Coin aquisition of the week.......

[VickySilver 653]

Wow! Very nice toning of what looks to be a slight rose colouration & decently struck.

[craigy 362]

On 2/1/2018 at 7:17 PM, seuk said:

Not an 1821 (I've never seen counterfeit half-crowns of that year) but a reel fine upgrade of a fairly common 1820 variation which is often found with weakly strucked reverse (sunken die) just as my previous best example below.

are they forgeries then ? 

[Rob 2,787]

2 hours ago, craigy said:

are they forgeries then ? 

If they weren't , he wouldn't touch 'em.

 

[seuk 85]

52 minutes ago, Rob said:

If they weren't , he wouldn't touch 'em.

 

Well - I do have a small white cabinet  

 

[Unwilling Numismatist 503]

Found this jammed into a fugly brooch mount and couldn't resist, even though there is minor damage to the rim on the obverse.

 

[Sword 1,228]

7 hours ago, VickySilver said:

Wow! Very nice toning of what looks to be a slight rose colouration & decently struck.

Thanks VS!

[DrP 34]

I got these two medals with a job lot of silver proof crowns and things...  I think they are recent reprints and commemorative medals rather than coins...  but this platinum plated Wellington medal is a jaw dropping piece of shiny eye candy imo. I looked them up and they seem to go for about £40 to £45 but I am not sure what they are supposed to fetch.

I am guessing the 1815 silver medal is a commemorative copy too, lol. 

They are different to the coins I usually collect and I quite like them.  Might sell them sometime, but like having them for now. :-)

 

 

[DrP 34]

This also came with it  -  looks like a tourist piece of tat really, but I still like it - It is very mirrored/proof like. I don't know if it is a tourists souvenir or a commemorative thing - I can't find any info on them. Anyone know if these have silver content? Maybe a blend. It doesn't 'seem' like pure silver to the touch or eye, but might be a mix with some base metal, IDK.  Is massive though!  lol....   and very shiny, I put an old Victoria crown coin in the last pic for size comparison. .  

Anyone know what these are? I saw something similar when looking about for it on the net but couldn't pinpoint it.Would be nice if it had even a little silver in it, but I am not sure. Nice lump though.  

[Paulus 1,806]

Not new but sharing anyway on this thread! 

[Unwilling Numismatist 503]

2 minutes ago, Paulus said:

Not new but sharing anyway on this thread! 

#CoinEnvy.

It's going to be a week before I stop drooling.

[Sword 1,228]

On 2/3/2018 at 3:20 PM, VickySilver said:

Wow! Very nice toning of what looks to be a slight rose colouration & decently struck.

It arrived today and the coin has an even gold - olive tone with rose colouration. Very pleased!

[Sword 1,228]

19 hours ago, Paulus said:

Not new but sharing anyway on this thread! 

Well done. Very nicely struck as well. 

[Paddy 1,333]

This is my Gothic Crown - had it for about 10 years now!

 

[Sword 1,228]

10 years is not exactly "recent acquisition" but it is really very nice with eye appeal. 

[Paddy 1,333]

8 minutes ago, Sword said:

10 years is not exactly "recent acquisition" but it is really very nice with eye appeal. 

Neither was Paulus's Gothic. I was just posting mine to compare notes.

[Sword 1,228]

Only teasing. A Gothic crown is very pretty especially when it has few contact marks.

[Paddy 1,333]

This is actually my most recent acquisition in the British collection - just an upgrade.

[Peckris 579]

2 hours ago, Paddy said:

This is actually my most recent acquisition in the British collection - just an upgrade.

 

Wow. A silver George V halfpenny? 

[ozjohn 472]

I think this one is a pretty good example for a 1920 halfcrown

Edited February 10, 2018 by ozjohn
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[declan03 149]

1723 George I Hibernia halfpenny. Looks a decent example although there is an extra mark before the word Georgius.

[Paulus 1,806]

I wasn't happy with my 1787 Shilling without hearts example, so I have just upgraded to this (seller's pics)

[Coinery 734]

And for the third time I share this my latest purchase - King John 5C from the Douglas Bayern collective, whoever he might be! Rather pleased!

 

[Ukstu 425]

36 minutes ago, Coinery said:

And for the third time I share this my latest purchase - King John 5C from the Douglas Bayern collective, whoever he might be! Rather pleased!

 

Great buy ! Well done. 

[Paulus 1,806]

Oh yes, that's a corker Stu!

 

[declan03 149]

Ĺatest aquisition of an 1893 Queen Victoria proof halfcrown .