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[GateGateGo 8]

So, postie done brung me this lil' parcel of lovliness, Doesn't quite qualify for my 'chump change' thread, but didn't break the bank, either. I THINK I'm better understanding what constitutes a wise buy & being more selective - what say you?

First up: 1930 George V Half Crown.

 

 

[GateGateGo 8]

1913 George V Half Crown.

 

[GateGateGo 8]

1917 George V Half Crown.

 

[GateGateGo 8]

1924 George V Half Crown.

 

[Stuntman 264]

Bit of a halfcrown theme going on there!
How much was the 1930, dare I ask?

 

The 1917 holds the most eye appeal for me.  Are you intending to collect a date run then?

[GateGateGo 8]

It's certainly looking like it - I've a 1915 & 1918 on the way, too (also, the 1916 & 1938 from yesterday in the 'chump change' thread.

They all look much better in hand, very bright, lustrous  & vibrant. I really do need to get my light source shit together to do them justice. These recent shots are all day - lit only, taken with a DSLR at max res but re - sized to fit the image size limit here.

The 1930? £43

 

[Stuntman 264]

Not bad I reckon.  I have a 1915, a 1930 and a 1945 but no others of the period you're currently collecting.  Mine were all from dealers.

[Nordle11 564]

Building up quite a nice collection Frank! Keep 'em coming, I'm sure there's plenty of people who are breathing a sigh of relief that they're not pennies

Edited January 13, 2016 by Nordle11

[GateGateGo 8]

Getting there, Matt, getting there. I must admit, I'm quite pleased with all of them but particularly the '30 - that was quite the bargain, I reckon.

Yeah, kinda got the vibe 'bout the pennies 

Just to give a better idea of overall condition, I just took these using Nons 'vertical flash' method on the '24

[Nordle11 564]

I quite like that second shot over the first one!

[GateGateGo 8]

Yeah, me too Matt.

I shot quite a few this way after seeing how it came out - i'll stick 'em up on Flikr later.

[Gary1000 41]

Nice coins, the 1930 does worry me though. It looks like its been left in a glass of coke overnight.

[GateGateGo 8]

Hi Gary,

Hmm - you mean the texturing / micro pitting to the fields? I'd assumed it to have been cleaned at some point but hadn't given it too much thought since taking those original shots. What do you make of these taken just now?

 

[azda 979]

On 13. Januar 2016 at 3:46 PM, MancFrank said:

So, postie done brung me this lil' parcel of lovliness, Doesn't quite qualify for my 'chump change' thread, but didn't break the bank, either. I THINK I'm better understanding what constitutes a wise buy & being more selective - what say you?

First up: 1930 George V Half Crown.

 

 

This has been dipped and for far too long

[Paulus 1,975]

I think the 13, 17 and 24 also looked dipped, to one extent or another ... but it could just be the photography ...

[azda 979]

16 hours ago, Paulus said:

I think the 13, 17 and 24 also looked dipped, to one extent or another ... but it could just be the photography ...

The 30 has been stripped of all toning leaving it looking like a stone which is what happens when it's left far too long in silver dip, I don't think this one has anything to do with photography unfortunately