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Mr T

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  1. Mr T
    Thanks Nick and just.me - great information. Is that an 8 over 8?
  2. Mr T
    I haven't looked at ebay much lately - I see a few coins trying to sold on UK Facebook coin groups but I don't pay enough attention to see if they do sell.
  3. Mr T
    Hm, the plot thickens. Was the Franklin Mint source published in one of those early catalogues?
  4. Mr T
    Shame - I periodically see the unlisted types get mentioned here and note them down. I don't suppose there was an auction of Davies' collection at any point? Or is he still collecting?
  5. Mr T

    1908 Sovereign

    Mr T replied to JohnT's topic in Beginners area

    Yes the date doesn't look right, not does the rim.
  6. Mr T
    Oh interesting - not in Davies. Do you know where they were published?
  7. Mr T
    Again, for 11 pieces, why bother? Is this a coin for which the dies were mysteriously sold off or was that another Panamanian coin?
  8. Mr T
    I see now that the numbers for the groat and threepence obverses match - convenient. But it looks like Graham Dyer found another one not mentioned above.
  9. Mr T

    Prince William Five Pound

    Mr T replied to Sword's topic in Decimal Coins

    Agreed - it is a good likeness. As for the monogram - I agree, but I suppose they needed something.
  10. Mr T
    https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/book/556493 has an article on an 1837 groat using threepence obverse 3 (I think). Davies isn't clear but is groat obverse 2 the same as threepence obverse 2, groat obverse 3 the same as threepence obverse 3 and groat obverse 4 the same as threepence obverse 4?
  11. Mr T
    My inclination is to say deliberate damage but that's more gut feel, because I'm not sure how it could have happened during normal production. I think dies were made to be slightly concave/convex (I don't remember the exact reason) but certainly not to that extreme.
  12. Mr T

    1953 Farthing

    Mr T replied to PWA 1967's topic in Confirmed unlisted Varieties.

    Related to this coin - I assume the number of VIP proof sets struck is unknown but I'm guessing dozens at most? Some searching show the mayor of London/governor of the BBC got one but other than that I couldn't find much information.
  13. Mr T
    One benefit of collecting these niche areas - you can get some good buys on the rarities.
  14. Mr T
    Was anything of interest added?
  15. Mr T

    Coin Reverse Orientation

    Mr T replied to ozjohn's topic in Free for all

    Interesting - I would never have guessed that. Were any of the early bronze patterns medal orientation?
  16. Mr T
    I wonder why they bothered for such small mintages - could the sale from 50 coins have covered costs even?
  17. Mr T

    Coin Reverse Orientation

    Mr T replied to ozjohn's topic in Free for all

    And why were the bronze coins in medal orientation from 1860 as well for that matter?
  18. Mr T
    Well spotted.
  19. Mr T
    Unlisted in Davies by the looks of it?
  20. Mr T
    Is that still on TV?
  21. Mr T
    Nice, though I don't suppose there's a third edition in the works.
  22. Mr T

    1953 Farthing

    Mr T replied to PWA 1967's topic in Confirmed unlisted Varieties.

    Oh, and it's paired with both obverse 1 and obverse 2 as well? Is there a picture of it paired with obverse 1?
  23. Mr T

    1953 Farthing

    Mr T replied to PWA 1967's topic in Confirmed unlisted Varieties.

    Nice find - I didn't think there would be any new farthing discoveries at this point, least of all in the Elizabeth II series.
  24. Mr T
    I really need to try and get my hands on some of those earlier mint reports - the mintage figures should be there.
  25. Mr T
    For those who haven't seen, the Royal Mint Museum has digitised some of the older annual reports: https://library.royalmintmuseum.org.uk/archive/royal-mint-annual-reports
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