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Just make sure that you have it all safely stored, I and many others would pay good money if it was available as a download or cd. Jerry

Looks like a Charles II shilling to me. S 3322? Jerry

Just soak it in acetone, won’t do any harm. Jerry

I really don’t see any hint of delamination, just a die flaw and the adherent plastic residue. It really is a very decent coin. Jerry

Agree- dab, don’t rub, with cotton wool and acetone. Jerry

At least two of the Victorian pennies are mis-identified, including the F28 I think, so do check the photos, not the text. Jerry

It is nice, and very comparable with the Noonans example in the last month or so, which hammered at £140, so about £200 all in. https://www.numisbids.com/sale/9497/lot/184 I should possibly have gone for that. Jerry

On its way to Herefordshire, Stu, I thought it was underpriced too. Jerry

Ah yes, I remember now! 😄 Interestingly, being raised in very rural Welsh Cardiganshire, the locals pronounced us ‘Dah-viss ’ , to differentiate us from the ubiquitous’ Day-vees’ of about a third of the remaining population. Jerry

Hi Geordie582, nice to hear from you after all these years, indeed since 2016. And I note from your Omnicoin profile that you are 95 on the 5th, so Happy Birthday for two days time. I also infer that time had been rather unkind to you since you seem to have adopted American language idiosyncrasies and started using the dollar and cryptocurrency, Cumbria must have changed alarmingly since my last visit and our mutual love of good old £sd! The Trump effect, I presume - 52nd state? You have to be so wary of anything you read nowadays. However thank you for your generous offer but I have just agreed to send most of my money to some African lawyers who are processing an inheritance of millions of dollars from an apparent late friend of my late mother whose name I cannot pronounce, so bit skint at the mo. Good luck with your sale, Jerry

2 and 3 both appear to have trifoliate crowns and read CIVITAS CANTOR for Canterbury on the reverse, both Edward I. Difficult to be sure about 4, lacking detail, may be bifoliate and is of London, probably Edward II . Number 1 has me stumped, no access to books at the moment, reverse legend seems to start with a Lombardic ‘N’ , ‘NAM’ or RAM’ and ends with an ‘S’. Could it be a continental imitation of Edward III? Thats as much as I can offer while grandchild sitting. Jerry

Very common - in fact ‘normal’ on obverse 6 pennies in better condition, must have been present on at least one master die. It was likely featured on a ‘C’ punch used in die preparation, size /depth a little variable with the strike. Jerry

Also die fill, the recesses fill with grease, metal powder etc over time during the minting process and don’t fill fully when striking the coin. Jerry

You would be well advised to attend a coin fair, such as those advertised in the back of Coin News. I go monthly to the Midland Coin Fair and have had many bargains as well as fairly priced offerings- but it does pay to know your subject, and don’t be afraid to take a reference book or target list. I have also done well on EBay over the years but again know your subject. Bronze and copper pennies are faked , but the usual Chinese offerings are fairly easy to spot to the trained eye. Look at the vendor’s feedbacks and if there are any complaints or they are new sellers steer clear. And I wouldn’t buy purported Celtic or Saxon coins on EBay without taking advice eg on this forum, as at any one time most are fakes. Jerry

Clever, Chris, though it took me a few minutes………….😀 Jerry