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Hi. I have this large silver coin. I'm struggling to identify it as it is very worn. I'd like to try to ID it though. At first I thought it might be an 8 Real piece or something, but can't find a match to the patterns on it. It weighs about 23.3g and is about 42mm diameter but is quite worn. I'm trying to photograph it with my phone but it won't let me attach as it says the file is too large. One side has a large crown over some swirly patterns and dots and a clear date of 1684... the other side is a floral pattern. Any tips on getting my phone to take a picture capable of being uploaded? Thanks. Any help appreciated. Thanks.

I bought this 'coin' today. Would be worth about 500 quid ... but some **** has turned it into a spoon. Cosimo de Medici III again. 1680 Piastra.

I've had this a few years. It came with a couple of other other silver Denarius coins. Wasn't ably to identify it as some of the legend is missing. Is it from the republic? If anyone can recognise the emperor I'd be grateful. Thanks. 🙂

Definitely look like Commodus. Cheers.

Thanks... I'll take a look at some better silver coins of Commodus and compare.

I got this small Ptolemaic coin recently. I've tried researching it and I think it is Ptolemy VI Philometor or Cleopatra as Isis. Any ideas? Is it Philometor? Is it Cleopatra? Definitely the bust of Isis though I think.

I've just finished watching Medici on Netflix too. Well pleased with it.... even though it's very worn. :-)

Awesome ... thanks. I have some Papal States coins in a folder so I'm pleased with this. :-)

Here it is. 44mm across - its quite large.

Thanks. Not sure how to do that on my phone. I'll try later when back home on my laptop.

That Oak looks highly lacquered - maybe it is blocking the release of the tannins that tone the coins. Maybe it was well seasoned also as mentioned above. :-)

Hi there. I have a hammered silver penny which I think s one of the Edwards. I have a few hammered coins of various grades, kings and denominations, but this one has been mistruck and then struck again over the top off centre. What is this error called? A double strike? A Mistrike? I can't imagine that they are that rare seeing how they were made then. The coin is in pretty good condition apart from being difficult to read as it has been struck twice over the same coin on both sides. Hmm... the pics didn't come out as good as I hoped - I will try to photo the coin again later, but here it is for the moment. I quite like it... even though it looks a bit of a mess. The cross of the longcross is broken in the middle and the centre of the cross is way off centre, like a crucifix and it has double the sets of dots on it... a mess, but interesting. You may have to zoom in to see it properly - or as I said - I will try to photo it again if needs be. Thoughts appreciated - Thank you.

I posted this one a while back. Hope it is OK to bump it here. Thoughts on it appreciated.

I find it hard to tell them apart from the King John short cross pennies. (probably because I am a it of a noob when it comes to collecting hammered coins)

wouldn't mind her thruppenny bits in my collection.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1668-Charles-II-2nd-bust-Shilling/173362481671?hash=item285d358a07:g:5dUAAOSwE2da-CAe Someone tried to drill a hole right through it. Maybe there is something about this "2nd bust" he quotes because it looks like it should be about 50p not 50 quid. Am I missing something?

That's a really nice selection of hammered coins. They look great.

I agree it does look like Charles 1st. It does say Elizabeth too. I'm no expert but I would guess at a copy also. There is no wear or clipping an it looks a funny colour. I do like the portrait on the coin in the OP though. ;-)

bought these pennies that were found detecting. 2 Elizabeth 1st pennies - face is scratched on one. Not sure what the other is as it is a bit mangled, maybe Scottish going by the stars? I have a half cut Scottish penny with stars on it which makes me think it might be Scottish, the cut one is William I think.

I bought about half a dozen hammered coins a few month back and they were labelled as Tudor. There were some nice coins, pennies, half groats, threepence and they all seemed to be Liz 1st, James, Mary etc. This small one though I couldn't identify - is it a Tudor coin? Hopefully the pics will tell - it's actually easier to see in the pic than in the hand. Kind of looks like a knight on a horse maybe and a priest or king with a septre on the other side. Thank you for looking.

Thanks - 'll check hem out and compare.

I bought 2 Charles 1st shillings at a coin fair from a £2 box. They are clipped and well worn, but still. I did check that the guy knew they were 500 year old shillings and he said he just wanted rid of them as they were beat up. I am sure I got a bargain. £4.00 for 2 Charles 1st shillings. I was very happy. Got a William and Mary half penny for £1 too, worn but nice portrait and readable date - I don't currently have one so that was nice too.

Be careful with judging a whole country or a massive organisation based on the testimony of one or 2 people. Even if you know and trust them. They might have seen the worst of it. There will awalys be mishaps even if run it perfectly and throw all the money at it. Having unqualified doctors is illegal I would think, so if it happens it isn't by design and will be stopped if the right channels here about it. In support of YOUR story - I have a friend who went to work as a cleaner in the hospital. He is a little 'odd' with his bi-polar stuff. He is very intelligent and enthusiastic... he read up on hygiene an cleaning and steralization in operating rooms. He had been there a week and they made him supervizor of cleaning the operating rooms before surgery (because he was SO thorough and would shut up about how important it was to get every nook and cranny cleaned to avoid super bugs.. He was good. Problem was - he'd been there 2 weeks, had NO training - hadn't been given any instructions on what cleaning products to use and how to actually clean an operating theatre. He turned the job down in disgust saying that he expected training to be able to do his own job first without being expect to to train others to do it. This was some time ago though and I am sure it wouldn't be the case everywhere. The problem in the case of my pal was the funding the hospital had to employ, train and keep skilled cleaners with technical knowledge about hygiene. You can get cleaners.... then they need money for training. You can get skilled people - but if you pay them a minimum cleaning wage then they won't stay in the job.

maybe a farthing or half penny.

How do you grade an uncirculated coin that has been in a folder and received some wear? I assume you grade according to the wear and grade it down to EF or VF depending on the amount of wear. I have a few really nice pennies that are uncirculated with lustre,which have wear on the highest points from being in a folder. I would say EF due to the wear and VF on others, but the wear is on the highest points only and the rest of the coin is uncirculated. Would you grade them as EF/VF with lustre? I guess then they would be valued at lower VF or EF grades with a little exrtra for the lustre. Maybe a note added to the grade to say that the wear is from a folder. I am trying to value them, I will keep some and sell some on. Do they loose their uncirculated status from being stored in a Whitman folder for years? I am also guessing it is a little subjective according to the grader's criteria for grading and what scale is used, but there must be some rules that apply. Again, for me, I would think it would go by the amount of wear on the coin. This is harder when the coin has wear to the high points that would put it in as low as a VF grade, but the rest of the coin is top end EF AUNC with high lustre and looks great - how to value/grade these? .