Gary1000
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17 hours ago, 1949threepence said:
The kind of fake news stories circulating on Social Media at the time, were so obviously complete rubbish, that I'm pretty sure no-one with enough sense to vote would have fallen for them.
We toured the US last year with a couple, they believe all of this rubbish hook line and sinker.
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This was the set I was thinking of.
https://www.dnw.co.uk/auction-archive/past-catalogues/lot.php?auction_id=282&lot_id=235221
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20 hours ago, Guest Lordzen said:
Gary1000 Hi. I've been clearing out old stuff in massive de-cluttering and have come across my and my grandfather's collection of old coins. Mostly pennies halfpennies (tried to get one for each year) florings half crowns etc. A couple of interesting ones like a James 2nd Half Crown 1687 and a George IV 1827 shilling, a George V half sovereign I think, and also, to cut to the chase, among the sixpences groats and threepenny coins a small George V silver threepenny bit sized token with the Lord's prayer on it. I looked it up, most of what I can find are bronze but this seems silver, like the 3d coins of the age. In my Googling it came up with your 'searching for' post here from four years ago. A long shot but I thought I'd ask if you ever got one and if you'd want this? Kind regards, Keith Harris keith@zencom.com
Hi and thanks, I managed to find one which was engraved on the back of a silver 3d rather than a specially manufactured medal.
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21 hours ago, craigy said:
from the plastic set ???
No these were proofs. The plastic sets were currency.
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The only VIP proof set 1953 (I believe) I have seen was in a much bigger case and without the Crown, They also were of the earlier observe.
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I think it would be very difficult to tell a VIP coin in a slab, you need to pick it up and feel it. It's not just the level of frosting it's the sharpness of the strike. If I pick up my VIP crowns they are sharp in the hand, the edges, the milling etc.
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On 03/02/2018 at 4:01 PM, Paddy said:
Anyone need to stock up on Churchill Crowns?
I think the postage will cost more than the crowns
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I think what you need to be aware of with the satin finish crown is that it is a proof strike so there is more than the surface finish to distinguish them.
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I hope the satin proof that I bought from Baldwins is a satin proof.
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PR65, I have one of the three PR67 which I paid £400 at a Canadian auction, they also thought it was a VIP.
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My set is in a strange greeny bluey mottled cardboard case, never seen another like it. Also with the VIP if you sit it beside the set proof you can see the differenc,e and picking it up it's so sharp you would think it would cut your fingers.
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I have been beaten by a lower bid when my max was lower than the next increment.
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I just hope these fool still have plenty of money left to buy my collection when I sell it in about 1 years time. I do wonder how many of these are real sales and not just wishfull thinking.
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I would say that the P is either slightly clockwise of the tooth or slightly anticlockwise of the tooth. I would also suggest that if the 1 is not visible the value is going to be small ever if the rarer variety.
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I think I paid about £1800 around 2-3 years ago to Baldwins. Not a big profit in it yet.
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There is one 20th centre halfpenny that is very underated in it's rarity and that is the 1911 A+b shallow neck, narrow date. I have one in about Fine so it exists but I've not seen another in about 10 years of looking to upgrade.
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I saw it and assumed that it was a Half Penny reverse so pass on. But as you say it's the later small head.
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It's probably a specimen issue that came in the presentation pack.
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On 16/01/2017 at 4:04 PM, PWA 1967 said:
I dont think any currency were produced and is F216
Looks like Obv. B P of IMP to RIGHT of bead, Rev. b E of PENNY to gap. which is F221 in currence. No proof listed as F222 is 1938.
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21 hours ago, 1949threepence said:
Thing of beauty.
Obv B Rev b unlisted by Freeman so must be an early mint of the currency.
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Having spent time in a third world hostipal the NHS is up there amongst the greats. Anyone with a bad word of the NHS should try what the other half have to live with, or try and live, then see just how good the NHS is.
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One way to tell the difference is to look at the edge lettering, the matt proof has frosting to the top surfaces of the letters whereas the currency doesn't.
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1 hour ago, azda said:
That's not matte, just old toning
I like the before and after cleaning pictures
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11 hours ago, azda said:
Very nice that Gary, did it come in the silver case?
No just the two slotted sides, the case is for storing LP's I'm sure the olds on here remember them, which I got from ebay.
Is there such a thing as an 1859/8 Halfpenny?
in Confirmed unlisted Varieties.
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Looks good enough to go on ebay, uncirculated very rare variety