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1698 sixpence plumes

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5 hours ago, Coinery said:

Oh, no, sorry to hear that! I’m just thinking about buying another one again, it depresses me to be taking rubbish coin pictures on my iPhone. 
What was the lens, I forget now? Cost more than the camera did IIRC?

I've still got and use the lens, I just bought a body ... it's a Canon Ultrasonic (what can that mean?) Macro EF 100mm 1:2.8 USM 

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Another (very) recent acquisition

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Thanks Will

With tokens I also like the buildings designs, with preference for the Kempson series(es), like your gorgeous Coventry Spongate example.

Here's a recent purchase, Bath (of course!)

 

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3 hours ago, Paulus said:

3 focus areas still for me:

• Milled silver types, preferably early milled
• Charles I halfcrowns, different Spink numbers
• 18th C Conder tokens

Oh, and official issue silver coronation medals, Charles I - Victoria!

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1 hour ago, Coinery said:

Nice! Bring ‘em on, Paulus!

You still focused on tokens? Noticed the C1 HCs could potentially be taking over? Great to be fluid…builds knowledge

Hey Stu!

3 focus areas still for me:

• Milled silver types, preferably early milled
• Charles I halfcrowns, different Spink numbers
• 18th C Conder tokens

BTW, your camera gave up the ghost in the end after many many pics, bought another of the same second hand

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As it's been reported as quiet on here, over the next few days I'll post some of my favourite acquisitions from the last year, apologies for any I have posted before.

First up, very happy with this 1750 crown

Bt Mark Rasmussen March 2023

Ex. J.E. collection

 

 

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New addition to my Charles I halfcrown obsession collection - this one has outstanding provenance, passing through Helen Farquhar, Dr E Burstal, J G Brooker 906 (this coin), P Hunt, Colin Adams, Roderick Richardson and Maurice Bull

 

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Recent-ish, I'm a bit behind with sharing my most recent aCquistions! 1700 halfcrown

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On 8/3/2023 at 10:20 PM, will1976 said:

On 8/3/2023 at 10:18 PM, will1976 said:

Latest addition to my Kempson Bath series, extremely pleased with this one, Somerset D&H70. These are the sellers pics

 

Very nice Will. I'm also collecting Kempson's Coventry buildings (along with Bath and Birmingham), I don't have an example of that one yet.

Here's my little collection of Coventry buildings so far

 

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4 hours ago, david.bordeaux said:

As it happens, I am at the BM coin room today so I was able to look it up.

York mint (1642-44)

18458 Halfcrown Type 3. Obv. No ground. Good VF £8

Fabulous, thanks David!

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Noonans auction win today (Charles I Halfcrown York type 3)

Can anyone elaborate on the provenance given please (SNC July-August 1957 (18458))? I'm interested in what the description was in the circular ...

 

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13 minutes ago, Sword said:

The legend "CHRISTO AVSPICE REGNO" on Charles I coins was blatant propaganda. Unfortunately for Charles, it didn't stop people from overthrowing him.

The numismatic legacy of his reign is simply unmatched by any other monarch.

I always smile at the declaration on some of the civil war coins, like my Briot style horseman Oxford halfcrown.

The reverse shows a shortened version of the “Declaration” which Charles made in Wellington in September 1642, in which he promised to uphold the Protestant Religion, the Laws of England, and the Liberty of Parliament, shown in two lines across the centre of the coin.
RELIG:PROT:LE:AN:LI:PA
Being an abbreviation for:-
RELIGIO PROTESTANTIUM LEGES ANGLIAE LIBERTAS PARLIAMENTI
Which translates as:-
The religion of the Protestants, the laws of England and the liberty of Parliament

 

 

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This week's budget-busting acquisition (crown)

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A recent win from Noonans I'm very happy with

Charles I Scottish Thirty Shillings, Third Coinage (1637-42), Briot’s coinage

mm. flower and b on obv., thistle and b on rev

SCBI 35 1427-9, S. 5553, Bull 6 (this coin)

Ex. Maurice Bull collection

SNC April 1989 (1846)

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6 minutes ago, oldcopper said:

Sovereign Rarities sold one in their last auction, and though describing it in the title as a silver pattern broad, went on to say that according to research from 1995 it it is now thought to be a medal.

https://auctions.sovr.co.uk/index.php?option=com_timed_auction&view=lot_detail&low_estimate=0&high_estimate=50000&keyword=&exclude_keyword=&sort_by=lot_number&image_filter=0&box_filter=0&paper_filter=0&export_issue=0&arr=0&auction_id=17&list_type=list_view&lots_per_page=18&page_no=1&lot_id=754421&search_type=&year=&month=&department_id=&cat_id=

Thanks for that

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9 hours ago, Peckris 2 said:

Yes I'd say so - but what denomination size is it?

It's a restoration broad (20 shillings) by Thomas Simon

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Patterns are not something I usually go for, but got to have at least 1 example, right?

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34 minutes ago, copper123 said:

Did I see that for sale in york? Thought I did anyway

If Lloyd Bennett was there, then very likely, yes

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12 hours ago, Coinery said:

That’s spectacular, Sir! 

Thanks Stu - do you remenber that 'research' Newark piece you sold me a few years back?

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By far and away my coin acquisition of the MONTH!

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Increasingly liking this one, my best example of a George II young head roses halfcrown type

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Getting in to Conder tokens increasingly, this a rare Middlesex Hackney example, D&H 309, just landed

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8 minutes ago, Peckris 2 said:

Welcome back scott - you've been missed!

Indeed you have, nice find!

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13 hours ago, Coinery said:

Very sensible! Takes a lifetime of collecting to find a sweet spot!

Such an historically interesting period too!

Exactly! I've amassed 29 of the blighters now, all very different ...