Descartes Posted October 19, 2017 Posted October 19, 2017 Just wanted to share with you chaps my dream hammered coin... currently for sale at sovereign rarities. A rather fantastic King Stephen flag type penny. Alas, it will never be mine to enjoy - selling at a whopping 7,500 GBP it's a little over my budget 4 Quote
IanB Posted October 19, 2017 Posted October 19, 2017 So far I don't have any of these types of coin but I can definitely see the appeal. The history and sense that they are hundreds of years old and still with us is fascinating. 1 Quote
Matteo95 Posted October 19, 2017 Posted October 19, 2017 never say never ....sometimes the burgain is behind the corner. anyway this is my dream english hammered coin : the famous Henry III gold penny... I gave a lecture on it 3 Quote
Descartes Posted October 19, 2017 Author Posted October 19, 2017 1 hour ago, Matteo95 said: never say never ....sometimes the burgain is behind the corner. anyway this is my dream english hammered coin : the famous Henry III gold penny... I gave a lecture on it Hi Matteo, that certainly is a wonderful coin! Quote
Ukstu Posted October 19, 2017 Posted October 19, 2017 Mine was a Pax penny of William Ist or 2nd. It was one of the first coins i ever saw in books that got me interested in hammereds as a kid. So i bought one... 3 Quote
Coinery Posted October 19, 2017 Posted October 19, 2017 Gosh it really is time for me to start buying some hammered plantagenet gold! Maybe some sovs too! Soon! Soon! 1 Quote
Rob Posted October 19, 2017 Posted October 19, 2017 Can't differentiate between a really nice example of this or a really nice example of that. A coin that stands high and proud by a wide margin above all the other coins in a collection looks out of place. A collection needs a bit of balance to be aesthetically pleasing. Quote
Descartes Posted October 20, 2017 Author Posted October 20, 2017 10 hours ago, Coinery said: Gosh it really is time for me to start buying some hammered plantagenet gold! Maybe some sovs too! Soon! Soon! I would like a sovereign in my collection too. Might just have to treat myself to one at Christmas Quote
Rob Posted October 20, 2017 Posted October 20, 2017 11 minutes ago, Descartes said: I would like a sovereign in my collection too. Might just have to treat myself to one at Christmas A Henry VII mm. dragon, is an unaffordable Hobson's Choice coin for me. Ah well, hope springs eternal. Better buy a couple of losing lines for tonight's lottery. Quote
Descartes Posted October 20, 2017 Author Posted October 20, 2017 9 hours ago, Rob said: A Henry VII mm. dragon, is an unaffordable Hobson's Choice coin for me. Ah well, hope springs eternal. Better buy a couple of losing lines for tonight's lottery. I know the feeling, Rob. My Christmas coin will only be a standard Victoria jubilee sovereign. It will be quite special to me as it'll be my first gold coin and will go some way to completing my year type set. Will still need the pricey double sovereign, half sovereign and the five pound gold coin of course, but if everything was instantly obtainable, I guess I wouldn't find it as fun to collect! Quote
mick1271 Posted October 20, 2017 Posted October 20, 2017 (edited) my dream coin .doesn't need to be that one though . Edited October 20, 2017 by mick1271 2 Quote
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