davidrj

my snipe was 20th bid .. £26 David

just bought this on ebay (seller's picture) Wide date not listed in Michael Gouby's book I'll post a higher res picture once I have it hand

Quite! I have a small collection of battered copper from the French Revolution, I often wondered who handled them and what events they witnessed. No romance in a collection of silver proofs in my view :-) David

I collect pennies, and similar 30mm copper and bronze worldwide, and yes, I like date runs and die varieties I tend to go for GVF/NEF if I can = I like real coins that actually entered circulation, and I can pick up without donning gloves Mine is a hobby/fun collection, rather than an investment portfolio

I liked this one 1852 penny

I'm no expert, but my attempt would be KAROLUS FRA **** no idea on last four letters :-)

Possibly someone has misread the 14thC script for REX see CHARLES_IV_THE_FAIR_Double_parisis

am I missing something obvious here? 1891 penny Gouby gives date widths of 14.5, 15 & 15.5 teeth, final "1" is over a tooth so probably teh common 15 teeth (BP1891Ab) £60?? David

Rinse them in acetone followed by distilled water, PVC gunk will be removed, but this wont restore any damage to the surfaces, not usually a problem if the coins where retrieved from circulation. enjoy, and welcome to coin collecting! :-) David

Agreed, but what is going on between the ribbon and Victoria's neck? Reverse die looks knackered - three cracks plus an impression next to the shield I thought it quite pretty but shocked at £31

I got outbid on this one,1867 penny What do folk think is going on? a clashed die or overstrike on another coin?

This one amused me 1860 error mistrike

It's a Bulgarian 10 Stotinki, one year issue

MERRY CHRISTMAS What did Santa bring you? I've got Michael Goulby's new book on Victoria bronze pennies.. time to start sifting through the junk box to see if I have anything interesting that I'd previously overlooked. David

possibly something acid cleaned in the past now retoning

both my 1869 have normal well aligned dates - this one jumped at me when I first saw it - a very odd coin - the 6 is strange to say the least and the 9 appeears to have lost its tail - I think both numerals have been replaced. now at £16 with 9 days to go, too expensive for me to satisfy my curiosity "On 24-Nov-09 at 16:42:44 GMT, seller added the following information: I have been informed that this coin could be a fogery as the 9 is to high in the date. Any bids may be retracted if you think this is the case. see close up photo of the date" went up tp £104 but now £77 interesting to see where it ends up Finished at £184.99 so obviously some folk liked it

both my 1869 have normal well aligned dates - this one jumped at me when I first saw it - a very odd coin - the 6 is strange to say the least and the 9 appeears to have lost its tail - I think both numerals have been replaced. now at £16 with 9 days to go, too expensive for me to satisfy my curiosity "On 24-Nov-09 at 16:42:44 GMT, seller added the following information: I have been informed that this coin could be a fogery as the 9 is to high in the date. Any bids may be retracted if you think this is the case. see close up photo of the date" went up tp £104 but now £77 interesting to see where it ends up

both my 1869 have normal well aligned dates - this one jumped at me when I first saw it - a very odd coin - the 6 is strange to say the least and the 9 appeears to have lost its tail - I think both numerals have been replaced. now at £16 with 9 days to go, too expensive for me to satisfy my curiosity

What do folk here think of this one 1869 penny? the date looks very odd to me

Ditto the wartime 1918KN penny, probably the poorest quality striking of all the 20th C bronze coins, almost impossible to find better than fine, dye cracks and flaws ++, and weird colour ?low tin I've never seen one in better than Fine. Never seen a 1926ME in better than VF. I'd like to think unc examples exist somewhere. I have about 50 1918KN pennies, Two I would grade about fine with almost complete shield details, these two have a slightly higher rim than normal which has probably protected the design. Only seen better in photos. I only ever found one ME in circulation - good fine, which is still my only example

No idea, I collect copper, try cgi.fr see if you can see something similar

I'd say it was a douzain from about 1550 to 1600, similar to regal issues of Henri II, probably one of the many feudal (regional) issues,

At least we were spared the Iron or zinc coinage suffered by much of Europe

Ditto the wartime 1918KN penny, probably the poorest quality striking of all the 20th C bronze coins, almost impossible to find better than fine, dye cracks and flaws ++, and weird colour ?low tin

Likewise the open "3" 1903 penny gets noted, but the two quite distinct terminal "8"s for 1898 are ignored by most authors, I suspect rarity=investment rather than numismatic interest dictates price and catalogue inclusion