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She was said to be unhappy with the jubilee portrait of 1887- 1893 silver and gold; perhaps the same applies! Jerry

In the same way that the tooth enhanced obverse D is designated ‘D*’ in Freeman, should we be looking at an ‘R*’ designation here? Particularly if some dates do prove to come in both varieties. Jerry

Well, I would certainly avoid the big companies that advertise gold coins for investment purposes in the colour supplements and magazines, they tend to price way over the top. The price of gold bullion changes on a day to day basis, and the value of for example a sovereign will also vary depending on whether you are buying or selling. And if you decide that you also want your coins to be rare, or in particularly good condition there will be a collector’s premium as reflected in Coin Catalogues such as Spink. I would strongly advise attending a coin fair such as those held in London, The Midland Coin Fair or the fair held in Yorkshire. There you will se a large variety of gold coinage at keen prices and can talk to bullion dealers and will enter the market with a far greater insight. Jerry

And I had looked at this specimen at £50 in a dealers tray at the Midland Coin Fair many times over the last year or two, but left it thinking it was an F763 (I have several); but when it dropped to £17.50 I thought it worth a punt. On closer examination I think it is an F8B, on the basis of the relationship between last colon and cape, and the position of the 'dimple' left by the worn rose. What do you think? Jerry

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