English Siege Pieces.

[Michael-Roo 777]

 

Bored this evening so have been flicking through some old books. This article may be of some interest. Connoisseur  Magazine , November 1904.

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[TomGoodheart 373]

You managed to start separate topics for each page Michael, so I merged them for you.  Hopefully it reads more easily now! 
Richard

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Ta Richard.

It was all about the image file sizes. 500 max, I had to post each page in turn. Part one, part two etc.

Thanks for tidying it up. 

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[Rob 2,996]

These are part of 'The Obsidional Money of the Great Rebellion 1642-1649' by Philip Nelson. Although the original books are not easily found in nice condition, there was a reprint run of 2000 copies made in 1976. Softback with 71 pages, it covers issues in both England and Ireland.

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So, I suppose nice to see the original article as published? :-)

I have several years of the magazine bound into volumes, maybe it might be worth photographing the salesroom pages? Also, lots of the reader's Q&As which read as astonishing now: Queen Anne shilling? 1/-6d if in fine condition, maybe 2/- if well preserved etc. Oh, for a time machine….

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[Rob 2,996]

It can be a real eye-opener looking at past catalogues. To keep it topical, Cuff (1854) had a lot of Carlisle siege pieces including a few duplicates that sold from a pound upwards. Today these would go for a five figure sum. I know that one coin I bought 10 years ago for 1800 was part of a 4 coin lot in 1909 that sold for 17s6d!! Or the Henry VIII testoon that graced the front cover of the 2009 Coins of England, sold for £34K in Marshall (2004). In 1802 it was one of a 2 coin lot in the Tyssen sale which made a couple of quid.

Yes prices have gone up, but so has the number of collectors able and willing to pay for coins. 100 years ago, only the mint state or best(ish) known pieces tended to command top dollar with everything else seemingly going for a small multiple of face value, thus reflecting the relatively few deep pocketed collectors. Today, the average collector is unquestionably wealthier than those of yesteryear, and the population is significantly greater. When that is set against the reducing number of top quality coins available due to museum accessions and the fact that by and large the total number of coins available is essentially static, then there was only ever one way that prices could move.

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[Peter 615]

So much more than coins.Yep I need one to hold and study. My £2 ew on Arthur in the National won't buy me one....but Nando's for my girls tomorrow(today) will.

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