Coinery
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Do you have an image of that reverse handy, Dave, your reverse E (the die match without the lion)? What’s on the obverse of it?
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So, did we find a pm rose obverse die to match yours? I lost the thread a bit.
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Did we look at this on another thread at some point?
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We have, I thought I recognised the coin. I have a day of leisure tomorrow, so will did out my images, engage my brain, and see what I can match up for discussion. Ah, the life of a numismatist...son to collect at 20:30 from scouts, wife to feed when she gets in from a late shift around 21:00 (nursing, Peter), and then the fire to sort out after that!
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“Rob's Sun coin shows the same sort of 'pared down' artistry.” Have to agree with that, TG, not dissimilar; the jawline and moustache!
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It would definitely be described as a square flan, though, tooling or not! 👍
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Incuse beard on cheek the big stand out for me? It’s clearly a coarse bust, so I make this judgment only on face value, and based only upon seeing this one coin in isolation. If that beard is standard on other busts of that type, then it’s just a coarse bust punch and nothing more...however...
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I’ve just taken a look...in the absence of other dies to compare, my first instinct would be the same.
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Totally get where you are coming from as a writer wishing to surround himself with interesting objet d’art to keep it ‘real.’ There is clearly no better item to inspire and pinpoint a definite place in time than a coin! Rob (above) is a coin dealer and likely has, or could probably source, all the ‘genuine’ items you require! Good luck with the book!
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Not my territory...also, if you don’t know it, I don’t know it, but I hope you get an answer soon!
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Just to kick things off, 1 and 2 are Edward III florin pennies, coin 3 is Edward I Class 9 with star on chest (all 3 are London), and coin 4 is Edward III minted in York.
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Thanks, Rob, it would be an interesting coin to view
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Don’t suppose you’ve got an image handy of the original have you?
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Definitely one of the better copies out there. Quite nice to have the original coin. I stupidly missed out on an opportunity to own the original Elizabeth groat that we often see with the distinctive flawed crown.
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1773 farthing query
Coinery replied to bagerap's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
I sold my Peck, Rob, but very interesting bit of detective work. Love the colour of @Michael-Roo‘s token 👍 -
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And for just under £500 you can buy a ‘3/16’ quarter noble and also a James Bond bank note, ending 007, for £200.
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This made me smile...a rather expensive (£150) ‘error’ penny. The error? Double struck! 232915135352
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Another query, though...wouldn’t you expect to find a base, or debased, metal flan in a contemporary counterfeit? The metal in this one has blackened like buried silver and is showing no signs of corrosion?
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OK, got it, written backwards...duh!
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What does ‘retrograde’ mean in the context of coins like this? Not an area I have ever looked at, or fully appreciate.
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A fabulous book!
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Well, for what it’s worth, your I/D exploration was great, as it is also great that you are learning so much, and so quickly. Re your Guinea...if you bought it from eBay without knowledge, I’d be happy that I’d even acquired a genuine gold article to be honest. Little consolation, I know, but you’re clearly getting there, and we’ve all done it. The very best of knowledge and successes to you, madness! 👍
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Indeed, I agree with both of those, but in the context of this thread I was just wondering what put madness into a place of saying ‘this hobby is teaching me to be less trusting of people?’
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Who are you distrusting and why? I’d only put my own judgement on my list.
