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Bought this . I love the patina on this coin. Looks like a Hypo coin which I would guess is a scarce thing on 1950 pennies?

He has lowered the price from 1700 to 37.00 now....

If you are looking to spend £100-150 then you could be alright for a decent Henry VIII halfgroat or sovereign penny. You will struggle if you are looking for the Holbein portrait on a coin however, as a testoon with a decent portrait is measured in thousands. To give you an idea of the grade you could expect to find, a few images are attached for the Tudors. First up is a 2nd coinage 2d struck at York under Abp. Lee - about 18mm dia.. Second is a sovereign penny. There are several types of this and not all are equal. The portrait on this one is a bit better than you might expect for the money you want to spend, but a clear portrait of the king seated on the throne should be possible. About 15mm dia. Third coin. Henry VII you can get a middle grade groat (4d) of the commoner types or mintmark - about 25mm dia. You could also get a halfgroat (2d) of this reign in reasonable condition. Halfpennies of Henry VII, Henry VIII and Elizabeth I will be at the bottom end of the price range for a decent example, but are quite small at 11 or 12mm dia. Fourth, the Henrys are a facing bust. 5th, the Elizabeth design is a portcullis. You are unlikely to find much in the way of Edward VI or Mary in your price range, but might be able to find a lower grade fine silver issue shilling of the former. A shilling is possible for Elizabeth 1 as is a sixpence, threepence or smaller, but a rule of thumb is the larger the coin, the more expensive they tend to be for the generic types. Portraits on Eliz.1 shillings tend to be quite weak, so this might not be the best option if you want a coin in better condition. A sixpence with a decent portrait would be better (6th coin) as these come better struck up. This isn't exhaustive, but gives a few options.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/King-Henry-VIII-Coin-1509-47-Silver-Groat-Rare/222687327181?hash=item33d932f3cd:g:t74AAOSwD8ZZ631b .another from the WRL mint , a snip at £197 lol

i do like the cameo George VI, is my favorite bust of all and i believe its been called the most technically perfect bust, anyway picked this little beauty up, couple of very light hairlines in front of the forehead but that reflects the grade,

One mans trash and all that..... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1797-CARTWHEEL-TWOPENCE-COIN-FROM-GEORGE-III-VF-/253281795737?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&autorefresh=true&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&nma=true&si=b8BWj%2FFYvI09EkLSnPduB8JVS14%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

It's Rob's site and therefore is the definition of pucker.

It had better be. It's mine. The 1562 reference was directed at the plethora of copies on eBay, invariably described as sixpences.

Especially if it's called a sixpence, but has the bust and diameter of a threepence! here you go, Tchris: https://www.rpcoins.co.uk/collections/tudor-1485-1603

Anything on pinterest requires you to sign up to view the pictures. If it helps, I take a picture and save it as a jpeg. If it is over 0.5Mb then I resize it using paint so that it is just under that size. You don't have to use the maximum size to get a decent picture though. Obviously it will depend on the size of the coin. e.g. This Bristol halfcrown is 37mm across at the widest point. The first image is 481kb and the second 116kb. There is no serious degradation in image quality, and is certainly adequate for the average viewer.

And whatever you do, avoid anything dated 1562

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 .

The 2 indentations are caused by someone experimenting with hardness testers the round marks are caused by a Rockwell hardness tester and the triangular by a Vickers hardness tester, you can look up both in Wiki. I suspect some Engineering students playing around in the lab! Phill

Part of the problem is the difference in melting points between silver and copper, the latter being about 100 degrees higher. Unless the pot temperature is significantly higher than the melting point of silver in order to melt the copper and form the alloy, you run the risk of some coins taken from the top of the liquid which are considerably purer than spec whilst being left towards the end of the batch with a very debased mix having a distinctly coppery flavour. However, as all the metal was accounted for, it was necessary to strike the last coins of the batch from the residue and pickle the surfaces as in the post above. The Bristol halfcrown below shows the brown/red tinges of a flan that is mostly copper to good effect.

Quite possibly my favourite song of theirs. A mellow song from the late..