Peckris 2
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I had a post about the rare 1887 6d I own, but I'm not being able to post it, not even as a private convo message. Not sure what it is about the post that's causing the problem...
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1 hour ago, Martinminerva said:
Indeed, those pictures are missing, as are large / small dates just below. Haven't trawled through other pages yet to see if more is missing...
Screenshots of what I see:
Same for me - all other pictures however are there.
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oh, but this I can???
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as per thread title
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13 hours ago, Bruce said:
Thanks!
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Anyone got a link to the catalogue? I'm not a member of Sovereign Rarities.
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7 minutes ago, Paddy said:
I can't see anything wrong with it, but some of the recent repros are very difficult to spot. If you have had it more than 30 years, I would think you are safe.
Check the weight against Numista. Check the silver content with the sliding magnet test, or better still if you have a jewel nearby that has the Xray gun thingamajig.
I think the silver content and weight will check out as good? From what I can gather, this particular coin is rather like the Maria Theresa thaler which is still minted - not for any fraudulent reason, but because it's both a very desirable coin in its own right, but also because it's still used in some places!
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It all looks fine to me.
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The bottom one could be a fairly modern repro? Apparently there are many of this particular denomination.
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I wonder at the terms "extremely" "very" and "excessively" used for rarity. Were these simply hype words (like "BU Gem" used by so many dealers) or are they based on known facts? It's interesting that the 1960 silver crown ("very rare") was offered at a significantly cheaper price than the other two, one being the long known 'sandblasted' 1953 crown.
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8 hours ago, The Bee said:
Many thanks Dave,
I can see in David Groom's book (Identification of British C20th Bronze Coin Varieties)there are 8 minor varieties of 1900 listed. Glad to hear that an additional minor variety has been recorded. I wonder is there any source with pictures of the 9 or whether anyone has collected all 9 ?
Best Regards
@DaveG38 *is* David Groom!
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They are pretty scarce - much of the low mintage was probably never issued.
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On 8/17/2025 at 3:44 PM, Kipster said:
Does this one look wrong to you?
https://auctions.thecoincabinet.com/lots/view/4-HPLZOJ/1775-copper-halfpenny
looks as if it's been retooled, possibly?
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What a shame - I've ordered an Annulet from Peeter Nichols, who are now closing down. I would have been interested in another Mascle (still waiting for the Annulet...)
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Someone had a theory that people who had made many attachments were the ones who can't post them now, which would explain why those 3 test attachments by a new poster worked.
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I agree that there are too many in the period to classify them all. But good on anyone who makes them a special interest.
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Phil Collins is very underrated as a musician - he not only helped write several Genesis songs, he was also a consummate arranger, something very evident from Nursery Cryme onwards which was the album after he joined.
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3 hours ago, dmw2602 said:
Hi all,
As I can't seem to post pics anymore, I've posted a link to a coin I was hoping one or two of you might have an opinion on. I haven't seen corrosion like this on pennies of this grade, and I was wondering if anyone knew what it was. I appreciate that there is no financial value in it, but I've been looking for one where the die crack looks like thunder hitting the water for a while (don't ask).
Are you talking about Britannia's leg? The pictures are pretty poor, but I can't see this as corrosion - depending upon whether it's incuse or raised (the jury's out...) then it's either a planchet flaw causing delamination, or perhaps something like grease finding its way onto the die.
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My understanding of the term "VIP proof" is that it doesn't refer to a characteristicallly different method of striking, but that they are normal proofs produced in very limited quantities for VIP visitors in years when proofs weren't otherwise issued. Therefore there aren’t any VIP proofs for e.g. 1950 1951 1953, but would exist if struck in 1948 1949 1952 or 1954.
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14 hours ago, Paddy said:
Hi @Chris Perkins it might be worth the host reading the thread in Members, Coin Acquisition of the week as that has quite a lot more discussion on this problem.
Unless he's a member he won't be able to.
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The New York examples were struck on polished dies, hence prooflike. They're scarcer than the regular but not sure of the relative mintages.
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all I have is the 12 PENCE MAKE 1 SHILLING
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On 7/9/2025 at 8:14 AM, blakeyboy said:
Reading the sports section on the BBC website this morning, I have just genuinely realised that champion golfers Schauffele and Scheffler
are two separate people.
No wonder I've been confused.
they both wear soft shoes
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Florins, Shillings and Misc .... on going sort out.
in Free for all
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I'm not sure where you're getting the overstamped idea from? The reverse looks normal apart from what looks like Vic's mouth chin and neck appearing just to the left of the shield, probably caused the same way 'ghosting' occurs on many 1st issue George V coins, especially pennies halfpennies shillings and sixpences.