mick1271

A cud is a small blob of metal which shouldnt be there (quite common on modern 20p's) A serif is a stroke or line added to the end of a letter or number .ie on an 1864 penny the horizontal bar ends with a serif (line rising upwards ) or a vertical bar or serifs (cross crosslet type ) . the red marks are serifs

be careful when buying Henry VIII hammered ,there is lots of fake/ reproductions out there .If like me ,you have a basic knowledge ,most of them are easy to spot , but if you are a complete novice ,then you can be easily caught out . If you see anything on ebay ,dealers website etc .that takes your fancy , stick a pic up of it on here (before you buy )and one of the more knowledgeable members will keep you right .

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/King-Henry-VIII-Coin-1509-47-Silver-Groat-Rare/222687327181?hash=item33d932f3cd:g:t74AAOSwD8ZZ631b .another from the WRL mint , a snip at £197 lol

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hammered-Silver-Coin-Elizabeth-1st-Shilling-c-1582-AD/372146690705?hash=item56a5abda91:g:S7UAAOSwl2haGDKO The shillings are readily available .the listing I have posted is just a sample of the type of coin , you could probably get better for cheaper or an even better one within your budget .

Elizabeth 1st shillings can be had in good grade within your budget , and are a decent size .

why the hell would Jersey need 6 million 20p,s .LOL

Missed out the last time ,so decided its too good an offer to miss out on this time .

Thats some more of these surfaced (on the FB page ) wonder if its the same seller ,quite a coincedence that another lot have appeared .And if it is the same seller ,how many does he actually have ?

It is blue crown boxes (not full proof set boxes ) I have been talking about . will need to go on the hunt and see if I can track down a pic of one .

I have came across a couple of blue crown boxes too ,but never in hand ,always through pictures .My only concern with them is that the light blue colour may be from green boxes that have faded in sunlight (there seems to be a few different shades of green out there).pics never show the inside of the box ,where the original colour would be intact . also found this one where the colour has faded away to white https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FESTIVAL-OF-BRITAIN-PROOF-CROWN-COIN-1951-WITH-ORIGINAL-BOX-AND-COA-ANOTHER/382279211150?hash=item59019dd88e:g:90MAAOSweW5VdJTS

heres a blue proof set box http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1951-Festival-of-Britain-Boxed-Official-ex-Proof-Farthing-to-Crown-10-Coin-Set/292344018858?hash=item44110fb7aa:g:PZMAAOSwCkZZQQvz

I have both types of both colours .slide out seems to be the most common type of both colours , but the 2 blue ones I have seen were both lids.

I have seen 2 blue ones ,but have never managed to get my hands on one .nearly bought one a good few years ago ,but held off because the box was a bit of a state (regret it now ,cos it was only a couple of quid) .the green and burgundy boxes have 2 types ,one has a lid type box and also a slide on cover type.There is also 2 different coa's .I am sure I have seen a proof set in a blue box too (might have imagined it though )

not my coin ,it's from a fb page I am on .I can't seem to work out what it is .

Not mine .looks like its been dipped in jewellery cleaner

many thanks . how about this one think its a henry vi calais mint .not great pics

thank you .

cant seem to find any henry vi canterbury mint halfgroats or groats , but it looks like a henry vi crown .

streaky lustre but still attractive ,no wear and only a few marks

latest upgrade .ebay can come good sometimes .

its windows laptop ,I am using .

when i use the link to the halp halfpenny I tried checking for other listings ,or sellers other items ,nothing comes up .

I will have another look .