Coinery

And you are already in those hallowed circles! Your books will stand until well into the next 200 years! Perfection in coin production did at least give the modern nimismatist longevity in their works! Edit: U

Hi copper123, In my deepest Jetton ignorance, this was part of my question...is the eBay link a Victorian creation of another golden age?Part of what mesmerises me about the piece is the quality of the copper! If it's Victorian, I'm slightly undone, as much as I admire its quality!

Thanks, David, much appreciated!

I wondered the same thing for a few seconds! It is a little more unusual, but Peckris is 100% correct and, given the sheer volume of these tokens, I wouldn't say they are collected enough that a slightly rarer variant would be financially appreciated!Edit: seuk could be interested? If he doesn't see this, it could be worth Private Messaging him for his input...he would provide you with a definitive answer for sure!

It's highly likely it's quite common, blueleaf, but, sad as it sounds, looking at new material (pieces) is just about what we live for on here!Great that you've brought it here...bigger pictures would also be great! There's a 'sticky' post in the beginners section that may help with posting better pictures! You may have a really rare variety, you'll never know until you share the 'full picture' with us?

I can actually 'see' Catwoman and Albert Einstein in the original features - but Bowie? No way!!!! I saw Prince Albert, a known Bi-Sexual, and S&M...Dave may have a point?

You're the man, Dave! Whilst I'll never be collecting in this field, or will ever check my change (even though I do occasionally look at my 20p's), I totally respect the methodology and dedication!Great stats...and just when Declan thought he was free!

How many pies do you have your fingers in? Even my phone, which doesn't download the full resolution in my current inhabitance, can easily highlight a serious bit O tooling!

Your coin falls between the dates 1180-1247 so, yes, very old...it's a short-cross penny!My apologies that I can't be more precise, there'll be others here who'll be able to see it more clearly and give it its full provenance!

Nice one, Peter, will check it out!

Brilliant, thank-you, badgerap, why a predominantly French/German pastime?

Does Nurnberg mean ALL jettons? I'm getting the impression they're not an English creation, if judged on name alone?

OK, so here's 331008165847 why I ask, I think this looks amazing! Would this have been produced during the Elizabethan period, or is it just musing over the good times at a later date?

Is there a spink-style catalogue or web resource for jettons? Also, why would people of the period buy a sizeable copper token, just to use as, well, a token? Why not just use the money itself? Unless of course they used a 30mm copper Jetton as a shilling, perhaps?

Maybe Baldwin's have consented to it? The thing I don't get, however, is how Fraser hopes to sell the coin at all! I mean you'd hardly be shelling out 10's of thousands without at least a little research? Even a basic search would find out the Baldwin version, given the descriptors are identical! Looking at the number of adverts and borrowed news items, I'd say he's more interested in site traffic for his dosh, rather than the physical hard sales of 'antiques'!

In excellent form this evening, Peter!

I'm so sorry, I just couldn't help it...checkout the obverse of this VF sixpence! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1561-A-D-Queen-Elizabeth-I-England-Tudor-Period-Hammered-Silver-Sixpence-Coin-VF-/350879237144?pt=UK_Coins_BritishHammered_RL&hash=item51b2084418

After all, it appeared to be a compilation of news from other sites. Not just news, apparently! And, yes, horrible pop-ups, adverts, and borrowed news everywhere!

Easy. When you go to the forum click on the Circle or Star to the left of the topic title. That'll take you the first unread post. Excellent! Many thanks!

Thanks, TG, will take a look! I do get the page numbers, and last page option...was just trying to save a few clicks and a bit 'O' scrolling!

Well, oddly, that's what it says here! http://www.baldwin.co.uk/coins/great-britain/siege-pieces/charles-i-carlisle-siege-shilling-1645.html?usrc=1 Good spot TG! So, is Paul Fraser just chancing his luck and hoping to get a commission deal for dotting the i's on a sale? Also, I know Peter mentioned the 'for issue' issue, but surely Baldwin's are above this nonsense...aren't they?

Absolutely! I think a grade for hammered is pointless full-stop, even though it obviously has one hidden in there somewhere! I think you had it spot on with your earlier rendition in another thread! Hammered are graded in my book as: - is it alright? - do you like it? - do you like it a lot? - do you repeatedly go back to it time and time again? - are you prepared to be skint to have it? - are you so desperate to have it that you have to lie to the wife (and yourself) to get it? - nothing matters, you've just got to have it (and you kid yourself you can always get the money back in the future)!

Is there any way I can filter things so I'm directed automatically to the NEW posts on a long-running thread, when using the PC? My phone always goes appropriately to the last page/post! On the PC, if I click on 'view new content' I get taken to a page with say 'coin acqu.' 'ebay laughs' etc. Now, when I click on one of those, I get very nicely directed to the beginning of the thread which, in the case of 'coin acquisition,' is a long way away from where I want to be! Any ideas?

Now that's what you call a busy-looking webpage! Some rarities there, but I can't really give you anywhere near 'bold VF' on this one http://store.paulfrasercollectibles.com/Charles-I-Carlisle-Besieged-Shilling-Coin-p/pt324.htm