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Here's my latest 2 Conder Token acquisitions

And again

Cheers @PWA 1967I have ordered one of those magnifiers

Inverted according to Spink, plain edge proof is en medaille

Thanks, I appreciate that especially coming from you! I have just nabbed another interesting couple from David, which will be appearing shortly!

So do I!! And pennies (except those silly micro-varieties!)

I have read up on the appropriate BNJ articles and all I can find on-line. Just dipping my toe in the water on these, before even thinking about purchasing, I just have a question about these 'tentative' issues ... were they circulation coins or 'patterns', it is an important distinction to me (for reasons I cannot explain as yet)

Thanks Rob, naughty St. James!

Thanks for that Rob and Kal, I am only just starting to research Henry VII, hadn't realised what a fascinating king he was until recently! During my first hour of on-line initial research I saw tentative issues mentioned, wondered what the term meant, saw some for auction, and formed a very possibly inaccurate early conclusion that they can't be that rare. Here is one described as 'tentative' sold at St James earlier this month, is it correctly attributed? http://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/st-jamess-auctions-knightsbridge-coins/catalogue-id-srstja10011/lot-c933c260-56ec-45eb-bb31-a58500bb7471

That is a very nice example, here is my inferior one (although I don't place much priority in finding better from my budget)

Yes please Pete

Never seen one of those, IOM I take it? Zinc, blimey ...

That's a CGS pic - they use an LED lamp (at least they did when I went to visit them)

PM'd you

PM'd you

Here is the zoomed in pic from Photobucket

Yes, leaning towards NEF now

Here is my 1887 Roman I graded CGS 75 (UNC or near so). I would tentatively agree with your assessment of EF on the 1890, would like bigger pics though. Edit - I can zoom in in Photobucket @SWANNY(click on the pic first)

Agreed! What's not to like about these designs! Each to his own of course ...

They are flying off the shelves!

I've PM'd you

Yes, I think the OH reverse is a splendid design, much prefer it to th YH reverses

I have about 10 or so now, that one was £30 Some of my others here: https://pwcoins.wordpress.com/house-of-hanover/george-iii-1760-1820/conder-tokens/

Here's to a long and happy new numismatic friendship!

Rob!