Coin aquisition of the week.......

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2 minutes ago, Rob said:

That's a good obverse!

I don't have anything on it at the moment, but I'm currently ploughing through catalogues to image a lot of assigned provenance coins.

Thanks Rob, do let me know if you find anything!

[1666 Crown]

On 10/17/2021 at 6:23 AM, Taikonaut said:

Hi All,

I don't usually collect British milled coins but I'm looking for a 1666 crown as a one off. 

Did you want one with elephant below?

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On 10/29/2021 at 10:50 PM, Paulus said:

I now have my second Charles I Oxford halfcrown, this time with an Oxford horse - and a very pleasing horse and king I think!

@RobI don't suppose you could help with the provenance on this one?

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On 10/15/2021 at 9:31 PM, Rob said:

That's ok

Good provenance too - Marshall 132. Next step back from there will be something pre-1944, that being the year he was killed in action, unless the family added it in the meantime.

Thanks Rob, I'm getting there, trying to keep my standards up!

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I now have my second Charles I Oxford halfcrown, this time with an Oxford horse - and a very pleasing horse and king I think!

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1 hour ago, Rob said:

Good provenance too - Marshall 132. Next step back from there will be something pre-1944, that being the year he was killed in action, unless the family added it in the meantime.

Yes Marshall 132, Spink 167, 2004

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Landed today. Latest for my Charles I halfcrown collection, 1644 Oxford, rare die pairing, Bull 617/6

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I've been after one of these (sixpences) for a while, pleased with this

[1852 Florin Query]

This was slabbed with a yellow label stating 'Altered UNC'

You could ask LCGS not to slab rejected coins.

LCGS has now stopped their slabbing/grading service and the database appears to be unavailable.

[1852 Florin Query]

Just now, DaveG38 said:

Have you considered that no TPG is infallible, and that they may simply have it wrong?

Certainly, in fact I have decided that is the case! But I decided eventually to share, it will be the first that Rob has heard of it too!

[1852 Florin Query]

Thanks for the opinions so far chaps, much appreciated!

I did think they could have meant some kind of tooling, but I can't spot any (not an expert in that anyway), and I'm not sure what the point would be? It's a solid GEF to my eyes and I don't believe there's a scarce variety someone is trying to mimic?

 

[1852 Florin Query]

Can anyone spot anything 'wrong' with this florin? I bought it from @Rob over 4 years ago, and it remains my nicest example of a gothic florin.

At the time I was prone to sending some of my nicer coins to CGS (as was) for grading, attribution, etc. I'm not after another debate about the rights and wrongs of slabbing, or the goods and bads of CGS.

It was rejected as 'altered' (no further explanation was forthcoming), but I'm damned if I can find anything awry with it!

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Trying to collect 1 example of a coronation model for each monarch Charles I to Victoria ('proper' monarchs only, not wives of kings!).

Just James II, George III and Victoria to find.

My latest (George II) arrived yesterday

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32 minutes ago, Peckris 2 said:

That's one I don't have - a decent Geo IV Wyon "fantasy portrait" farthing, only the early "Georgie Porgie" type.

Me neither (well not in a grade/eye appeal I would share!)

Just got the earlier IIII example, a keeper though ...

[DNW Sale - Alan Palmer, Cleaning Guru?]

27 minutes ago, VickySilver said:

HI all on a happy Saturday.  I was looking over the DNW coming up [again] and was [again] sadly disappointed by the cleaning on so many of the earlier Vicky half crowns and Gothic florins, not to mention Old Head Crowns. Can't take it back....I wish the collector hadn't as mostly I will pass.....

Yes, disappointing that so many are cleaned - I suspect they will still realise very high hammer prices, given the current market ...

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That's a nice 1914, good ear ...

I'm pretty much the same, a type collector on everything apart from Georve V sterling silver, where I', going for a date run on all silver denominations

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New arrival 

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Rather chuffed with this newbie, mid-1790s halfpenny Conder token

[1737 Shilling - 3 over ?]

Thanks chaps, I'm leaning towards a recut 3 (as did the seller)

[1737 Shilling - 3 over ?]

What do people think of this one please, 3 over 3? Recut 3?

[1915 Florin - R2?]

13 minutes ago, Peckris 2 said:

Still waiting to know what this variety is - I thought there was only one type of 1915 florin?

Standard type, just querying the rarity rating?

[1915 Florin - R2?]

Bull / ESC have this listed as R2, which doesn't seem to be reflected in Spink or realised sale prices. Probably an error?

Anyway, here's my only example, not particularly high grade.

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Here's a happier horse, my York Type 5 

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Another for my flourishing Charles I halfcrown collection, this a York Type 1. Bull 550 and from his collection.

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And this 1866 Sixpence (courtesy of @Rob), which completes my Victoria YH sixpence 'type' collection: