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Paddy
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Viking shield die found in Norfolk
Paddy posted a topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
I thought this was an interesting piece found by a detectorist in Norfolk. Article mentions he had previously found medieval coins in the same area. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-66245232 -
Sorry - got it now!
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Is there a link? I don't know your Ebay ID and I am struggling to find what you have listed. Thanks
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Just ordered a couple for my collection - thanks for the link Rob.
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... or even "The London Mint" or any of the others turning out scrap metal to the masses...
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Assistance Requested re: Identification Please
Paddy replied to Bronze & Copper Collector's topic in Ancient Coins
Certainly looks Ptolemaic to me. This reference page may help: http://ptolemybronze.com/ptolemy_series.html -
A belated reply. I can't help with Col Leigh, however the coin is not at all scarce. A couple of years ago I bought a job lot at an auction of over 100 of these early Indian sub-continent coins for very little money. I suspect in the modern age of metal detectors they are turning up in huge numbers in India. They were low value when they were made and have remained that way!
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Fortunately I do not desperately need the money. It is more a case of moving on the custodianship of these little pieces of history rather than leaving them to moulder in a box. When I eventually pop my clogs I suspect my relatives will give little attention to the collection and simply bung the lot into a local clearance auction. Some lucky dealer will get a windfall, or worse some shyster will melt the silver down for scrap!
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Thanks for the tip. I am already selling off my low value "stock" - I used to deal a bit - through a local auction house. If I do decide to sell the main collection, it will probably be in a lot of private transactions/small auction lots spread over several years.
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OK - will do. At present I am stuck at a cross roads - do I sell the lot and cash in, or do I continue collecting. Rob's list of shillings has a couple that would fill gaps for me, so I am tempted to get them....
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I have this one down as F176 - I hope I am right? Please correct me if not. I have been out of commission for a while and not sure I will be continuing with my collection, so this may come up for sale soon.
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Henry III (?) long cross penny - help with class, moneyer and mint please.
Paddy posted a topic in British Hammered
OK - I know it is no great shakes, but can anyone help get as full and ID as possible on it? Thanks -
Henry III (?) long cross penny - help with class, moneyer and mint please.
Paddy replied to Paddy's topic in British Hammered
That is brilliant - thanks @Rob ! -
Stuff to Make Us Laugh
Paddy replied to Madness's topic in Nothing whatsoever to do with coins area!
Now even my vu has got deja. -
That is awful news! Does anyone know who the victims were - or what was taken? That way we can keep an eye out for any that appear on the market.
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Halfpenny ID check
Paddy replied to mrbadexample's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
I think the software will let you load more images immediately if you do a refresh of the screen - using the F5 key or the refresh button at the top. Or else come out of the thread and back in should do it. (The software is not clearing the fact that you have already loaded an image and thinks you are trying to load another image alongside your first.) This has worked for me in the past. -
I seem to remember @AardHawk did a lot of work in this area - maybe you could work with him/her? They have not been on since October last, but may be still around.
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I have seen this many times before - the plastic used for the packaging on these early £5 coins discoloured very easily and more end up looking gold than not. If you break it out of the package you will find it is still white metal inside. Same happens with many of the early Isle of Man Crowns.
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William & Mary 1689 Half Crown with error in GVLIELMVS
Paddy replied to richardbuick's topic in Confirmed unlisted Varieties.
I don't usually get into errors of this sort, but I can confirm it is not mentioned in my 2018 Spink. No idea when it dropped out. I also checked my copy of ESC - 6th edition 2015 - and it is not mentioned there as far as I can see. Not sure if it was just regarded as die-fill and so not worthy of a separate mention? -
On my market stall, I have occasionally sold one or two to collectors of these things, but as yet the maximum they will give is.... £1!
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As well as the mismatched date/reverse, the portrait of the queen is unreasonably blurry and the rim looks too wide and uneven. How does the edge look?
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I have bought this coin for my own collection and it has arrived today. Having spent quite a lot of money on it, I am concerned to get views as to whether it is genuine? Any comments, for and against, would be welcome.
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... and in July 2019! Well spotted.
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Personally I prefer it repaired. A split coin, as well as unattractive, is difficult to store without the pieces constantly slipping. With coins of this age I am happy to have a decent example clearly displaying the monarch's name, and to have it at an affordable price when so many are now out of my reach.
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Just had this back from the auction house - over night response, which was brilliant. Link to the Portable Antiquities website showing the report on its find and authenticity: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/966481 ... so repaired but genuine.
