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secret santa
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I'm getting spots before my eyes.
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To me, the concepts of a raised dot (caused by a circular "dent" in the die) and a die crack don't go together. I can't see how a die crack could lead to a clean dot. Far more likely that a "particle" found its way onto the surface of the heated and softened working die while it was being created and produced the indentation ?
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No, it's in a different place ! Compare the dot position against the teeth. The circular dot above is nearer to the E.
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Alan Hunt coins?
secret santa replied to Conor44's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
The fixture secretary for Oxfordshire Hockey used to be Roy Soles. The name R. Soles would appear all over the place in letters, minutes etc. Some parents must be really dumb, or sadistic. -
Just checked a few others and it does occur on other varieties, e.g F74 and all F76 specimens.
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I have just noticed that my 1874H F73 has the E of REG tilted to the right. Not earth-shattering but interesting to the micro-variety fans. I haven't seen this on any other obverse 7 coins as yet.
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Yes, it's been fascinating to watch the populations of these rarities increase over and above Michael Gouby's and John Jerrams' census figures. I wasn't sure whether the concept would work when I suggested building this site but it's been a very interesting exercise. It certainly has confirmed the real rarity of some of the varieties.
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Regarding the 1913 high grade coins, could it be that they were released late in 1913 and then, with war breaking out in 1914, people began spending less and putting coins away ?
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I think I've seen enough specimens of this variety to exclude it from my rarest penny site. Michael Gouby's book states "35+ known" making it Freeman R17 but my gut feel is that it's more like R16.
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Thanks Ian - now added.
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1953 Proof Set
secret santa replied to Sleepy's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
Sadly, not mine, just a pic from LCA -
Penny Acquisition of the week
secret santa replied to Paulus's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
Yes, of course. Sorry, I was focussing on the reverse. -
Penny Acquisition of the week
secret santa replied to Paulus's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
Is that 8 over 6 Ian ? It's not too clear from the photo. -
1953 Proof Set
secret santa replied to Sleepy's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
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50p, the actual numbers so far....
secret santa replied to Unwilling Numismatist's topic in Decimal Coins
The key question is "when we go cashless, is the interest in real coins going to fade away or get a boost through their rarity ?" -
1953 Proof Set
secret santa replied to Sleepy's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
The 1953 proof sets that I've seen described as "VIP" are all highly polished and contain the very rare mule (beaded/toothed) penny, so there's definitely something different about their production. http://www.londoncoins.co.uk/?page=Pastresults&searchterm=1953+VIP&searchtype=1 -
How much extra would you pay for provenance coins?
secret santa replied to azda's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
For me, grade and/or rarity are the key attributes. Provenance adds interest but not value in my eyes. -
50p, the actual numbers so far....
secret santa replied to Unwilling Numismatist's topic in Decimal Coins
I presume that "other presentations" will include providing some to Westminster Mint for their sales ? -
Good thinking - I'm going to squirrel away some of those Nutkin 50ps.
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Thanks Mike.
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Thanks - really useful.
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I've toyed with making the trip a number of times - was it worth it ? Did you visit the museum ? And is the "strike your own coin" a unique pressing or just another 2019 coin in a special folder ?
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Coin Monthly Magazine
secret santa replied to DaveG38's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
Ah yes, the picture didn't come up for me yesterday. Thanks Paddy. -
Coin Monthly Magazine
secret santa replied to DaveG38's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
The auction description doesn't mention which magazines they are - do you have detailed knowledge ? -
More to the point, how did the above posting make you feel ?
