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  1. Mr T
    Does anyone happen to have a catalogue of the Murdoch Collection from 1903-1904 handy? I saw on another site that three 1897M half sovereigns were financed by and struck for John G. Murdoch but no citation was given. I assume the auction catalogue is the source of this information but I couldn't find an accessible version online (I think there was a link available only in the USA).
  2. Mr T
    I tracked down the catalogue in question: https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/auctionlots?AucCoId=511728&AuctionId=525399 But it makes no reference (that I can easily see) of Murdoch arranging to have the coin struck for him.
  3. Mr T
    Does anyone have an image of a DISH 504 half sovereign? David Iverson and Steve Hill's publication just has a close-up of the initials and the only image I can find is https://www.londoncoins.co.uk/?page=Pastresults&auc=166&searchlot=901&searchtype=2 which isn't particularly clear.
  4. Mr T
    Yes that's it - thank you. Did the brochure accompany a sale? I couldn't find a catalogue. edit: I see there's a listing at the end of the brochure but they're the same small images.
  5. Mr T

    proposed heating payments this winter

    Mr T replied to copper123's topic in Free for all

    Sorry wrong thread - please delete.
  6. Mr T

    2015 britannia £2 rarity

    Mr T replied to copper123's topic in Decimal Coins

    Nice - is it a circulation only coin?
  7. Mr T
    Looks like a Holland D* as well (sub-variety of Freeman D). Paul Holland has looked at some die cracks in his articles but they're in-depth (not just documenting the different cracks).
  8. Mr T
    Has anyone found one of these 1860 pennies with the two extra lines in the shield?
  9. Mr T
    Yes I just had a play with the search - it didn't return anything obvious. Lots of British West African pieces are photographed but not British pieces.
  10. Mr T
    I think I found second 1982 Solomon Islands proof set (no case, just the coins) for sale on ebay for $5 or thereabouts. I had no need but the mintage is unknown (but likely less than 200). I'm sure the set would normally cost around $200. Other than that it has been a struggle to find even one of the Cook Islands or Solomon Islands rarities.
  11. Mr T
    Are they photographed on their website?
  12. Mr T

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    Mr T replied to Diaconis's topic in Free for all

    I suppose it was before we were all born, so we have no fond memories of it, but was there any copper book similar to Freeman's when decimalisation rolled around? I assumed that bronze varieties were popular because they were cheap (to pull from change at least) but also because there was a readily available reference book that got to the point.
  13. Mr T

    Is this error or bad designed?

    Mr T replied to anheishikong's topic in Free for all

    Is the coin rusted? Looks like it may have been buried.
  14. Mr T
    I would too - I've seen a few scarce Solomon Islands things come up and have bought duplicates.
  15. Mr T

    Counterfeit Georgian Copper Coins R Coleman

    Mr T replied to DrLarry's topic in Wanted

    It is a good read - I think Michael Gouby said he used it as a starting point and when he asked Graham Dyer about where the bronze figures came from, he said they were best effort at the time when O'Sweeny contacted him.
  16. Mr T
    Also that's on a Jubilee head rather than a young head right? And where did you get the images? Are they from an auction? I've had no luck looking for a "wide date" 1887 sixpence.
  17. Mr T
    Ah understood - thanks.
  18. Mr T
    Oh, maybe like the 1887 half crown - do you have a picture of the whole coin? Odd that a pattern would have such an overdate though.
  19. Mr T
    I don't know the history of the Franklin Mint but I thought it went out of business or similar and continues to exist in name only. Not outside the realm of possibility that staff kept or sold old dies.
  20. Mr T
    Ah nice, thanks - looks I had that bookmarked but the auction search doesn't seem to highlight whose collection it was.
  21. Mr T
    I'm a bit confused - 2+G, 3+G and 6+G are the known die pairings for 1862 right? Reverse G obviously has a number of different date spacings, but the obverses don't vary do they?
  22. Mr T
    Thanks Nick and just.me - great information. Is that an 8 over 8?
  23. Mr T
    I haven't looked at ebay much lately - I see a few coins trying to sold on UK Facebook coin groups but I don't pay enough attention to see if they do sell.
  24. Mr T
    Hm, the plot thickens. Was the Franklin Mint source published in one of those early catalogues?
  25. Mr T
    Shame - I periodically see the unlisted types get mentioned here and note them down. I don't suppose there was an auction of Davies' collection at any point? Or is he still collecting?
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