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1887 Gothic Florin varieties
Martinminerva replied to david.bordeaux's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
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1887 Gothic Florin varieties
Martinminerva replied to david.bordeaux's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
This is one of those catalogue errors (like 1854 half sovereigns?) that has persisted through the years - I guess it was originally catalogued either in error or assumption, and then subsequent cataloguers have just "borrowed" the information. Goodness knows how they arrived at rarities and values ("based on realised prices at auction" or similar when a specimen had never actually been recorded!!). It was in the old ESC, EMC and Seaby catalogues, and I think even in some of the Spinks when they took over publication, though now corrected there and by Bull. A genuine mule would be an impossibility as the arcs and the date are on the same obverse side, though I grant that a 33 arc die might just have been prepared and then discarded, and so it is just conceivable effectively a "pattern" or two might just exist, though the absence of a recorded example these last 130-odd years would suggest not. Happy to be proved wrong, though! Here's a shot of some blurb from the Coincraft catalogue of 2002. The Dickinson referred to is "Victorian Godless and Gothic Florins", SCMB 1978/1980 (Seaby Coin and Medal Bulletin) but I don't have a copy of those. Does any member have, and can they post screenshots? Ironic then that they kept it in their catalogue for many years afterwards! -
More from Blakeyboy's favourite seller... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234888374858?hash=item36b0702a4a:g:wtsAAOSw~ZNj4fCP Who would have thought that verdigris would be such a selling point?! 😉
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NEW UNLISTED VARIETY of 1873 HALF-PENNY
Martinminerva replied to Bronze & Copper Collector's topic in Confirmed unlisted Varieties.
Thanks very much. Do any other members have any specimens of 7+C# to add to the census? -
NEW UNLISTED VARIETY of 1873 HALF-PENNY
Martinminerva replied to Bronze & Copper Collector's topic in Confirmed unlisted Varieties.
Definitely an 8+C# (I was the underbidder!) The best diagnostic is the position of the leaves of the wreath relative to the colon after DG. On obverse 7, the two front leaves are higher and almost touch the colon. I now have records of 18 existing. Much rarer is the 7+C# of which I believe only 5 are known. -
If anyone is still interested in a 1937 2+B proof penny, this part set I have listed on ebay contains one: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/285129613598 It isn't B.Unc, sadly, having had some handling, contact marks and I suspect circulation, but I am sure it is an impaired proof as it still has enough of the mirror finish when angled into the light. It was in my collection until I managed to get hold of a better one! So, I thought I'd throw it in with the part set...
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Nayim. Or rather, Mohamed Alí Amar, known as Nayim, a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a central midfielder. He scored a last-minute goal for Real Zaragoza in the 1995 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final against Arsenal, with a 40-yard lob. So, he could lob Seaman from 40 yards! 😄
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And the number two was Master Mate, not Master Bates !! I think that's how the urban myths originated - the guy who voiced the cartoon did quite a nasal tone for Pugwash and so Master Mate on occasion did sound a bit dodgy! From there it was just a matter of time for the myth to spread and grow. All good fun, though!
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1822 farthings and an Inverted A
Martinminerva replied to Kipster's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
Suspect it is a slight Spink confusion for un-barred A's in Britanniar, which is sometimes erroneously referred to in the literature as inverted V's. It is just die wear or die fill, and happens a lot in the Georgian and Victorian copper farthing series. See, for example, http://www.farthingshalfpennyerrors.com/george-iv-farthing-1822-un-barred-a-in-britannia-obverse-1-raised-midribs/ -
I have just put on eBay a reasonable grade 1858 large rose (large date, sadly!!) penny, which members might be interested in, along with a few other lower grade scarcities and date width varieties. The link to the listings is : https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/m.html?item=285024221493&_ssn=1970kit&_sop=10 Hope they might perhaps be of use to members... Cheers!
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1858 Large Rose penny (and a few other Viccies) for sale on eBay.
Martinminerva posted a topic in Items For Sale
I have just put on eBay a reasonable grade 1858 large rose (large date, sadly!!) penny, which members might be interested in, along with a few other lower grade scarcities and date width varieties. The link to the listings is : https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/m.html?item=285024221493&_ssn=1970kit&_sop=10 Hope they might perhaps be of use to members... Cheers! -
1853 currency groat?
