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Everything posted by Paulus
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You too mate, visit more often!
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Have you been at the cider Stu lol?
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Interesting debate this! One question then is if post-strike, why? And there are many other examples, so not unique to this coin. I guess I am just fascinated by the 17th century, always have been!
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No that was in response to Rob's point on weight reduction
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We maybe don't use the Members Only section as much as we should
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Post Mint you think, I'm very surprised! Given the frequency of examples of this, logic suggests lines created at the mint by the machinery, or to reduce the weight of the blanks, I would have thought
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I have no doubt as to authenticity either, I don't think that has been raised! And yes the topic is just about the lines, as Rob points out they are prevelant on Briot coins
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So all those recent comments are yours Stu? OK! Definitely in the pre-strike camp myself, but still open to suggestions!
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Very wise! 3 different Coinery user names now! If it helps , the weight of my coin is exactly 6.0 g
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Confused as to who is saying what!
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From Tony Clayton's site:
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Any interest in any of these? Please PM me if so https://pwcoins.wordpress.com/for-sale/for-sale/
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new collector, need help with my lord kitchener £2 coin and others-
Paulus replied to zakkilgannon's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
This is a known error and can fetch a few hundred -
Let's See Your Copper Coins, Tokens, Or Medals!
Paulus replied to brg5658's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
New acquisition, Somerset Bath Alfred The Great Halfpenny Conder token Edge: Payne & Turner Silversmiths Bath -
For those interested in both CGS AND belonging to coin collecting groups on Facebook, @Bill Pugsleyhas created this group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1672076246400856/?fref=ts
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Neither? No, they do not look deep ... what else could they be? What Seuk suggests?
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Yes, they would scrape off silver until the correct weight was achieved, quite common on early milled
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Literature recommendations
Paulus replied to TomGoodheart's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
I'm about to post a question about one of mine in the Hammered section -
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Paulus replied to TomGoodheart's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
Don't forget the milled issues of Charles I too ... -
Quite ... extremely lazy/gullible/ignorant in this instance I'd say!
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Blimey that 'Bait and Switch' complaint is grim reading! Hope the guy got his money back, but surprised he went ahead with the deal in the first place!
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Let's See Your Toned English Milled Silver!
Paulus replied to Paulus's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
Just to ring the changes, an 1897 Diamond Jubilee Medal -
Can anyone suggest what may be going on with the E of GEOR in this one?
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Quite agree with you Mick, why have a 1-100 range when they only use 28 of them anyways?
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DNW live bidding - a great listen!
Paulus replied to 1949threepence's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
My DNW wins arrived today so they are pretty quick