Peckris 2
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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.
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7 hours ago, Rob said:
I think the only definitely attributable coins to Edward V are the angels. TWW made a good case for this.
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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6 hours ago, Citizen H said:
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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7 hours ago, Citizen H said:
1 Shilling
George IV
2nd portrait; 3rd reverse
with a common coin, condition is key, this would be the better of others I have,
any suggestions as to this coin's grade ? I have posted another one that has a counterstamp which I find fascinating although its been dismissed by others I've shown .
many thanks "H"
It’s not VF but it’s better than Fine. Between the two I'd say.
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both coins are nice to have - the William especially.
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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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On 4/16/2025 at 9:51 AM, Menger said:
I think freckles or the odd beauty spot can be attractive. A scar would be post-mint though surely?
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I would say “UNC for details” but the wiping and green tone makes it a less than desirable coin.
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On 4/10/2025 at 2:45 PM, Citizen H said:
1887 Victorian Six Pence
Victoria 2nd portrait; 1st reverse
Jubilee Head.... Engraver: Joseph Edgar Boehm
apparently some have a error 'R over V' in VICTORIA.....
I read some where that this is referred to as the Withdrawn Type....anyone know of this?
2 out of my 3 seem to be in nice condition,....... 👍
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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Noonan’s often refer to lots as “may have once been cleaned” which I assume is an arse-covering exercise. However, this coin does have a telltale sign of possible dipping just under Geo’s chin. But it doesn't look blatantly cleaned, I agree.
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The Geo V reverse ghosting is a fascinating topic. It’s rarely seen on halfcrowns which have a fairly deep and intricate reverse design, but often seen on pennies, halfpennies, sixpences, and shillings, all of which have a lot of blank space on the reverse designs. The first attempt to eliminate ghosting was on the ‘shallow portraits’ on 2/6 2/- and 1/- 1920-1926, and pennies 1922-1926, which partly succeeded, but not until the modified effigy 1925-26 was it nearly completely successful.
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On 3/28/2025 at 8:27 AM, The Bee said:
1854 Halfpenny
I quite often seem to find up repairs to the numbers in dates pre 1860
I think this is first time I've found all the numbers in the date moved slightly to the right (what looks like) the same amount
I wondered if the date had been doubled rather than repaired ?
Very Best Regards
I think you may well be right as the teeth also show signs of being displaced to the right - I think it’s properly called “die bounce”?
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my sisters had the cough from hell - hope it clears up soon
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On 3/14/2025 at 4:03 AM, Sylvester said:
A symptom of the drive to a cashless society? I don't think many young people use cash in everyday transactions, if at all. I guess with no exposure to coinage, there'd be no reason to have their interest sparked by it? I can only think of it as that. Believe it or not, but twenty years ago this forum had a core group of teenage members leading a lot of the discussions! So there was interest from the younger groups once upon a time. In fact, there were quite a few robustly attended forums in the 2000s, very few seem to be left.
Doesn't seem to affect the collectors of vinyl, cassettes, and now CDs ! The lack of an object in everyday use can actually spur collectors.
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23 hours ago, Citizen H said:
Crikey.... I didnt realise, I thought Numista was based on a rarity index listed else where ? I do have to say there was such a rarity index else where then please do share...id hate to be responsible for listing duff information, and like others i will find a rarity index of use.
Peckris... many thanks for your input...others..... please disregard my coin rarity previously stated...its very possible to be not valid ......sorry!
I wouldn't go that far - the coins that you've used it on are as relatively scarce to each other as the index suggests. As far as general copper and bronze coins go, most people use Freeman / Peck / Gouby as reliable indicators of rarity. Spink’s catalogue’s values can be used as a vague indication of rarity but need to be taken with a huge pinch of salt, as popularity as well as scarcity affects values : for example, the 1902LT & 1912H pennies are nowhere near as scarce as their values suggest.
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I don't know this Numista rarity index at all, but from what I can see it appears that the higher the number, the rarer the item. I was initially thrown by the R7, because the grading scale used by ESC (for example) only goes up to 7 which means extremely rare. Freeman goes up to 20 which is ‘possibly unique’. With your (fairly standard) Charles II 4d rated R40, I deduce that index may go up to 100?
ETA: just Googled, and indeed it goes up to 100, but they say it’s based on how many Numista members have the item and how often it is up for ‘swap’, so fairly esoteric, I'd say!
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Recut letters - a frequent occurrence on Victorian coppers and bronze.
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The engraver was Bertram McKennial not de Saulles.
I wonder where you get the R7 from? Quite a nice coin, between F and VF for me.
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20 hours ago, copper123 said:
better than uranus
Anything's better than that.
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53 minutes ago, The Bee said:
The seller mentions the "This 1863 One Penny Coin features the young Bun Head of Queen Victoria, it has a feature that looks like the 8 over 1, it could be just a dye strike error but either way YOU won't find another 1863 error coin, minted in Great Britain under the Victorian era"
Surprised that they didn't comment on the obverse picture
1863 VICTORIAN BUN HEAD ONE PENNY COIN SEE PICS B 173 | eBay
This is what happens when you've not noticed you did ‘Flip horizontal’
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Pictures of said coins would not only be appreciated, but are a must!
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Welcome to the forums
You can always ask here for advice, especially about where to buy from, and what to get. What are your main interests?
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1902 Matte Proof Half Crown /Grading Askew?
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Wish it was mine!