Unwilling Numismatist
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What is the Actual Mintage of the 1983 Two "NEW PENCE"?
Unwilling Numismatist replied to VickySilver's topic in Decimal Coins
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1983-Royal-Mint-ERROR-NEW-PENCE-2p-Martini-Uncirculated-Coin-Set-RARE/152572825363?hash=item23860c8f13:g:ewMAAOSwYvFZM~9D Heres a real one I guess... -
Really love that florin!
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Good luck. It might be worth you checking out the Finds liaison Officer for that area from the PAS website, they will have access to all previous records. https://finds.org.uk/contacts
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If they were Roman (or any other significant type of treasure as deemed by the Treasure Act), they would be classed as a hoard and would need to be declared, as I guess they weren't previously disclaimed under the Treasure Trove law (were they? ... paperwork required). If you can get permission I'd love to help! Its a great tale, it would be good to finally lay it to rest either way.
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The oval looks to contain 925 in both, so a spot of sterling. The longer one .. really hard to see, so I'll have to re-shoot them with a different lens and a stand.
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Thanks for the reply - they sort of look rough but at the same time don't, when in the hand .. I think my lack of a decent macro lens doesn't help (along with needing to practice my lighting and using a copy stand...) 2 minutes, let me see just how good the shot was.
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Are you buried in a snow drift somewhere?
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If you need larger images I'll post them one at a time. Thanks for your help!
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Here they are ... Excuse the crudity of the photos, I was too lazy to get the stand out...
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Thats some proof collection, and quite a lot of it is on my wish list (but don't tell the nice people on here :)). Unfortunately I bought a complete collection already this month and 'er indoors would frown quite a lot if I went after another without selling at least some of the last one! Good luck with it though.
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I'd have to say, I'd have bought the farmer out too. Unfortunately 10+ years of detecting and no gold for me yet!.Had a couple of really nice lizzie sixpences and oodles of romans though Still jealous of this as a detecting find though! as mrbadexample says, what are you going to follow this post with
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If you can get 150 for that in a plastic case, I think I might need to get at least 1 coin graded lol
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I have a couple of curios from a recent collection purchase which I'm entirely flummoxed by. Is there anyone here who has an interest in this area, and could offer an opinion
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I totally agree, our relatives across the pond seem to have an obsession with things packaged in plastic, which doesn't necessarily indicate good quality.
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Gaz, if you have a scanner that may be a better option for pictures. As coins are reasonably flat (normally) any scanner should be able to do a reasonably decent job of getting a good image. Really nice find btw.
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I have better I still wouldn't get graded. I'm puzzled by this.
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Hi Gaz, you'll find you aren't the only collector/detectorist (does that make us collectorists?) on here!
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1826 penny token?
Unwilling Numismatist replied to Pavel's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
Given the crudity, I might be tempted towards a contemporary forgery, however a penny would (at least today) seem somewhat unworthy of such effort. -
She certainly doesn't look very far off though
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Very true, but just when you start to think you know enough, someone else with more knowledge will perhaps direct you to further thought, leading back to the "where can I learn more about this..." Where better to begin the search for more knowledge, than the place you heard it first.
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Commonly asked questions and answers sticky threads in a newb/beginners section normally works quite well, but does involve the overhead of several admin members to maintain and update. Under-use of the forum search is a man's own worst enemy, second only to forgetfulness.
