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  1. Michael-Roo
    Hunting and documenting copper varieties, 1671-1860, would provide you with decades of hunting fun.
  2. Michael-Roo
    Ahh, them were the days (wipes away tear of nostalgia)…….
  3. Michael-Roo
    DaveG38: 'The problem I found with 'standard' insurance companies is that they regard the whole collection as a single item, and the limit (for me) for a single item was around £6k.' We didn't have this problem with ours.
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    Stephen, I have my collection included (covered and specified) with our home insurance. We're currently with MORE TH>N, it might be worth giving them a go next time you're looking for cover.
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    Normal.
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    I think what Stephen is asking is will a lack of receipts, purchase records, etc. be a problem when applying for cover from the insurance company.
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    Allowing for the wear above and to the right of the ear on the obverse, and the weak central area and minor wear to the swag on the reverse, I'd say a decent NEF.
  8. Michael-Roo
    Here's one which LCA recently graded as GVF.
  9. Michael-Roo
    I see the same dealer has one on at the moment at £125 and described as GVF. I know many argue grading is subjective but this does seem a little optimistic to me. Personally, I would have thought GF nearer the mark.http://www.cambridgeshirecoins.com/epages/es121869.sf/en_AU/?ObjectPath=/Shops/es121869/Products/%221826%20HALFCROWN%20%28%20GVF%20%29%22 Regarding coin at the head of this discussion, I would agree with Garrett; GVF with problems.
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    http://blog.moneysavingexpert.com/2010/04/01/april-fools-etiquette-recycling-used-loo-paper-and-more/ http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/banking/2010/04/have-you-got-a-downturn-50p-said-to-be-worth-1000
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    ChKy, don't worry, you make your point clearly and succinctly. The majority of decent UK people think as you do.
  12. Michael-Roo
    Yes. Possibly been passed (gently?) through some sort of 'roller'? Look closely between 6 and 9 o'clock on the obverse. Not a true circle.
  13. Michael-Roo
    'Political activists'. That'd be the people working, and dying, for representation and equality then would it?
  14. Michael-Roo
    To continue the farthing theme: Here's a William and Mary farthing sized medalet in copper (1689?). Montagu No.15. The nicest of the two I have.
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    My other one (attached). I have an example of the Montagu copper farthing medalet featuring the same busts which is one of the best preserved I've seen. I'll upload images to the 'Let's See Your Coppers' etc./Farthings thread tomorrow.
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    It doesn't/isn't. Its just a shallow nick.
  17. Michael-Roo
    A halfpenny sized medalet (1689?). William one side, Mary the other. Montagu No.3. This is the better of two examples I have.
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    1722, 2 over 1. Nice. Very rare. Even the Colin Cooke collection only manages a (very debatable) VF.
  20. Michael-Roo
    Yey. Scott's back! Top coin: New to me, but possibly 7 over 0? Would make more sense than 7 over 6.
  21. Michael-Roo
    For the sake of keeping this ticking along here's another picked at random…. 1730. Geogivs error. No stop after Britannia.
  22. Michael-Roo
    Lesser grade but problem free. Verdigrs, cleaning, corrosion, etc. all cancel out any eye appeal the better coin may otherwise have had.
  23. Michael-Roo
    Here's another from me. 1700. Tiny S in Gvlielmvs and Tertivs. R over B in Tertivs. R over B and unbarred A's in Britannia.
  24. Michael-Roo
    Its all about the surface of the metal reacting with the atmosphere and, as you suggest, its immediate environment. Yes, I'm sure that one looks lovely in the hand. I can see hints of the blue you mention even in this scan.
  25. Michael-Roo
    Or even at 77, perhaps?
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