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  1. Posted · Edited by mick1271

    51 minutes ago, newheart said:

    Nick I had a quick look through old forum posts about this coin and the level of knowledge required to identify this particular copy is pretty high. For example "tell-tale cud on the serif of the N of TENTH on the reverse and the same digs in the field in front of Victoria's face". What is a serif? What is a cud? Again, please excuse my ignorance!

    A cud is a small blob of metal which shouldnt be there (quite common on modern 20p's) A serif is a stroke or line added to the end of a letter or number .ie on an 1864 penny the horizontal bar ends with a serif (line rising upwards ) or a vertical bar or serifs (cross crosslet type )  Serif and sans-serif 03.svg. the red marks are serifs

     

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    be careful when buying Henry VIII hammered ,there is lots of fake/ reproductions out there .If like me ,you have a basic knowledge ,most of them are easy to spot , but if you are a complete novice ,then you can be easily caught out . If you see anything on ebay ,dealers website etc .that takes your fancy , stick a pic up of it on here (before you buy )and one of the more knowledgeable members will keep you right .

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    Just now, Peckris said:

    Ah, you were referring to the box colour for the entire set?

    Ok, but AFAIK, the individual boxed crowns only come in green or burgundy. If you've got a picture of a blue one, I'd be more than happy to see it. :) 

    I have came across a couple of blue crown boxes too ,but never in hand ,always through pictures .My only concern with them is that the light blue colour may be from green boxes that have faded in sunlight (there seems to be a few different shades of green out there).pics never show the inside of the box ,where the original colour would be intact . also found this one where the colour has faded away to white  https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FESTIVAL-OF-BRITAIN-PROOF-CROWN-COIN-1951-WITH-ORIGINAL-BOX-AND-COA-ANOTHER/382279211150?hash=item59019dd88e:g:90MAAOSweW5VdJTS 

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    On 11/24/2017 at 0:07 AM, Unwilling Numismatist said:

    Well done for asking, if you feel the need to torment them some more, why not also enquire about the 1951 + box colours - does Blue actually exist, and the 1965 Churchill satin finish :)

     

    Should give someone in the RM at least a minor migraine!

    heres a blue proof set box http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1951-Festival-of-Britain-Boxed-Official-ex-Proof-Farthing-to-Crown-10-Coin-Set/292344018858?hash=item44110fb7aa:g:PZMAAOSwCkZZQQvz

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    9 hours ago, zookeeperz said:

    Is the proof box set issue not George and the Dragon as well? or do you mean on the sleeve cover on top of the box? Must be the green one that has a lid? my burgundy ones are all slide outs

    I have both types of both colours .slide out seems to be the most common type of both colours , but the 2 blue ones I have seen were both lids.

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    8 hours ago, zookeeperz said:

    The blue were struck at the festival itself. so we can get them out of the way. the other two colours if there were three would mean they were struck at the mint itself for non festival visitors . perhaps the guy meant purple/burgundy. I haven't seen any blue ones?

    I have seen 2 blue ones ,but have never managed to get my hands on one .nearly bought one a good few years ago ,but held off because the box was a bit of a state (regret it now ,cos it was only a couple of quid) .the green and burgundy boxes have 2 types ,one has a lid type box and also a slide on cover  type.There is also 2 different coa's .I am sure I have seen a proof set in a blue box too (might have imagined it though )

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    11 hours ago, davetmoneyer said:

    OUCH! that looks very badly cleaned, dig a hole and bury it for about 50 years to try and correct the damage done

    Not mine .looks like its been dipped in jewellery cleaner 

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    21 minutes ago, davetmoneyer said:

    Edward IV first reign, light coinage Archbishop Bouchier ( Canterbury mint) no marks by  Bust, spur under CAN.  do not have my book to hand to give you the Blunt and whitton / DIG reference numbers

    many thanks . how about this one  think its a henry vi calais mint .not great pics  No automatic alt text available.

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    18 minutes ago, davetmoneyer said:

    Edward IV first reign, light coinage Archbishop Bouchier ( Canterbury mint) no marks by  Bust, spur under CAN.  do not have my book to hand to give you the Blunt and whitton / DIG reference numbers

    thank you .

     

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    32 minutes ago, Ukstu said:

    I believe its a Henry VI half groat. Canterbury or Edward IV half groat. 

    But get a second opinion.

    cant seem to find any henry vi canterbury mint halfgroats or groats , but it looks like a henry vi crown .

     

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    1 minute ago, Ukstu said:

    I get that all the time with the mobile version. Sometimes clicking classic site at the bottom f the page remedies it. But if your using a PC or Windows laptop you will have classic running by default. 

    its windows laptop ,I am using .

     

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