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one of the newly discovered 1889 'missing serifs', £6 on Ebay. I have looked at many 1889's, seems scarce. Now I just need an upgrade.... Jerry

And a 1875 'cannonball' from an online dealer, £11 plus £2.50 postage.

Time to show some recent acquisitions, I have had a couple of bargains in the last couple of weeks. Firstly a nice 1898 'last 8 bisects' from the last Midland coin fair, unrecognised and £35.

Yes, a nice example of a lamination flaw. Jerry

Wrapped in tape and dipped in acid. We’ve discussed this effect before on this forum. Jerry

It is the bottom of the leg of the 7, there is an illusion that the leg of the 7 comes down the left of the void of the 8, when in fact it comes down the right side and aligns perfectly. Jerry

I’d messaged him too, referring him to your ‘Coin News’ article. Jerry

It really depends on the spec of your computer, try the lower version first I would suggest, it’ll be more than powerful enough. Jerry

I too have used Irfanview for years. Does what it says on the tin. Jerry

Well, I have reported it on the basis of copyright infringement, using stolen pictures to create a probably fake listing. I think we know what the AI algorithm will make of that 🤡 Jerry

I confess to being a bit wary of this penny auction - seller with zero feedback, no other items for sale and (inadequate) pics stolen from an LCA auction in 2014. I wouldn’t rush to bid without a few pertinent questions. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/156281483806?itmmeta=01J1Q8K7PY07FTH265S3P1ND26&hash=item24631a321e:g:IPwAAOSwCANmfAfm&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA4Bb%2FP90iZbtecuNLB3pCiX2CaiD%2BqKi0as%2BOzZGIu9bjcXMHKg%2FWFujkWyTqsZWs9D3FRS0B0f%2B0gGBPDOD%2BpuddoFkilcmGJGiV7%2FJCg52WY%2F0RXMd4dM7t8cuH8Upfb67jeBi9rwbBndjcj25fPsvrcfkAjT%2FHNrLJI2ZVXiMAqqYOJw0FtNkwHks6A0%2BgEQv88pNP4mulgjBy0R4ZxzEL4KYdvSAqNxG55UpSavSHk08ZxO%2BrC3xrNv6%2F40ipJEDJQ1iaefX5%2BL2qwZB4QcYCXj5OuIk2ihDfaC8kMrqe|tkp%3ABk9SR9b7zOiNZA Jerry

I have four, the best being aef sold as F6 at Lockdales a few years ago (£180). Jerry

Yes, I was watching that. Nice coin, but as I already had two I thought I wouldn’t be too greedy! Did you bid? Jerry

Well this is a masterpiece of bullshit to misrepresent a common polished coin as desirable! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/266817921795?itmmeta=01HY5RM384CB3M8QYD8TFJ8EZC&hash=item3e1f966303:g:P9QAAOSwBp9mSGzh&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA4CND%2BLOUuRITYzdUUVsKmNc8RNgC4PXfp3v24lsBSRZPvhF%2FlAz9v3Hx8dlAY3P%2FXPItNKItc0IHJMuAWgA3rFMU%2Bj0Egb2wTDf9qrj5Jd9yi20pR6JGgXgrbj2UIP2ILr8jbRqFzWbi1wQN3SPga16Npbq61gUrWBFe6OUo%2F0mPfezB8k3PIj3wqumm8BA370XDjxudlz1CXQU4Wxmqir%2Bs0vV3Xm4A3WX4LlKaz0EcyhsmGLcee2wPFaeRHq9w3Qy6GlTZ39CpnMjZNAlVJ86g9u%2FaAfQZOJdqAQu9oKCe|tkp%3ABk9SR6S00LjxYw Jerry

Bah! Underbidder twice. Crazy prices! As for the ‘MS65’1827 penny, my AU55 at less than £1800 is prettier , at least by the photos. Jerry

Nothing here. ☹️. Perhaps unsurprisingly . Idiot or fraudster? Likely both in this case. Jerry

Likewise.

No idea! No pictures in the NGC registry, but there are 307 higher graded examples! It’s not really a very helpful label. Jerry

That will be KAROLVS, ie Charlemagne, the obverse following the Roman style. Jerry

Martin Allen has now recorded the coin and all is explained! https://emc.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/full-record/20240117?&0=10540980&1=10540981&2=10540982&3=10540983&4=10540984&5=10540985&6=10540986&7=10540987&8=10540988&9=10540989&10=10540990&11=10540991&12=10540992&13=10540993&14=10540994&15=10540995&16=10540996&17=10540997&18=10540998&19=10540999&20=10541000&21=10541001&22=10541002&23=10541003&24=10541004&25=10541005&26=10541006&27=10541007&28=10541008&29=10541009&30=10541010&31=10541011&32=10541012&33=10541013&34=10541014&35=10541015&36=10541016&37=10663673&38=10663674&39=10663675&40=10663676&41=19870154&42=19880184&43=19930227&44=19940222&45=19950173&46=19950174&47=19970154&48=20000052&49=20010662&50=20060124&51=20070062&52=20100263&53=20120085&54=20130102&55=20130350&56=20150295&57=20170052&58=20180144&59=20180289&60=20200413&61=20210408&62=20220008&63=20230112&64=20240117 Jerry

AESTAN worked at Winchester and Warwick in the time of Edward the Confessor according to the EMC, but I can’t see either of those in the mint name. Jerry

That may well help, and Lincoln was my first thought when I saw the photo, but there seems to be an extra letter(s) and Estan is not listed in North. I will see what I can find on the EMC website. Jerry

This small flan penny of Edward the Confessor was found by a detecting cub member on a rally in the south of England, and I am trying to identify the mint and moneyer. The latter seems to read ESTAN or similar, and the mint clearly ends in DI but I cannot find the combination in North or Seaby and would welcome some help here! Thanks, Jerry

Certainly it could be either, I don’t think the photos are definitive. A little but of gunge removal and closer images would help. Jerry

I have to say that given that there appear to be two obverse dies, the original does seem to be F over B and the latest an E over B. Richard, you have your work cut out.🧐 Jerry