Unwilling Numismatist

Seriously? you forgot seriously!

Hi @Pavel the RM site is a bit unfriendly with it's navigation, here is the link you require.

I'm prepared to bet that many remain voters didn't realise just how costly this "free trade association of European Economic Countries" has actually become. Churchill must surely be spiralling in his grave as this shambles continues. We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, unless we decide to just hand it over and apologise for being awkward.

I suspect it is what Mary uses as a monogram for her work, it is also present on the Suffragette 50p, whereas her older work had the initials MMD.

I wanted to be a porn star. Every time I show up people say "what a cock"....

As long as common sense is observed.... what am I saying, thats so last millenium!

Well spotted, and $2AUD is blinding

I just need to focus on buying everything in higher grades - and start checking that I don't already have things.... 3 recent occurrences of "oops"!

Yep, and oddly about identical in condition to my die number 19 I was looking at about half an hour ago! Always nice to dig some silver, whatever monarch or denomination!

You're really setting the bar rather high for us mere mortals

Its a nice looking coin, but I agree, you should probably buy a calendar instead

There a quite few varieties, that one was easiest to find, but they vary in size as all good Roman designs do. Alternative horse related varieties are out there, but the legend/obverse bust / reverse design all look about right for it to be this. Here is a larger "horse" rinky-dink also wildwinds Fonteia varieties (with a Goarse)

Righty - I was rightish and wrong I think .... It definitely looks lik a Fonteia denarius, however ... it's infant genius riding a GOAT! http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/sear5/s0271.html

The rushing noise I heard... it was that subtlety whizzing right past me

Yes Jerry, Fonteia (sp?) about 85BC shoulld be a reasonable example. As for the moneyer, oesn't ring a bell.

It's fairly common in the BC's, 85-30 ish, but those coins would definitely be solid silver - potentially a contemporary forgery but the obverse might present a few more clues before I'd commit to any more.

I'm not sure about silver - silvered perhaps. Someone on a horse with another person on the ground below them - it rings a bell, one I've obviously looked for in the past... just can't seem to clear the brain fog at the moment.

Following hot on the heels of the £1 glut comes the Representation 50p. Still no sign of the 10p's or the 2018 Beatrix 50p's near me yet.

The gap in the rubbish bin?

4 Grand? Someones been reading the daily express for way too long.

I got 3 last week, I was hoping they'd look a little less circulated than they do.

Are there any distinguishing features other than the strike and the finish which could determine a proof? My Rev A has a look about it, but due to it's hard life even if it were a proof in a past life, it certainly doesn't pass for one now - an early strike is the closest I'd personally give it until it can be proven something else. Rev B's are what my comment was related to - I remain unconvinced, but keep an open mind.

Do you have notes of the analysis, I'd be happy to correlate the data into something pie-like if it would lend itself to that.

Sweet! I'd best start saving some more!

Don't forget the Young Head and there are some variations in date width, however I'm not sure these would really qualify as a variety. As for proofs, I remain unconvinced, as early strikes with good preservation are akin to a "prooflike" appearance. Given the existence of commemorative sets for 1887, it wouldn't be out of the realms of possibiility, however I am yest to see anything that thoroughly convinces me for the common shillling. there are certainly other 1887 coins which would meet the criteria, so I am keeping an open mind and watching carefully. I wish I had the time and nearby location so that I could hear it all!! She's a lucky young lady, Attached for the fun of it are some pics of my most photogenic shillings (a,b and c), however they were unfortunately mistreated before arriving with me.