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Peckris 2

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  1. there's Greek on the ?reverse? - upper case Epsilon Omicron Sigma spelling EOS, the name of an Ancient Greek goddess.
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    William IIII Four Pence Fault

    I agree - but the incuse dig by the 7 is almost certainly post-Mint damage.
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    Ebay's Worst Offerings

    yes, it’s way too perfect not to be a repro
  4. NOT ‘spent in significant numbers’! (see copper123’s post..). Also 1951 Crowns were struck to ‘prooflike’ quality. But perhaps we should agree to differ on this?
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    Halfpenny ID check

    Farthings were 1) a lower priority due to being so small that people didn't study them too closely for die failures etc, 2) being so small, there was a greater proportion of protective rim, 3) (guess..) the dies didn't wear so quick?
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    1½ Pence - William IV Colonial issue......Fault

    I'd say more likely post-mint where someone has either whacked the coin or put it in a vice-like device which i s why you can still see a trace of the original design.
  7. Regardless of whether some found their way into circulation, they weren't struck as currency IMO.
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    MS 1920 Florins

    I think I'd concur about the MS64 - though it is slightly hard to tell from small pictures. (Perhaps next time you could just screenshot the coin without the surrounding stuff?)
  9. AFAIK there aren’t any currency crowns? The 1937 and 1951 were both commemoratives, not for circulation.
  10. Do you have pictures? Sometimes grading is notoriously fickle, and if these coins formed a set, one might expect them to be in similar condition.
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    1902 Matte Proof Half Crown /Grading Askew?

    Wish it was mine!
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    Ever been caught out?

    A nice enough example - some collectors are a lot less bothered about rim holes than others. I have an UNC 1826 halfcrown with graining weaknesses at 12 and 6 o’clock indicating it might have been held in a brooch or something similar. It’s never bothered me in the slightest.
  13. I'm puzzled about this. Edward V was never crowned king, and during his brief spell as monarch Richard III would have controlled the Mint. After Bosworth it would have been moot anyway.
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    Florins, Shillings and Misc .... on going sort out.

    It’s not that far off VF imo. Obviously such coins look more worn when enlarged, so in hand it probably looks very nice.
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    Florins, Shillings and Misc .... on going sort out.

    It’s not VF but it’s better than Fine. Between the two I'd say.
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    Florins, Shillings and Misc .... on going sort out.

    both coins are nice to have - the William especially.
  17. Edward VIII didn't have any coins OFFICIALLY issued, but the new brass 3d was issued to traders for them to try them out in slot machines. They were supposed to be returned but a few weerent so these are extremely rare and valuable. Also, there are rare proofs of many (all?) denominations, so it could be argued you can exclude him from the list. As for Lady Jane Grey, she is not included in many lists of official English monarchs - Edward VI had tried to disavow Mary and Elizabeth and nominated Jane as the nearest Protestant candidate. Even if you do allow her, 9 days was hardly enough time to prepare and issue coins!.
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    1902 Matte Proof Half Crown /Grading Askew?

    I would say “UNC for details” but the wiping and green tone makes it a less than desirable coin.
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    New cabinet 2 sm.jpg

    are you joking, or serious??
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    Florins, Shillings and Misc .... on going sort out.

    Yes, as already mentioned this was withdrawn to avoid them being gold plated - but they're not rare, nor is the replacement reverse (which was introduced for William IV, and continued to be used until 1911 when the ‘lion on crown’ design replaced it.) You've got two very nice examples there, around EF.
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    New cabinet 2 sm.jpg

    Nice. I'm looking for an extra cabinet, though slightly daunted by the £400 that a Peter Nichols’ Mascle now costs.
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    "The British Bronze Penny from 1860 to 1970"

    Good luck! That's the large blue book divided into three horizontal sections? I'm keeping mine…
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    Small Head 1992 20p

    I didn’t even know there were two different designs on the 1992 20p?
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