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JLS
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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/264303363972 Not old and not "mixed continents" either...would be a welcome addition to my tourist fake collection if the vendor would budge on price a little...
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Beyond the ludicrous price, it either is overcleaned or fake.
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Let's See Your Copper Coins, Tokens, Or Medals!
JLS replied to brg5658's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
Another Spence piece... rare "Coaly Tyne" token struck with the broken obverse die ! Sadly with a bit of PVC residue on it - anyone got any tips for professional conservation in the UK (I know about NCS stateside) ? I don't like the idea of cleaning a token this pricey myself. -
Extreme Verd on George V coins
JLS replied to Sword's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
You could try strong acid on them - I had a similarly ugly billion coin of 18th century Italy which was cleanable. There will still be heavy pitting on the surfaces though. -
Let's See Your Copper Coins, Tokens, Or Medals!
JLS replied to brg5658's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
Another recent Spence purchase... (2/5+) -
Ah, that's a book I'd really like - just don't like the price-tag. I will have a look in a library copy if I get a chance.
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JLS replied to brg5658's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
That’s also a Spence token, I believe - it exists in farthing-sized format. -
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JLS replied to brg5658's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
I'm really enjoying the 18th century series too at the moment. Bought this nice Spence piece on Saturday. The toning looks a bit less weird in the hand - the side with James Spence on has a lot of subdued lustre. -
Here are two more obscure pieces from my collection - probably checks or passes of commercial use. One is counterstamped on a cartwheel penny, the other appears to have been stamped on a blank piece of metal. Appreciate any insight !
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I'm glad - there is a real movie prop coin listed in Krause's Unusual World Coins so I wasn't sure if you were being serious !
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Ah, was it a prop in Zulu ? I wonder how it got in the Pitt Rivers....
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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/183773788817 Here's another "bad day" coin IMO; a nice EF+ coin with a few marks on the rim and only an OKish strike is graded in at MS66 ? I thought you were supposed to get "Very well struck with minimal marks and hairlines" at that grade ? And the price...I've seen better for £150.
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Fascinating ! The Pitt River's Museum in Oxford has a bun penny with "CETEWAYO" (Cetshwayo kaMpande, Zulu king in the 1870s) countermarked on it. The origin is obscure. It's possible this piece is instead related to HMS Zulu (1909) rather than having any connection with South Africa.
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Hello all ! I'm struggling to identify this rather badly struck short cross penny. The mint is obviously London, and I think the moneyer is IOHAN as the final two letters of his name appear to be "AN". The portrait looks like a class 5c (John) to me - but there are no IOHAN ON LUND coins of John, just of Henry II, and the king's hairstyle doesn't look like any of the Henry II types. Anyone got any clues ?
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Henry III Voided Long Cross penny - which class please?
JLS replied to Paddy's topic in British Hammered
Yes - it’s a nice piece. I hadn’t seen Ion as moneyer for this issue before - more commonly you get Nicole. -
With a bit of imagination - yes ! Or BHB, BLB...etc. Am going to keep my eyes peeled for any others with this countermark (never seen any) or SENSE - if they turn up regionally might give a clue to origin.
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Henry III Voided Long Cross penny - which class please?
JLS replied to Paddy's topic in British Hammered
I think this is a class 5b2 coin. Single banded, unjewelled crown with end pellets, R in obverse legend with a detached wedge, and the eyes are circular rather than oval. -
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F362687835733 This seller gets “good” prices (£20 +) for low quality fake ancient coins. I’ve seen his listings for obviously fake Roman brothel tokens going up to around £50.
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Why would anyone bid on this ? There’s no reason why a real off-metal strike would show any significant wear.
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What’s so bad about this listing ? A bit overpriced, but Krauwinckel jetons can sell for a few pounds each, and it looks like there is a low grade denarius in there too.
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There are worse examples...my personal favorite is this monstrous penny token from early 19th century Canada. Particularly fond of the random chisel marks in the field of the die to try and get some semblance of lettering going.
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This is the sort of fake I'd happily spend £5 - reminds me of those wacky early 1900s novodels of Peter I's coinage...which are now quite valuable in themselves !
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Yeah at that slabbed grade for £500 you could trivially flip it by consigning to a US auction...hopefully it looks better than the photos !
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Looks like a Far Eastern jeweller’s copy to me with the broad obverse rim...how anyone could think this would be genuine...
