Coinery
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Anyone know of any fakes? Of course there is that pewter copy that's out there in the thousands, but any others?
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Definitely Ed III but I too am away at the mother-in-laws, and don't know the series well enough to comment further without my books, except to agree that it's Durham.
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There was one for sale on eBay the other day, from the chap who's been selling off that decent-grade collection. 222717020935
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I read all of that! Always seems so unsatisfactory to reply without anything to add. Hopefully enough, though, to say great and incredibly interesting work!
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The lions are I'd suggest concave, given their toning, ruling out this being a flattened coin! Some kind of coin or token/medal has been smashed or squeezed onto a disc of some kind, my dear Watson!
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Ah, OK, yes, I know/see what you mean, Sir!
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The weight's going to be the deciding factor I think...must be wafer thin? edit: something wrong with the cookies, won't let me write a fresh post, it wants to keep adding it to the end of my old post!
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Surely the forces would create an elongated shape, as per hand-rolled pennies that you can make at museums, etc, nowadays? The force would need to be downward, wouldn't it? But how that might happen without splitting the flan eludes me. Heat maybe? I'm baffled! ? Just had a closer look! None of the letters are stretched or distorted, or even significantly larger. Something not quite right! Perfectly round garter, too!
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Surely the forces would create an elongated shape, as per hand-rolled pennies that you can make at museums, etc, nowadays? The force would need to be downward, wouldn't it? But how that might happen without splitting the flan eludes me. Heat maybe? I'm baffled! ?
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I guess you're on a hiding to nothing anyway when you add a 1967 penny to your collection? One can presume at that stage you're hook-line-and-sinker, and may as well have the rarer 1967 penny too! Not my own personal bag, though, I'm sure you understand!
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'Tis good stuff!
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He did say he was in the pub! Edit: would still be interested in the 3d numbers though, I'm guessing there'll be dozens?
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William I PAXS Penny mint/moneyer identification?
Coinery replied to bmack's topic in British Hammered
I'd be surprised if it wasn't 10 years at least, that's if my memory serves me correctly? I'm thinking of the Liz 3ds in particular, but I stand to be corrected. Time's a funny thing, it's what makes history so fascinating! -
It's amazing to think that something as massive as a new moneyer could still exist out there!
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Just out of interest, Dave, what would be the cause of an obverse double strike, as you've experienced it, the top die reverberating? Also, now that it's piqued my interest, can we assume that the reverse is always the die in the block? Or could there be occasions where a particular die set strike better in another configuration?
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A pretty lively response I have to agree!
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They're great, never even heard of these before! Sprout sticks! Brilliant...knew what you meant instantly!
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I'm guessing the sprues are ordinarily trimmed/filed and recycled? Must have been incredibly time consuming, and at a time when conventional dies were available? As Dave was saying...why?
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Is potin that much harder than silver then?
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Cheers, J, any pictures handy? I think I must have one of these at some point soon!
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Really interesting! So glad I asked! Many thanks, Chaps!
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Superb quality reverse, though of course we could nit-pick about the central strike, as I'm sure you already have, though it really is nit picking when so many other factors are spot on! Nice one, I say!
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Would these be struck, or just molten material dripped into water or onto a flat stone? Is there a consistent or recognisable design for this type of coin? I have no idea about then. Great to have the beginning of it all in your hand I'll bet?
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Fabulous coin, love it!
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Impressive property!
