Peckris

Lacquering became popular from the late 60s if I remember - about the same time as you could embed your coins in perspex lumps.

Interesting. There are in fact 1798 cartwheel halfpennies, but they were struck for the Isle Of Man and have the 3-legged design instead of Britannia.

Fench? Did you mean 'Wench' by any chance?

No, I think you'll find it's VIC+D:G.+D:+1860

1. There are - as you've said - many varieties of Will III silver coins, and rarity will determine the relative prices 2. They are just guides - as you've said - so need to be taken with a pinch of salt, and two eyes on how the prices were compiled 3. Buy one guide and stick to it. If your interests are George III onwards, then CCGB (link in the banner ad above) is both cheap and comprehensive. If your interests are wider British, then Spink's annual catalogue is "the bible". If your interests are global, then Krause, though bear in mind Krause is not comprehensive for varieties, and their prices don't reflect local values but more what a foreigner might pay for coins of a particular country.

Reported.

No, you're thinking of something else, e.g. die clash. 'Bag marks' are just what it says on the tin - newly minted coins are bagged up and sent out to banks etc. This mass rough handling of BU coins can lead to scratches (usually minor) or small dinks on the edges, but not the effect you see above which is either caused as part of the strike itself or is post-Mint damage such as delamination or deliberate act.

Sorry, but what you've ringed in red are NOT bag marks. Bag marks could be any of the scratches which you haven't ringed. The ringed sections look like delamination, post-Mint damage, or even damage caused by die damage or bits left by the previous strike. To repeat - bag marks are simply the kind of minor scratches and / or dinks caused by coins rubbing loosely against each other in a mint bag, hence the name.

It was the phrases "Pretty disgusting and sordid" and "the link to Trump" that seemed rather obvious.

(1) is quite obvious with experience, and if you see an obverse 6 side by side with an earlier obverse.

Gets watch out, looks at the second hand and waits, tapping fingers gently on table, humming a little tune...

ROFL Even when I was collecting from change in the late 60s, I'd reject those!

Interesting - so the next question is, what's a roof crown?

Neither. It's a degrading E which if you look at the first E of PENSE, is also going rather skewy.

Shouldn't the m be the letter A ?

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Unfortunately that doesn't help you - it could be either.

Same here!

Is that copper coloured stuff UNDERLYING or on the surface? Could be a coontemporary forgery.

Coins & Market Values used to have the lowest prices, but now I find - for some series - the Coin News blue pages are ridiculously underpriced, e.g. bun pennies.

Much too small for a sestertius I think?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Extremely-Rare-1869-Victoria-Penny-1d-Nice-grade/372211038396?_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D49925%26meid%3D1e7738da241f4e66a39cc9b7f4038906%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D263444882950%26itm%3D372211038396&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851 Nice = Good?

Clearly that letter writer doesn't seem to be aware that with currency, old dies are used up to save wastage (especially relevant with decimals, where the date is on the obverse). With the proof dies, much more care is taken. But I'm sure YOU knew that!

Interesting. That's a very Celtic-like design.

I'm thinking that it could quite possibly be an early(ish) Roman Empire bronze, by what looks very much like a bust, and the thickness. But it's in such poor condition it would be difficult to say much more than that.