Ukstu

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.

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

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

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.

Could HC be dare i say it , Half Crown.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

We forgot the farthings. They are left facing portrait also. ?

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. ?

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.

I need some advice on how to go about posting some low value coins to a mate in Australia. I tryed today to send them at the post office and the lady said they would be taken as currency and destroyed by Australian customs. That was as much advice as i was given, i left package in hand shaking my head. I didn't realise it was so complicated. People must frequently sell items/coins on eBay to Australian citizens. How do i go about ensuring my coins reach my friend. Thanks in advance. Stu.

?. I know. My english isn't top but thats awlful. The moral of the story is avoid, far too much information. When an item comes on eBay with a tale that long its generally BS. Reported them both.

Also reported. ?

It's a terrible counterfeit ?. Shocking , don't think I've ever seen one so bad lol.

Definitely a token. No coin would have such a terrible image of George IV on it. His hair looks like a bowl of spaghetti ? What's on the other side of it ?

The only thing stunning is that it raised £5.50. Its scrap.

Hi You need to upload images of the coin in question for anybody to be able to properly assist identification. Stu.

Welcome to the forum. I second that advice. Buy the best you can afford or you'll end up with coins your embarrassed to show in the future and which you'll regret purchasing. I started off with short cross coins as they were cheap and abundant back in the day. Just enjoy what ever you choose to start with and best of luck finding good examples . If you need any tips or help just post. Stu.

Thats the easy bit frank. Its resizing your image you may struggle with.

Ha ha. You've made a new best friend! I once messaged a woman selling an unidentified hammered kindly telling her what it was. She messaged me back a few days later about identifying a few other coins for her. I ended up with about 30 separate messages each containing a coin image. She wanted full ID including mintmarks, spink number and grade plus rough value. I don't bother messaging anybody no more with help requests ?.