Martinminerva replied to Menger's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
Is there a picture anywhere of it that someone can post? Not on Colin Cooke website now, of course, but was it and did anyone get a grab? Or was it in their catalogue?? -
1863 F47 - die No 4 under date. Did anybody here win this?
Martinminerva replied to 1949threepence's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
Graded as about fine, i would say overgraded, but still very decent for this type Can someone post a picture? Or a link? -
What auction houses and reputable shops should I be keeping my eye on?
Martinminerva replied to Master Jmd's topic in Beginners area
... and frequently overgraded and overpriced. And as for customer service... -
No - and I can't find it on the sold listings either... But did anyone see this one: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/314097954463?hash=item4921b26e9f:g:FFcAAOSw7i1i7RbK&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAkCjOj0nfqgBy96ChO7y%2BWthhXtiqSN5F37KQeP9iUd0n8ncrv9o9AKZ0QdJQgpzuaA0MuUT2pDTxaN2%2FXiHXfzCGGJ%2BL1aYqpjgQL9NijDpww%2FIix2rAJ3ldU7pj1MJGIDxDbMXZ93G0vp%2Fym7PtEE2ZbcYrtpXSVJT1ayMRn0KV%2B0lqImc5FIlPb8IDoQ5DfA%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR6CfqoL3YA
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Your main crop would suggest that it is still pretty much 11 beads width as halfway through each digit goes halfway through the respective bead below. If it were 10.5 beads then the halfway point of the final 6 would be between beads not over a bead - some slight clockwise rotation of the final 6 also seems to add to the illusion. But I do agree that the final 6 is a bit higher than usual, though of no real significance - the 1860's are full of both slipped and raised final digits as dies were churned out with limited consistency...
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Blank for a Brass Threepence?
Martinminerva replied to HistoricCoinage's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
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Blank for a Brass Threepence?
Martinminerva replied to HistoricCoinage's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
Whilst the mint does indeed use heptagonally pre-shaped blanks for striking 20p's and 50p's, for the dodecahedral brass threepences and now the new pounds, they use circular blanks (the external angles are more shallow and can be squeezed ok into the 12 sided collars that are used). Proof of this is both during WW2 when steel was at a premium, the mint used "blunter" cornered collars which lasted longer than the normal sharp cornered ones, leading to slightly smoother angled coins, and also with this 1960 threepence brockage which has been struck proud of its collar and retains its circular shape... It weighs 6.85 grams too, so I am perfectly happy your piece is a legitimate blank. The rough surfaces and edges are no problem either - they are all squeezed out smooth when the annealed blank goes through the press. Other denomination blanks I have are similarly a bit rough and ready! -
Halfpenny ID check
Martinminerva replied to mrbadexample's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
Agreed! I have been looking in vain for this pairing for years! I only know of four specimens that have been documented. -
Halfpenny ID check
Martinminerva replied to mrbadexample's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
I have owned two of these. Perhaps R17 is a tad generous?? Nevertheless, still a scarce pairing. -
Elizabeth : A Life in Images
Martinminerva replied to Peckris 2's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
UK Coins yet to be issued in 2022 were due, I believe, to be the BBC 100 years 50p, four Harry Potter franchise 50p's and a reissue of 15 different two pound coins to commemorate 25 years of the denomination. (Any others anyone knows about?) i wonder if the issues will still go ahead, and if so with which portrait? There are precedents for posthumous issues, but wonder if that will still apply? -
No, sorry. 5+D. Reverse D easiest identified by the upward slope to the exergue/base line of sea left of shield. Reverse G slopes down there.
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Temperatures somewhat above the seasonal norm......
Martinminerva replied to 1949threepence's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
No brickbats from me. A propos of not very much... I have no definite opinions or expertise on climate science, but likewise would like the media generally to consider facts over a longer spell of time; and being a Classicist, I can confirm that Europe at least was warmer than today in the Roman period. Viz. commercially viable vineyards as far north as Yorkshire proven by archaeology and southern mainland Italy was malarial proven by skeletal analysis. I believe those more expert than me suggest in that Roman period Europe was at least two further degrees centigrade warmer than now. -
Thanks very much Richard and well spotted and well bought, Jerry. At least one other penny person spotted it to push it this high, seeing the estimate Roxbury's had put on it... 😃