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copper123

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  1. heres a nice example of a halfpenny
  2. copper123

    TOY COINS

    Heres an interesting To hanover counter dated 1862 with diferent sizes of datal figures one is masive and the other quite small - I imagine they were made by the same manufacturer.
  3. The 1844 dated coins were almost certainly specially minted to present as a alternative to the then circulating change , it would be fair to imagine the were given away to lobyists , MP's and various others including the mint ,Probably as many as fourty were issued for this purpose , though it could be a lot lower than that . Many have been lost and only less than twelve are known now
  4. copper123

    Little coins big prices

    Yes peter stood out on here always up for a laugh he did have two lovely daughters and a dog who he was very fond of , I surpose his daughters own his collection now but who knows. He always had time for everyone on here and his advice to me is sorely missed at least by me . RIP peter
  5. copper123

    Little coins big prices

    And peter as well not been heard from for ages just stopped posting ( 960 to £1 and still paying silly money ) 2019 for him such a long time
  6. copper123

    TOY COINS

    Thank god "Regina" is spelt right the mind boggles
  7. copper123

    TOY COINS

    Just back from holiday 5 days in fuertaventura (nice and hot) stayed in a hotel in morro jabale full of germans cannot stop saying Guten Morgen all the time now, would have loved Basil Faulty to have been there it would have been a scream.
  8. copper123

    TOY COINS

    Looks to crude to be a lauer piece , but very interesting yes , I collect model half sovs as well .
  9. copper123

    TOY COINS

    Magnay, David Edgar (1942-2009) Contributors to British Numismatics 24 July 2021 Biographical and Other Notes Spent his early years in the UK and Singapore. Educated in Northumberland and aged 18 joined Lloyd’s Bank in Southampton. In 1960 his interests changed from stamps to coins. He moved all over the country with his job, rising to senior manager of the Liverpool City centre branch and senior commercial manager in Cardiff, living in Cowbridge. On being made redundant in the late 80s he founded The Business Mortgage Company Ltd. from which he retired in 1998. He spent 37 years in the Territorial Army. He specialized in toy coins and model money, Victorian pattern pennies (DNW February 1999) and helped D. Roger’s with his book Toy Coins (1990) and D. Young and J.G. Scott’s book on imitation spade guineas. Regular at Token Congress and many articles published.
  10. copper123

    TOY COINS

    Looks like that coin could do with a going over with a tooth pick
  11. copper123

    TOY COINS

    David magnay was a big fan of model coins though it was not his only interest - I have a letter from him in the early eighties thanking me for discovering a couple of pieces he had never seen . I am sure his collection was sold long ago. I think I got his address out of coin monthly
  12. copper123

    TOY COINS

    They are becomeing more collectable now than in the past - people realise that a great and interesting collection can be built up for a tiny amount of money - you try a few hundred quid on Victoria bun pennies and see the poor quality and low grade stuff you will have to put up with . A few hundred pounds on to hanover tokens will buy you lots and lots , though I have noticed that a few more unusual pieces are fetching £20-£30 on ebay so there must be some demand for interesting pieces , this will only increase as more and more stuff sells on the bay. By the way larry I do think your example has no "Lauer" but cannot be sure, so might have so I say 20/80 sure
  13. copper123

    TOY COINS

    It was just a find from google so its not my coin , its a pretty good guess there are loads more around though.
  14. copper123

    Russians

    I got one of those Russian advent calenders this year you open a window every day and an oligarth/critic falls out
  15. copper123

    TOY COINS

    Remember this was an early piece from 1845-55 at a guess but it does seem strange yes - at least we have at least three varieties to go on now , I now have to search down one without "Lauer" and also one with Queen on the obverse.
  16. copper123

    TOY COINS

    Totally lovely coin I also saw that on ebay and don't quite understand why these dont end up selling for hundreds of dollars in the states - everything to do with this period is avidly collected in the usa and fetches big money , why not this coin - their loss i surpose.
  17. copper123

    Russians

    Business Insider Another Putin critic died after falling out of a window Rebecca Cohen Tue, 27 December 2022 at 3:34 pm GMT·2-min read In this article: Vladimir Putin President of Russia (1999–2008, 2012–present) Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives to the welcoming ceremony in Yerevan, Armenia, on November 23, 2022.Contributor/Getty Images A second Vladimir Putin critic has died after falling from a hotel window. Pavel Antov, 65, died Sunday in India just days after celebrating his 65th birthday. A June WhatsApp message linked to Antov's account was seen as critical of Putin's war in Ukraine. A second critic of Vladimir Putin died Sunday after reportedly falling out of a window, Russian media outlet TASS reported. According to reports, Pavel Antov fell from a hotel window in Rayagada, India, just days after celebrating his 65th birthday. He was visiting the state of Odisha in eastern India. Antov was the chairman of the Committee on Agrarian Policy, Nature Management and Ecology of the Legislative Assembly of the Vladimir Region and was well known in the region, according to TASS. "Our colleague, a successful entrepreneur, philanthropist Pavel Antov passed away," Vice Speaker of the Regional Parliament Vyacheslav Kartukhin said on his Telegram channel, TASS reported. "On behalf of the deputies of the United Russia faction, I express my deep condolences to relatives and friends." The speaker of the legislative assembly, Vladimir Kiselyov, called Antov's death a "difficult and irreparable loss" in a statement on the website of the regional parliament, TASS reported These people have no imagination
  18. copper123

    2023 Royal Mint Unc. sets

    And will any contain eliz 11 coins
  19. copper123

    More Pennies

    Well young folks these days would be far better off concentrateing on putting a roof over their heads than obtaining a coin collection , so I see their point
  20. copper123

    More Pennies

    If its dated 1717 it has to be rare anyway
  21. copper123

    TOY COINS

    I somhow suspect that the lauer family were coin producers for quite a while the original father passing his knowlage on to his son etc . The early lauer coin were counters till about the year 1870 "To hanover" etc ,when the younger son took over he also had new coin producing machines that produced smaller and unusual coins never produced b4, that caught the imagination of the public all over europe , these are the most common pieces found today If you think about it this forum will also be a legacy for coin collectors (as long as it's kept going) it would be nice to have a forum on model coins but the number of fans is limited so it might never happen, this is the nearest we might get.
  22. Great name for someone interested in coinage LOL
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