Sword

I picked up this one 3 years ago.

Thanks Eric. Your comments are always interesting and instructive. How can you tell? Is it because there is no sign of wear on the cheek and brow? (I thought there might be slight discolouration in that area and hence suggested a trace of rub). I do like the fine hair details of the shallow cut portrait.

It's nice, but I think there is a bit of rub especially on the observe, in addition to the marks. The observe toning is a bit streaky too. I think you will get a nicer example if you wait a bit.

You have got to laugh. Correct guess! She has finally revealed "her" valuable secret. Apparently she has noticed that The Guardian has reported on 5th January that the design of the HG Wells two pound is not faithful to the novels. She even said "I will be soon letting the cat out of the bag ..and informing sellers that there selling errors " after it has been reported in national newspaper. The Guardian reported "Asked about the errors, a spokesperson for The Royal Mint said, “We have created a new £2 coin to celebrate the life and works of HG Wells. The coin depicts scenes from famous works such as War of the Worlds and the Invisible Man as imagined by designer Chris Costello.” Costello has said he was inspired by “vintage HG Wells book covers and movie posters”." I guess she did that since she has a large stock to sell. Asking price? Just a round hundred. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Massive-error-2021-H-G-WELLS-TWO-2-POUND-BRILLIANT-UNCIRCULATED/124543026219?hash=item1cff57c42b:g:VJQAAOSwpjxgDaXW The Royal Mint is selling the 2021 year set for £55 and it includes the HG Wells £2, Walter Scott £2, pitch fork £2 and a £5 piece etc. I wonder if she think that errors in films make them more desirable!

Obviously needed for his next sale.

"Restrike" requires the coin to be officially reissued. My opinion is that the term cannot be used for a fake coin. He should have called the coin "fake" or "reproduction" in my view.

It is somewhat strange that Trump would leave Biden a "very generous" letter after refusing to even refer to his name in his final speeches. This has been widely reported by many news channel including the BBC. The Daily Mail just collected some sarcastic attempts at guessing the contents of this letter. Biden said he would not reveal the contents of the letter until he has spoken to Trump. I wonder what would Trump say if the letter is actually a forgery and written by someone else. Yesterday was indeed a very special date that so many people looked forward to.

Donald Trump has surprisingly left a note for Joe Biden. Here are some guesses as to its contents: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9171409/Trumps-letter-Joe-Biden-sparks-speculation.html

It was a million to begin with. Then reduced to 180K for a chip shop. Then reduced to £5 start and sold for a bit over £12 from memory.

People would stay say "I collect pennies" though.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Unauthenticated-1933-george-v-bronze-type-penny-gap-filler-dirty-bent-read-all/124535324180?hash=item1cfee23e14:g:I4cAAOSwYBRf8Z6b She didn't take long. Relisted with starting price of 10k. "This coin was cancelled at 370 due to the private offers and the amount of good feedback. people saying it could worth alot .. I had a lot of them. So now it's simply going on for the price of a car then a girl will be happy" "but I really can't say if it's genuine i can only tell you what mum told me so it's fifty fifty chance"

Yes, it is a truly historic denomination. But it will undoubtedly survive even if it will no longer be a circulating denomination. I rather like the idea of having gold bullion coins called pennies. Such items would commemorate the penny as a once important denomination. They are now just copper plated steel coins that no one want in their pockets.

"But I won't let them go for any less as your getting all 11 of mums last coins" Looks like there shouldn't be any more inherited coins for sale after these.

Regarding the "1933" object: looks like the top bidder wasn't genuine. From the description of one of her current items: "I'm letting the rest of mums collection go I would have listed mums penny with these but I dont have to sell that one if I don't want that one may be kept" Hopefully she will be keeping that as an "heirloom" and the item and the story will not surface again.

She was initially asking for £3. It is now withdrawn due to an "error" in the listing.

When I was visiting Wales, there were cafes where you can pay using Victorian pennies. You can exchange current coins for Victorian pennies with the modern values stamped on one side. The menu had two price lists: one for modern money and one for people using the "old money". Just a bit of fun. But I don't think it is worth causing suspicion and confusion for a bit of sentiment though.

I have checked using an inflation calculator previously. 1 pound in 1961 is worth £22.43 today. So a farthing would be worth 2.3 pence.

The plating is actually very thick at 25 microns. Hence, at least it will never wear off from the limited circulation it is likely to get.

I agree with Peck that copper coins are rather pointless these days. But we will produce them in sets and so the penny will never disappear . It's rather like the sovereign and will always be available to collectors.

A chocolate teapot is not so pointless. Lindt has made a classy dark chocolate teapot a few years back to promote its range of chocolate-tea pairings. 🙂 https://www.cityam.com/pictures-lindt-s-made-3kg-chocolate-teapot-and-guide-eating-its-chocolate-tea/

Presumably it could be of interest to investors too. The Edward VIII went to "a British collector in the room at The Waterbird Collection" in 2019

I would imagine that the famous 1933 penny is always going to be more desirable than an Edward VIII. The last one was sold in 2016 for £151k by Heritage. It wouldn't be at all surprising if the 1933 would auction for more today (particularly due to the weakness of pound sterling).

https://www.antiquestradegazette.com/news/2019/rare-king-edward-viii-s-abdication-coin-makes-uk-auction-record/ An article regarding the penny after the Spinks auction.

Mintage figures from the Royal Mint site. https://www.royalmint.com/corporate/circulating-coin/uk-currency/mintages/1-penny/?

That's because 1p coins for circulation was probably last minted in 2017. There were enough 1p coins available so none were minted in 2018 except for those found in sets. The mintage figures from the Royal Mint site. Looks like no more were made for circulation after that.