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  1. Sleepy
    My 1928 Half Crown the reverse is almost AUNC but the obverse is nowhere near as nice, but it only cost £12.50 last year.
  2. Sleepy
    It's a Lightning II, it says so on the coin, look up F-35 on Wiki and it will all become clear.
  3. Sleepy
    The W&M is a beauty.
  4. Sleepy
    I think they may have spent too long in silver dip which gives a sort of powdery coating to the coin.
  5. Sleepy
    Snobby London bias??
  6. Sleepy
    Young engineering apprentices messing about.
  7. Sleepy
    I still have a 1976 Coin Year Book that recommends lacquering coins in it's coin care section!!
  8. Sleepy
    Certainly better than a few I've got!
  9. Sleepy
    Only just noticed this thread so sorry about the late reply. In Linecar's "The Crown Pieces of Great Britain" he lists a 1930 Bombay Trade Dollar No 205.
  10. Sleepy
    the coin king has one up for sale, looks at least GEF or better for £36. https://www.thecoinking.co.uk/collections/florins/products/1887-florin-victoria-british-silver-coin-superb
  11. Sleepy
    The border on the reverse reminds of the trade dollar!
  12. Sleepy
    Not really my thing but some hard work and good research!
  13. Sleepy
    Must agree can't see anything to suggest a 9 over 8.
  14. Sleepy
    The thing is I don't even think the vendor is trying to be untruthful, I just think he is being stupid, a bit like the person who slabbed the coin in the first place.
  15. Sleepy
    Thanks a lot Rob, as per normal you always come up trumps, the difference is very subtle I think I would need this picture in front of me before making a decision. Gone through mine and they are all the same as the right example, another coin to look out for lol.
  16. Sleepy
    Whilst we are on the subject Davies mentions that there are 2 different reverses the CH's are thinner, don't suppose anyone can put a photo of the 2 examples up to compare?
  17. Sleepy
    She sounds as mad as a hatter, or should that be the Queen of Hearts?
  18. Sleepy
    The typography looks very similar to the advertisements scripts of that era.
  19. Sleepy

    My coins

    Sleepy replied to Andy77's topic in Beginners area

    A great resource Declan, the pictures are so much clearer than those in Davies, wish Chris would do a re-edition of Davies similar to the one done with Freemans!
  20. Sleepy
    ESC is English Silver Coinage since 1649, it is the standard reference for this period, the latest 6th edition by Maurice Bull is available.
  21. Sleepy
    I just happened to have ESC opened near the right page when I read this post, your half groat is the first milled issue of Maundy Money referred as a undated Type C ESC2167A. The other undated types, D, F and B (don't ask what happened to A and E) have a & instead of ET. Don't take the term Maundy Money to literally for this period it is just a general term for small silver change.
  22. Sleepy

    Johnshan

    Sleepy replied to Johnshan's topic in Beginners area

    and a nice looking coin John wouldn't go anywhere near it with dip!
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    Johnshan

    Sleepy replied to Johnshan's topic in Beginners area

    I've seen this on many pictures of coins from this era,never realized it had a name, always wondered what caused it??
  24. Sleepy
    Looking at my own 1820 example it looks like the E's of PENCE have a few issues, so it might have been a common problem with this type. A better in focus photo would of course have helped.
  25. Sleepy
    I know next to nothing about siege pieces so my opinion means very little, but I think Robs article makes a very relevant point, why bother minting them when your stuck in a castle with nowhere to spend your wages.
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