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Mr T
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1911 farthings and the hollow neck
Mr T posted a topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
Is there an easy way to tell the hollow neck from the normal neck without looking at the neck? I've looked at the images at http://www.aboutfarthings.co.uk/Farthing%20-%201911.html but the denticles on the hollow neck one get fuzzy around the bottom. -
Yes I remember reading it somewhere too - they were definitely in his first book but not in his latest edition.
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As for commonness, I've seen a number of young heads in VF-EF for sale lately so they're not out of reach (probably).
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I get you now. As Nordle said, die polish lines? Anyone with a 1967 missing waves see anything similar?
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I don't quite understand Terry - are there lines running from above the water line into the space where the waves should be?
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1838 to 1901? 1887 is probably easy enough, like most other denominations of that year.
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Nice find. With regards to this possibly being a die-fill, there aren't any intermediate examples are there?
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Pay Pal .....Experience
Mr T replied to PWA 1967's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
I remember reading about something similar a few years ago - someone ended up getting locked out of Paypal because they had $1000 sent to them and that apparently triggered some alarm bells. I guess it's helpful to know it can be increased anyway... -
I don't think it is. The PVC slime can be removed with acetone I believe but it may need more than one dip and applying a bit of force to shift it will probably help. Re storage, I use 2x2s made from polyethylene teraphthelate (PET) which is apparently inert.
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Assistance with Coin Grading Please
Mr T replied to silkysmoothsmoocher's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
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Assistance with Coin Grading Please
Mr T replied to silkysmoothsmoocher's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
I'd say aVF too. Not sure if there any varieties off the top of my head but it's worth checking before selling it for bullion value, -
The image doesn't show it well but there should be a very obvious second/stepped rim, similar to the below:
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It's a recent discovery - apparently a number of 2004 New Zealand 10c pieces were struck using (slightly smaller) $1 obverse dies. They don't seem excessively rare - I think there's one for sale for $31 NZD which is a bit over £14. They were apparently produced as a result of a mix-up at the Royal Mint.
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Grade please (1816 sixpence)
Mr T replied to SWANNY's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
aUnc or better. -
The Elusive 2002 Jamaica Proof Set Remains So
Mr T replied to VickySilver's topic in Enquiries about Non British coins
Any chance of digging up the annual reports from around that time? I think there's a state library in Australia that has some Royal Mint annual reports available (but only to residents of that state, which excludes me, and you too I assume) - anything similar where you are? -
Actually as I think on this some more, it seems like the same thing happens with florins and half crowns of George V. I rarely see any decent florins for sale (if at all) and they seem expensive for what they are when I do, while half crowns seem more plentiful and cheap in comparison.
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Hm, it's odd that it doesn't apply for the half crowns - perhaps portions of the florins were sent to overseas colonies, but not in large enough numbers to have an impact on overall rarity?
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Just saw this coin listed recently and thought it was quite interesting: http://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/great-britain-penny-reverse-struck-on-an-1888-jam-183-c-589418d964 Odd that two dies of completely different diameter would have been used in such a way.
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I would think the 1887 coins survive in reasonable numbers because they new designs commemorating whichever Jubilee it was, whereas subsequent years were nothing special and thus weren't held onto.
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Strand Coins by any chance? I believe that's who's selling it via this site.
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Didn't realise they'd moved into auctions - last time I looked it was a catalogue/wiki as the name suggests but I guess it's only natural they've branched out.
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They look the remnants of the letters BP which are the designer's initials (Benedetto Pistrucci).
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Does the text say DIED? It looks a privately issued commemorative medal for the death of George IV.
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Let's See Your Toned English Milled Silver!
Mr T replied to Paulus's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
I remember seeing a video on Youtube - they used some chemical and a small electric current. -
I would say UNC.
