    Unusual Elizabeth I threepence

    Would really love to know about the soft close on CGS in my other post if you have any experience or insights?
  21. Coinery

    Unusual Elizabeth I threepence

    Ha ha, that really made me smile, brilliant! I’m so glad I asked 😊 Imagine at a coin club telling BCWs Chris Comber he was wrong about an Elizabeth three pence! That will make me chuckle ‘til Christmas and beyond! Thanks for that, Richard, have a great Christmas and a very happy new year! Best, Stuart
  22. Coinery

    Unusual Elizabeth I threepence

    Was just reading through a few old posts and stumbled across this one! Of course CC has since died, but did you ever get to show him your coin?
  23. Coinery

    Ebay's Worst Offerings

    However, extremely frustrating to watch it pass nonchalantly across the screen, leaving one helpless to do anything much about it! A bit like being on planet watch, only to watch helplessly as we screw that up too 🙁
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