Mr T
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No images for me either - they return a 403 (Permission Denied).
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Interesting, looking forward to taking a look.
Do Sovereign Rarities do .pdf catalogues or will it all just be on their website?
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Not my area of expertise but 5 over 6 looks like what it is.
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Hoping to soon - still not showing at https://auctions.sovr.co.uk/upcoming-auctions though.
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On 8/20/2025 at 1:36 AM, joe_77 said:
Due to Graham Dyer's retirement from the RMM, the RMM is not able to either forward our queries to him or share his contact details. I tried writing to the BANS but so far no reply.
Anyone has a way of getting in contact with him?
Oh, is he still working on that book? I think it was mentioned in Coin News a few times.
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On 8/20/2025 at 1:36 AM, joe_77 said:
Due to Graham Dyer's retirement from the RMM, the RMM is not able to either forward our queries to him or share his contact details. I tried writing to the BANS but so far no reply.
Anyone has a way of getting in contact with him?
Oh, is he still working on that book? I think it was mentioned in Coin News a few times.
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Upside down E seems most likely.
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I don't keep tabs on all the repairs - too many - but they're good to know for die identification etc.
Agree with T over T for the first - maybe T over I for the second but the I looks short?
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Definitely a 4 over or under something - upside down 5 seems possible but what a mess they made of that digit.
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No idea offhand, but https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces316623.html says that pieces were struck in the name of William, not William II, so it seems a little difficult to correctly attribute them.
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Ah, thank you! Yes, it was the Verene Collection: https://www.noble.com.au/auctions/lot?id=450665
I remember quite a few items of interest in that auction.
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Page 22 of the February 2025 Coin News mentions a previously unknown pattern 1887 sovereign sold in 2022 - does anyone know which one this is? I have a few different 1887 pattern sovereign types recorded but the article didn't go into specifics.
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On 7/5/2025 at 2:20 AM, 1887jubilee said:
I certainly have not forgotten the coin. There are still only 3 known to me with the very wide 7. There are also a few less than 10 of the wide 7 variety. All will be clear I hope when the 1887 collection goes online for 23rd. Sep.
Do you have a picture of the whole coin? Or will it be in the auction catalogue.
I got another email looking for more consignments so hopefully not far away now.
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Not sure - but the pattern does look a bit odd.
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Lovely. Enjoy Hawaii.
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On 7/1/2025 at 10:18 PM, Citizen H said:
unless told otherwise, nothing special or fancy......🤔
The Australian penny is the London obverse I think (the common one): https://www.coincuriosity.com/view/english-and-indian-obverse-dies-on-australian-george-v-pennies.html
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I got an email from Sovereign Rarities about this - does anyone know when the auction catalogue will be available? Looks like some rare and interesting pieces will be up for sale.
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What format is your research in?
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Not my area of expertise but I thought there was still a bit of interest in these - the Australian Coin Review magazine produced new ones last year I think so that has no doubt stirred up some interest.
That said, I didn't know that the market was full of fakes so I'm not really sure what to look for. I understand they were die struck and pictures that I've seen show to have been of a reasonable quality.
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Nice find - these coins aren't too common, although they clearly saw some use as yours can attest.
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Could Web Archive be of use?
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Yes they finally got this back on line.
Still incomplete though so I'd keep my eyes on it.
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On 2/11/2025 at 1:50 AM, Bernie said:
I believe that the different weight coins were produced to test the dies on different width flans. Paul Holland has investigated this , Apparently the weight of the individual new flans was to equate to how many coins could be struck to the weight of one pound. If my memory serves me correct, one particular weight of flans worked out to 30 coins per pound.
Do you remember which one of his papers?
Thorburn Collection of 1887 coins
in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
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Did anyone get a physical copy of the catalogue?