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Bronze & Copper Collector

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  1. Posted

    On 11/7/2018 at 5:57 PM, Rob said:

    It's the bronzed 1849 piece noted in footnote 2 on p.408 of Peck, where mention is also made of an 1850 changed from 1859. The original date of this one is unclear, though must be 1851-57 as it has dots on the shield.

    I'll have to do a little study of my 1850 penny.... not sure what the original date was nor if happened to be the coin mentioned in Peck's footnote.....

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    22 minutes ago, mick1271 said:

    Normally I am reaching for a book to work out the obverses ,but out of all the TB obverses ,6 is probably the easiest to recognise (even in washers) with the B almost touching viccys head . 

    Exactly. .....

    Simplest obverse to confirm or eliminate. ...

  8. Posted · Edited by Bronze & Copper Collector

    27 minutes ago, secret santa said:

    Brilliant - mystery solved. But "why Wood ?"............. I guess to preserve anonymity.

    Just a random thought, possibly because the auctioneer uses a wooden gavel and he is acting on their behalf....

    Meaning the gavel won it, or the "wood" won it.....  as good a guess as any....

  10. Posted · Edited by Bronze & Copper Collector

    Another NON-STARTER , NON- WINNER from our friend in Manchester....

    It's a 6 & G not a 5 & G

    F-33 NOT F-28

     

     

     

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Victoria-1861-Penny-Dies-5-G-RARE/232959100648?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160908105057%26meid%3D15a1f95174d740549eb56ed46db71613%26pid%3D100675%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D15%26sd%3D173579948004%26itm%3D232959100648&_trksid=p2481888.c100675.m4236&_trkparms=pageci%3A562e5152-cc0c-11e8-8ad2-74dbd1808615|parentrq%3A5ac8c59c1660ab456de767ebfffdfb6b|iid%3A1

     

     

  11. Posted

    On 9/24/2018 at 4:40 PM, 1949threepence said:

    We did contribute a hell of a lot though, that cannot be denied. Especially in terms of intelligence from Bletchley Park, night bombing of German cities and in North Africa.

     

     


    My father was stationed at Hall Place / Bletchley Park during the war.... Later transferred to occupied Germany... He had NO connection with the code breakers, just army stationed there... I think he said his ability to type put him in good standing.. I'll have to ask him again. .....

    Anyway, I just wanted to mention that Hall Place has an exhibit of wartime memorabilia which includes my dad's library card, images, and other items...

     

  15. Posted

    On 9/24/2018 at 4:40 PM, 1949threepence said:

    We did contribute a hell of a lot though, that cannot be denied. Especially in terms of intelligence from Bletchley Park, night bombing of German cities and in North Africa.

     

     


    My father was stationed at Hall Place / Bletchley Park during the war.... Later transferred to occupied Germany... He had NO connection with the code breakers, just army stationed there... I think he said his ability to type put him in good standing.. I'll have to ask him again. .....

    Anyway, I just wanted to mention that Hall Place has an exhibit of wartime memorabilia which includes my dad's library card, images, and other items...

     

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    1 hour ago, oldcopper said:

    Thanks, that's a new one to me. Perhaps a facet of US coinage more than here?

    I have two that I can recall at the moment,  both GB pennies, one Queen Victoria, the other Queen Elizabeth.....

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    57 minutes ago, oldcopper said:

    I'm not quite sure what you mean by die-adjustment strikes - is this double-striking?

    Die Adjustment Strike. Die Adjustment Strikes are also known as die trials. This error occurs when a coin is struck from the press with very little pressure. When the press is being set up and adjusted, extremely weak strikes occur as the strike pressure reaches its optimum level.

     

  20. Posted

    Lest we forget, TPG's make generally make their decisions in a matter of seconds  (the sheer volume of material submitted demands this...),  whereas we as the collector can spend hours or days debating the accuracy of the assigned grade..

    I am NOT defending them, just playing devils advocate...... will mistakes be made, of course they will. Will the collector disagree, quite often...

    However, in the big picture they are generally correct in their assessment concerning striking and wear.....

    I have die adjustment strikes that look worn but are correctly designated as die adjustment strikes with an appropriate grade assigned.

    Attributions of varieties are another matter completely. .... and I am not referring to that aspect as it has nothing to do with an assigned grade....

     

     

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  21. Posted

    3 hours ago, Madness said:

    It would be nice to have something published, but I'm afraid I'm far too "newly-minted" and lacking the patina of experience and general numismatic knowledge. I'm only two months into this hobby/obsession. I think I'd need to approach someone much more knowledgeable than me to review the work before presenting it publicly.  

    Many have collected for years before learning where their passion lay. Consider yourself one of the chosen few to have discovered yours so soon.....

     

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