Coin aquisition of the week.......

[azda 971]

Fred Flinstone was also a school kid Peck

[Coinery 804]

Thanks Dave. I'm pleased you like it.

I got this too:

Excellent condition for one of these. MM woolsack both sides? The obverse is as good as the reverse. Unfortunately I couldn't get as good a photo. Its difficult to get decent images of such tiny coins. Both sides are nice and sharp. Very little wear.

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So, MR had himself a hitherto unrecorded farthing. He now has this...

(partial and gratefully received email from Tim Everson - thanks, Tim)

...punctuation is the same as my 129i on the obverse, the reverse is unusual in having a stop after FRAN rather than an apostrophe stop. It is of good style but it was well spotted of you concerning the fleur de lis on the sceptre tops. They do not look right and it makes me think that 129i was perhaps an excellent counterfeit as I think this is rather than poor genuine piece. It is new to my book and I would classify it as follows:

130g*. (BMC 252)pm Woolpack. Obverse as 129i. Reverse 2 but stop after FRAN. Six strings. Die axis 0. [ER]

(It is now the author's opinion that this piece and 129i may be counterfeit because of the upright die axis and the unusual obverse readings)

Edit: goodness knows what happened to that font? I'll edit it later if I'm still able! Out at the mo!

Edited December 23, 2014 by Coinery

[Colin G. 147]

Always nice to get a new recording...great result.....just hope it stays in the non-counterfeit category for the foreseeable future, the counterfeits do not seem to hold price very well in this series.

[Coinery 804]

...the counterfeits do not seem to hold price very well in this series.

I think this is the case for a lot of the CFs, as the eye-appeal is generally appalling! However, do you find that to be the case for the quality-made CFs?

[Colin G. 147]

Yes they always seem to be substantially less than the genuine article. Except for the CARA counterfeits

[davidrj 193]

Yours is a bit better than mine. Mind you, mine came from looking through bank bags in the late 60s.

That is ok! Finally you are some decades older than I am. I was born in 1972, at least ten years after you found your coin in bank bags. Can compensate that experience by advising some younger collector in the future (about 30 year from now on)

Erm, three years actually! And I was only a schoolkid myself at the time...

Some of us are old enough to remember being excited about getting an Elizabeth II penny in change - had to be 1953, dunno when the first 1954 was found

Edited December 23, 2014 by davidrj

[Coinery 804]

Yes they always seem to be substantially less than the genuine article. Except for the CARA counterfeits

I've not seen a nice CARA coin, ever!

[declanwmagee 122]

Penny 1909

Edward VII

Bronze

What do you make of that trident middle prong, people? Everything else about the coin is clearly reverse D, but that prong looks more like reverse E.

[Peckris 579]

Penny 1909

Edward VII

Bronze

What do you make of that trident middle prong, people? Everything else about the coin is clearly reverse D, but that prong looks more like reverse E.

Ha! Talk about senility.. all the while I've been referring to my 1909 halfpenny. Now I see that Chucky's coin is a penny...

[arthurcrown 1]

Some nice milling on my 2014 Ritz Halfcrown.......Sorry, couldn't resist !!

[ChKy 61]

Penny 1910

Edward VII

Bronze

[ChKy 61]

1/3 Farthing 1902

Edward VII

Bronze

[Rob 2,865]

She who must be obeyed when I feel like it does not approve - I like it.

Stephen type 1 of Rye, the moneyer is RAVLF.

That has ticked a very difficult box.

Edited December 24, 2014 by Rob

[damian1986 141]

She who must be obeyed when I feel like it does not approve - I like it.

Stephen type 1 of Rye, the moneyer is RAVLF.

That has ticked a very difficult box.

Rye mint, assume not many of those knocking about

The reverse reads RAVLF ON RIE?

[Rob 2,865]

The catalogue was non-commital about the numbers. For certain an example in Norwich Museum and a cut half type I/II mule - then this one. But there may be others based on what is a grotty series in terms of strike.

It is reasonable to assume that others may appear in Henry 1, as a couple are now known. This is a very poorly supplied period in terms of coins and arguably the least understood time of any in British numismatic history. New finds expand our knowledge of Henry 1 and the subsequent anarchy period every year.

Edited December 24, 2014 by Rob

[Rob 2,865]

Sorry, that should have been a cut half type I and a I/II mule. Must type slower.

[Coinery 804]

She who must be obeyed when I feel like it does not approve - I like it.

Stephen type 1 of Rye, the moneyer is RAVLF.

That has ticked a very difficult box.

Interesting coin! Hand cut flan I'm guessing? Is it on full weight?

[Rob 2,865]

1.24g, which is normal.

The attribution to Rye was made by Andrew in the 1929-30 BNJ p.117, where he gave the reasoning why coins marked RIE and RIEE were from Rye and not Castle Rising, which was variously contracted to RI, RIS and RISINGE. He alluded to a type I coin which had the RIEE mint signature, but this apparently had no letters of the moneyer's name displayed. It was not illustrated.

[TomGoodheart 314]

Good rarity Rob! Though not the prettiest of coins to my eyes I'm afraid.

Just had a chance to look through my Ryan catalogue. Some stonking coins in there!

And yes, I've scribbled in it already I'm afraid!

Edited December 26, 2014 by TomGoodheart

[Rob 2,865]

Not at all pretty, but prettiness isn't the defining criteria for the collection. I have a few more pieces that are less than attractive - but find me another.

[Sword 1,268]

Just brought this halfcrown. It looks quite nice but with hindsight, probably should have got one with fewer contact marks.

[HistoricCoinage 115]

She who must be obeyed when I feel like it does not approve - I like it.

Stephen type 1 of Rye, the moneyer is RAVLF.

That has ticked a very difficult box.

Very nice acquisition, Rob!

[ChKy 61]

Farthing 1935

George V

Bronze

[Coinery 804]

A very nice example of Everson 38 - I thank my beloved and Mr Goode for making available his 'seconds'!

Merry Christmas to me, merry Christmas to me, merry Christmas dear Stuart...! The coin is of course a dark, rich, brown...damn lighting and white balance...grrrr!

I've unfortunately buggered up the tone on a few of the obverse high spots, so it's sat on top of our fridge for a quick retone! It'll soon be glorious! Pain in the arse, though!

[Colin G. 147]

Do you want to take all my photos for me Stuart?