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  1. Nick
    Highly unlikely.
  2. Nick
    It's just a quirk of timing. Some 1920 sixpences and threepences were minted just before the change to 50% silver was made. I'm not aware of any other denominations being produced in sterling silver, but it is, of course, possible. Differentiating .500 and .925 is easy in raw form (based on ring), but impossible if slabbed.
  3. Nick
    A pint in the UK is 20 fluid ounces.
  4. Nick
    If I remember correctly.
  5. Nick
    If I had to guess, I'd say copper in first picture, bronzed in second.
  6. Nick
    Both.
  7. Nick
    ... and a closer view of the date.
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  9. Nick
    You're right. There is a two plain fillets proof that doesn't have the overlapped border teeth, so your original theory could still be correct.
  10. Nick
    I don't think so. The 1839 proof halfcrown has two overlapping border teeth just below the date and the currency halfcrown does not.
  11. Nick
    I had no symptoms at all after both AZ jabs other than sleeping poorly that night.
  12. Nick
    Another of those high quality fakes of 1864 florin DN 64 has appeared in the next DNW auction lot 398. Usual digs in the fields and cud on the n of tenth.
  13. Nick
    The original ESC listed them as S which seems about right. Here's my example that sold recently.
  14. Nick
    For those interested in threepences, groats and Maundy sets, Baldwin's of St James's are currently auctioning the Portland Collection. Some lovely coins, mostly NGC graded.
  15. Nick
    A shaker pint for me, but if push came to shove I'd drink a real ale from any of them.
  16. Nick
    Sorry for the late reply, don't know how I missed the question, but it was EF.
  17. Nick
    I do know that my Maundy 3d from the 1911 proof set was a 2+A.
  18. Nick
    I think that the 1919 3d from LCA you refer to is a 3+B. Obverse 3 has the misaligned P in IMP and appears on threepences 1914-1926.
  19. Nick
    According to the blurb, there are 2 known examples, so almost unique.
  20. Nick
    Spink are currently offering said item for the princely sum of £45,000. Unique rarity for the collector with very deep pockets.
  21. Nick
    Yes, both pretty weak, but that's usually the norm. I looked at the three on the PCGS website and all three are weak even though they have been given MS66, MS66 and MS67+. Heritage have previously sold a nice looking MS65 with a good obverse strike, but there aren't that many around.
  22. Nick
    Just found a picture in my archive of another 1917 sixpence which I must have owned (or maybe still do if only I knew where). It's a slightly better strike than the one I sold at DNW.
  23. Nick
    The surface looks quite porous in the close-up picture. The diameter is spot on, but the thickness and weight are both under. Whatever the method of production, it's a pretty good gap-filler.
  24. Nick
    It doesn't look silver plated, it looks more like a standard 189x sixpence with a slightly larger 3 grafted on. What is the weight and is it standard thickness?
  25. Nick
    Indeed. I had a nice old head 1893 3d that sold a couple of weeks back for approx £30.
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