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  11. Posted

    On 1/5/2019 at 12:01 AM, Mr T said:

    Correct diameter?

    Yes - exactly the same diameter as the standard issue. 

    On 1/5/2019 at 2:33 AM, PWA 1967 said:

    Possible lamination error before the blank was struck or a blank intended for a different coin ?

    I believe the sheets were rolled together causing one sheet to join another of a similar thickness.If they did not join the blank would be thinner but the same size diameter ,although ones i have seen tend to be more weakly struck.

    This is the only thing which really surprises me about this coin - there seem to be no problems at all with the strike - it is sharp everywhere, albeit clearly a little worn from circulation. I can't think of any other 12-sided coins the Royal Mint would have been striking in 1955...so I guess it was just lucky ? 

  13. Posted

    2 hours ago, Paddy said:

    I can't say what would be the "right" answer. Obviously it is copper rather than bronze at that age, and that may affect things.

    I did strip a pre-1860 Victoria Halfpenny with a similar problem. The most effective was Ammonia, but as you would expect it was left looking very bare and "pink". I found treating with mineral oil (I used 3in1) and leaving in direct sunshine for several weeks brought the colour down to something more acceptable.

    Might be worth experimenting with a junk Vicky copper first.

    That's very interesting. Do you have before/after photos of the copper halfpenny ?

  15. Posted

    3 hours ago, Nick said:

    It is not correct to assume that below DN 19 have obverse 4 and those 19+ have obverse 5.  From the observations that I have made over the years, the only 5+A pairing I have seen is DN 23 and the only 5+B are DN 16 and DN 17.  Almost all others are 4+A except DN 18 which is 4+B.

    That's very interesting...I will watch out for DN 23...

    Is Clayton's information just wrong on this point, or is there something I'm missing ? He clearly doesn't list any die numbers higher than 18 for obverse 4 as far as I can see. 

  20. Posted

    I recently acquired this Charles I sixpence. It was sold as a coin of the Dovey Furnace mint (i.e. Spink 2910 !!), but as it lacks the Aberystwyth plumes, and given the price I got it at, I assume it is a Tower mint coin. The obverse bust looks similar to Sharp E5/2 for the shillings...the "neat Aberystwyth bust"; the crown mintmark is different to that which I've seen before for the Tower mint coinage - anyone got any ideas ? Thanks for looking ! 

     

     

  21. Posted

    Hi JLS. I think you'll do better if you have photos of the coins! (Decent images of both sides please!) There's a limit of 150kb for photos added directly into posts so your best bet would be to upload photos to a photohosting site such as photobucket or flickr.

    You can then either post a link to the album the photos are in or, using the 'insert image' icon above the reply box add your photos to a post. Don't worry about size if you're adding images, (in fact the larger the better) as they are automatically resized down when posted and then if people want all the detail, clicking on the image returns it to the original dimensions. That way people can decide what grade your coins are for themselves and have a better chance of deciding what they might like to pay.

    Alternatively, you could suggest prices?

    I've added photographs of all items to my flickr photostream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/86730418@N05/. I'd rather not give fixed prices, but 60-80% of the catalogue price is roughly what I'm looking for.

  22. Posted

    UK:

    Henry VIII, posthumous issue halfpenny (1547-51), York Mint (S2428), F+, clipped. Rare, attractive portrait.

    William III, 1696 sixpence, Norwich, F, cleaned, rare mint.

    George II halfpennies (1729, 1747, 1751), all around F-ish.

    George III, 1806 halfpenny, NEF, attractive tone, traces of original mint lustre.

    George V, 1934 3d, uncirculated.

    Canada:

    Edward VII, 1903H 10 cents, VG-F, attractive tone, scarce.

    George V, 1911 "Godless" 10 cents, VG-F, scarce.

    George V, 1912 5 cents, VF.

    Australia:

    George V, 1916 florin, GF, few scratches etc.

    George V, 1916 sixpence, NVF, attractive clean coin.

    George V, 1916 sixpence, GVF, dark tone, dirty.

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