Diaconis

and they say you can’t polish a turd

Wasnt sure if this is the right topic but it made me smile. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10470663/In-penny-200-000-Rare-Edward-VIII-coin-sold-huge-sum.html

All you miss is the helmet Blakey

On a more serious numismatic note: Could this Aethelstan penny be proof, that Humpty Dumpty did, in fact wear a syrup? Moneyer; unidentified (but the case is still open).

Yes Peck, certainly a possibility.

1689 4d, Obv. GVLIELM (V/inverted A) S ?? Rev. Unbarred A in REGINA

oops, i missed it. Ill be more vigilant in future.

must it be traditional or modern? can it not be judged without categorisation? Personally speaking, I think it looks mass produced and lacking any character so it leaves me stone cold, …. its bullion and i’d only pay spot for it.

Tell me you’re joking

https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/tooveys/catalogue-id-srtoo10334/lot-77b30d5e-4fda-4d67-8e02-ae1601389015?utm_source=auction-alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=auction-alert&utm_content=lot-image-link Heres a contemporary cast copy for 300-500 which tbh is an extortionate estimate imo. Nevertheless, its a good copy.

Who's side was he on?

Gratifole from the bottmoly heartage Blakey

Looks very interesting. Has anyone read it? Publisher ‏ : ‎ Royal Numismatic Society (1 Sept. 2020) Language ‏ : ‎ English Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 1870 pages £150(ish)

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Happy New Year all.

After looking on their website one can see that the die crack, early though it is, has succumbed to the usual contemporary tooling. The leaves on the wreath and high points on hair are flattened. The reverse shows wear concomitant with that exhibited on obverse, lion’s breast and ribs in escutcheon, jewels in crown, Irish harp etc. Peripheral residual lustre is present so I’d give it a generous Sheldon of EF45, so in that context it is “extremely fine” though only equating to VF in ‘real money’. I’ve seen worse examples go for more than £6,750* and better examples go for less. * here’s an example of someone blindly trusting the grade on the slab (MS63😂) and shelling out £11,500 for an example which I’d have to be put in a headlock to offer £4,000 for. https://coins.ha.com/itm/great-britain/world-coins/great-britain-cromwell-crown-1658-7-ms63-ngc-/a/3056-30267.s?ic4=OtherResults-SampleItem-Thumbnail-022817&tab=ArchiveSearchResults-012417

one might think that he’s making, or having the casts made. These dont seem common. I wonder who now holds the originals?

I wonder what was the reasoning was behind that move🤔 Its not as though it takes up physical space.

Maybe Sheldon’s motivation to create the system was pecuniary but the system is meant (intended) to define the quality of the coins”.

A bottle filled with Spirit, mines a large one.

This chap has made some interesting videos https://www.youtube.com/c/TheHammeredCorner/videos