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VickySilver

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  1. VickySilver
    Obviously to each his own, but I just don't think many would accept a partially filled die period or comma should be considered as anything but a minor mint error.
  2. VickySilver
    I mean those are multiple incuse impact marks, nearly too many to count and so IMO very unlikely to be other than post minting damage as alluded to.
  3. VickySilver
    Yes, absolutely unbelievable. The rest of us poor peons.... I have collected Brit coins for in excess of 30 years and only a few of my very very best might only just be considered rivals to this. Unbelievable quality and rarity. Can you imagine even thinking to try for any coin he has/had an interest in as it may come up to auction? One interesting thought - what happens if a coin comes up that both he and DL Hansen have to have? I would imagine some negotiations and collusion must by need have to occur.
  4. VickySilver
    Well, doubtlessly many know more than I but at least Mr. Steve Hill tends to concur in several conversations. You will have nearly endless varieties of the issues from late 1840s to early 1850s with overstruck letters and dates, etc. I have a couple that are absolutely Maundy and bought in sets that have this. Keep looking at coins of the 1846-1853 period specimens and you no doubt will find many.
  5. VickySilver
    I am not convince about the "Struck for Colonial use only" bit that was in ESC for so long. Maundy at the time was quite variable in strike, surface and quality and with enough span in variances to encompass the specimens that I have seen or held in hand or even own from sources ranges from Spink to auctions (many venues)...
  6. VickySilver
    PMD seems rather the case at least to me. What was the impacter? Not sure but looks basically to have been hammered, almost like a ball-peen (sp?).
  7. VickySilver
    Well, 1923 Copper-nickel/nickel pattern maybe?
  8. VickySilver
    Shameless: if you or others have any for sale including the common 1961 2/6 I would be a customer....
  9. VickySilver
    Please do share pictures if you can....The crown was 1960 dated...
  10. VickySilver
    I am not convinced that it is not die preparation. LOL. Double negative. I personally believe that it is polished die, and not planchet or proof. I don't have it in hand obviously but possibly more than simple a polished die as the lettering and even the QE II bust has a bit more refinement/detail of strike possibly. I guess that I really should get a specimen myself and can't argue with the minimal price either.
  11. VickySilver
    This coin is up my alley but I am sorry that a missed stop on the designer's initials would not merit a separate Type IMO and more likely a filled die or such.
  12. VickySilver
    Ah sorry that was before coffee! I meant PL 1961 halfcrowns struck on planchets that appear to have been meant for proofs. BTW if anybody has one, I would be a buyer as I had previously passed (I think about 10-15 quid). I actually have a genuine proof 1961 2/6 but even some years ago it wasn't cheap.
  13. VickySilver
    I believe I have seen 1961 on the halfcrowns
  14. VickySilver
    Fractional ownership = BS. I just can not imagine doing this other than for investment purposes.
  15. VickySilver
    1863/1
  16. VickySilver
    Silly Wabbit, that is a gold off metal strike! LOL.............Well, maybe not.
  17. VickySilver
    Continued watch has not been rewarded as NO 1984 specimen FM coins or other rarities. No other 2002 proof sets; as I had said there are a few of the 2002 Track and Field (junior) crowns floating about but they are relatively scarce as well.
  18. VickySilver
    LOL Sloppy seconds....
  19. VickySilver
    No doubt other assets.... IMO still looks like the one date is larger than the other when looking at each digit - see for example the top stem to the "6".
  20. VickySilver
    I am still trying to figure out the number, and does or has anybody seen the 1843 4/5?
  21. VickySilver
    Yes, I agree. I doubt anybody has studied date varieties of the poor 1964 penny??
  22. VickySilver
    No fooling young Richard! It is.
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  24. VickySilver
    I like this near-orphan series and have a decent collection. Some years ago I got this coin by chance off eBay and it may be the somewhat elusive 1843 4 over 5 variety. I confess that I’ve not seen other specimens so it may just be die damage at the datal. It almost looks like an inverted 5.
  25. VickySilver
    I believe that was from the era of "mint sport"; as I had [I believe] previously posted I also have a double reverse proof 1970 penny. The OP coin was slabbed as AU58 Brown by NGC. There may be a dash over ONE and will have to look at the original coin. These are more obviously so, whereas I am not certain of the off metal strikes in CuNi (I have one of each date of those 1964-67).
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