Ukstu
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The future of collecting as we know it is coming to an end. I've only been buying hammered recently as it's the only thing i can be certain of in myself that it's real. I'd struggle to ID some of these new milled reproductions. I did hope one day that my young son would take up the hobby but I think now if this trend continues I'll sway him to save him losing out in the future. It's becoming a lottery.
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Good idea. eBay's worst offerings occasionally runs off topic. If we use this thread to specifically show copies / replicas it's less likely to get lost in amongst other things.
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/edward-1-111-style-hammered-coin/302477504577 seller notes "good con"
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Nice find ?. I love these twin profile coins.
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I've had a brief look using Google for other images of similar reverses but drawn a blank. Its a 1a4 of Fil Aimer....Ahh i see what you mean now , yes the cross is doubled on that side so its just that portion. I need to sort out some reading glasses lol. I've been missing a lot of things recently ?
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?Thanks was curious. See what you mean now looks like an A under the O. Not unusual i agree. Dark workshops , literacy etc.
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Whats happened here. I was photographing some of my coins earlier and spotted this which i never noticed til before. Is it a double strike or a die sinking error. Its supposed to be a letter R.
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Sorry I wasn't being funny and it wasn't meant as an insult. I can see it is a rare coin. I wasn't aware of how much they go for.
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Looks fine mate. The obverse may have put people off it. Alot of collector's of milled coins want them perfect. Look at this , unsold because of the mark above the head. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1663-Charles-II-Shilling/322785002302
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/162695896234 These are coming from museum reproductions in Runcorn. Seen two of these sell earlier in the year as genuine. I got a further third one pulled. One went for £250. Reported it. Please follow suit , this will likely sell for over £200 if we can't get it pulled. http://www.museumreproductions.co.uk/shop/viewitem.php?productid=466
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As Rob says hartlebury is not a castle. Its a manor. The welsh marches is littered with ruined castles. The Normans started that up and it continued for many centuries.
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Could HC be dare i say it , Half Crown.
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I saw those as they popped up on Sunday. Museum quality some of them. That's a fine collection he's got there. I was in awe of that HII Fil Aimer. Puts my one to shame.
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I saw one go on eBay a few years ago for £48. I stupidly never bid on it as i was more tied up with buying coins back then. Didn't appreciate the value of good literature then. The one on vcoins is £147 with extra for the postage. I'll keep looking for now. One may pop up on eBay again. When people pass on the family just tend to throw the books on eBay for next to nothing not realising its worth. I may find one that way.
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Thanks anyway Rob. If one pops up reserve it for me. It seems to be a hard one to track down nowadays. Only copy i can find online is at vcoins in the US , ridiculously priced as usual with any numistimatics books that cross the pond.
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I am after a copy of : The J. P. Mass Collection of English Short Cross Coins, 1180-1247: J.P.Mass Collection of English Short Cross Coins, 1180-1247 Vol 56 (Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles) If anybody has a copy or knows where i can find a copy reasonably priced please let me know. Thanks.
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I think it was 2014/15. Google it. Everbody seems to be raving about it. I like it. He's a good guy. Fairly approachable and happy to help out if you need advice also.
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Thanks. It's a fairly recent book on the short cross series. Think it's on Amazon. Pretty good book for identifying them and classifying them.
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We were both correct Rob. I mailed it to Gerry Slevin just before. He's confirmed it as a 5b3/5c mule. I missed the pellet in the S which ties it down to 5b3 on the obverse. He's going to feature it in his next edition of Short Cross Legends.
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Thanks Rob. Its an oddity. I'll mark it as a 5b/5c and make further enquiries. Just realised also i misread NORV its NORY.
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Picked this up today as an unknown class of John. Got me slightly puzzled at what class it is. The reverse reads Iohan.on.norv which would correspond with class 5c the last class struck at Norwich before its closure in 1207. The obverse looks like a 5b though. Would i be right in assuming this is a mule?
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Charles II pennies - left and right busts
Ukstu replied to Descartes's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
We forgot the farthings. They are left facing portrait also. ? -
Charles II pennies - left and right busts
Ukstu replied to Descartes's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
Interesting point. I'd never given that any thought. The right coin is the earlier portrait. (Undated group). Could it be that he was trying to continue his fathers left facing portrait kind of like a tribute to him? The engraver was the same , John Roettiers . -
Thanks for all the feedback. Appreciate it. ?
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Thanks guys. Sounds like a plan. I'll just fill in a cn 22 declaration as collectable tokens. There not terribly valuable. I'd say 25 quid tops. A Longcross of Henry III and an irish 10p counterstamped from the troubles. Quite surprised at how unhelpful the PO staff were to be honest , a little bit of friendly advice wouldn't have gone a miss from them.
