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I love these…great designs!

aha, yes theres this one as well that I found awhile ago,

very interesting information / knowledge 👍

I would go with the RMM opinion, however you can do another test if you want to check yourself that doesn't involve working out the specific gravity. Simply place a strong rare earth magnet on the coin and tip the coin up to let the magnet slide off. If the the magnet free falls at normal speed its not Silver. (You need a strong small rare earth magnet for it to work) If the magnet slides down across the coin much slower at a constant speed its Silver. Worth thinking about metal sliding across the coin and potential damage /scratch you could place a piece of paper on the coin so the magnet doesn't cause any damage. Its called magnetic braking. The test would not work on a copper/silver plated coin because copper's high conductivity will cause the magnet to slow down although the magnet will still slide faster than silver.

Lovely! I've been getting 1 rupees whenever I can. I have a Hyderabad one in my watch list too. I'll continue to look for one per year of the Imperial ones and then one from each Princely state that minted them.

Yes, but the big difference there is that the gilt pieces are patterns or proofs and so readily distinguishable from the currency issues. This one looks to be a normal worn currency piece that someone has had fun with. The weight is likely similar to what it should be. Silver is only a bit denser than copper, so the wear will likely cancel out the difference at best.

Does anyone have contact with Verene? Trying to get some details on one of the lots for my research

surfaced today amongst a mixed bag of foreign and 1950's British coin, glad I did take some time otherwise it would be on its way to the charity shop, so for your consideration a 1892. Victorian and Ganga Singh 1 Rupee, It was minted by the princely state of Bikanir under the British Rule. .917 Silver, Weight 11.45 g

An obvious question is - what's the weight and how does that compare to the standard bronze weight? Also, Soho gilded coins can often tolerate field scratches without breaking through the gilt surface.

Ok, thanks Rob , I wasn't sure, still a nice curiosity piece😊

You sometimes get silvered base coins for use as a pendant or similar. I see yours didn't have a hole for suspension, but the intent will likely be the same. If the silver is recoverable as part of a bigger lot, then best recovered that way, but sadly no or very little collectable value.

Sorry, I think I put this in the wrong place😔

Hi guys, its been a while, I hope everyone is well. I have a bit of a conundrum , I have an 1886 halfpenny that according to The Royal Mint Museum is an authentic coin , but has been silver plated, the thing is it has deep initials scratched/gouged onto its surface and I see no underlying bronze at all, I took it to my coin dealer and we did an acid test, which came up as silver , slightly magnetic and he thinks it is a low grade silver, but the ping test came out as a normal halfpenny, by the way my coin was gone for 4 months , not the usual 6 to 8 weeks, when I got in touch with a guy I email regularly he chased it up for me . The RMM response said "they had no reason to think it was not authentic", but at the end said it was "silver plated". I would appreciate any help on this please Many thanks in advance

Arrrgh!

Yes. I have full sympathy with Commodore Perry, who seemed to attach his tickets to coins like this .. less chance of them being misplaced I suppose.

Bit of a tragic tale, that!

The collection was sold through DNW in conjunction with Stephen Mitchell, who was a favourite dealer of John's with many supplied through that channel. Apparently a box was dropped when picking up the collection. It isn't impossible that it was lost at that point, even falling through the drain grid. A metal detector around chez Hulett (decd) might be of use, but a bit of a bummer though, if it was lost at that point.

Without the ticket I wonder if it may even be in unknowing hands? It would only take one local deceased-estate sale for it to lose its identity and fall into ignorant hands.

Variation on a theme here. One lot I had won in the Hulett sales came with a ticket that was for Brooker 613 (6d mule with the obverse mark Crown over Bell over Portcullis) and to my knowledge is the only one known. I had marked that as a buy when it appeared, but the ticket (613) was for a different coin to the one I bought, so dutifully sent it back to be reunited with the right coin. However, the coin I really wanted didn't appear in any sale as far as I could see, so where is it? I know John had Brooker 613 because I saw it when visiting on one occasion, hence the interest. Humpf.

I've experienced both sides of a "lost ticket". In 2014 bought an ex-JP Mass collection (#1275) short-cross penny from eBay and it was delivered with the wrong ticket. The seller said he'd send me the correct ticket so I returned it to him, at which point he told me he couldn't find the original ticket. I do have Mass 574 & 1241 with their original tickets though.

I wonder whether Gundry relates to the "Bridport Gundry" rope and netting company? I visited them with my father, when he was on business there, in the early 70s, but I believe they are no longer in operation. It was fascinating to see the rope making process and the number of different uses rope and netting could be put to!

Agreed, though I do presume there is some bias in our views. Taylor restrikes are over a hundred years old by now and have their own history in their own right. Similiarly, Tanner pieces for Cromwell coins are desireable for it. It is possible that the Edward VIII fantasy pieces in some a hundred years or so are viewed in a similiar light - though I am uninclined to think so as the Taylor/Tanner pieces were derived from original tooling and modern fantasy pieces are pretty accessible nowadays. Only time will tell their desireablility I suppose, though I am doubtful they will be as loved. TLDR: Maybe as they get their own history they'll be interesting.

I found this £1 note ticket in with a coin lot I recently bought. Absolutely nothing to do with my items, and always sad, especially when someone has gone to such troubles to document an item in this way!

I do like those restrikes by taylor, so will handled and such beauties ,you get nothing like that in say the edward viii fantasy patterns of recent years