Geoff T Posted April 28, 2004 Posted April 28, 2004 I believe Geoff has held that half crown! That's absolutely true. What hits you is how ordinary it looks. Colin was quite happy to let me see it; on e advantage of being in touch with him is that you get to see quite a lot of things you can only dream about owning.BTW on eBay at the moment someone is selling what they claim to be an 1839 proof Manx farthinghttp://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...ssPageName=WDVW Quote
Emperor Oli Posted April 28, 2004 Posted April 28, 2004 Well the legend's correct and the effigy looks kosher so i'd say it's not a forgery. Not that I can talk, I've never seen a manx farthing before! Quote
Master Jmd Posted April 28, 2004 Author Posted April 28, 2004 Look on the Colin Cooke website Master JMD, the fully story about it is there. thanks...a truly marvelous story Quote
Half Penny Jon Posted April 28, 2004 Posted April 28, 2004 I believe Geoff has held that half crown! That's absolutely true. What hits you is how ordinary it looks. Colin was quite happy to let me see it; on e advantage of being in touch with him is that you get to see quite a lot of things you can only dream about owning.BTW on eBay at the moment someone is selling what they claim to be an 1839 proof Manx farthinghttp://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...ssPageName=WDVW I wonder what Colin would have done if you dropped it! Quote
Master Jmd Posted May 4, 2004 Author Posted May 4, 2004 --------the folder has finally come through, the coins that i can see are unc (or atleast lusterous) are:Farthings:1953 - 56 all full lustre (BU)Half pennies:nonePennies:1953, 1962, 1965, 1966 and 1967Sixpence's:1953Shillings:1953, 1966, 1967florins:1953 - 67 (all)Halfcrowns:1965 - 67Crowns:all Quote
Half Penny Jon Posted May 4, 2004 Posted May 4, 2004 That's good news, talk to Oli to determine which variety the 1953 farthing is. Quote
Emperor Oli Posted May 4, 2004 Posted May 4, 2004 Ok so there are four variations to the 1953 which are:Obv 1 : Cross points to a bead.Obv 2 : Cross points to a space.Rev A : F and I point to a space.Rev B : F and I point to a bead.Plus you can have combos of this:2+B is the most common of the lot, 1+A (formerly in the plastic sets) is scarcer, 1+B is quite rare, 2+A is extremely rare . Occasionally, 1+B can be found in a 1953 plastic set. Quote
Half Penny Jon Posted May 4, 2004 Posted May 4, 2004 Colin Cooke dosen't have any 2+A's at the moment but no doubt he will. Quote
Emperor Oli Posted May 4, 2004 Posted May 4, 2004 I believe he sold a fleur de coin specimen recently but he hasn't had any on for a while Quote
william Posted May 4, 2004 Posted May 4, 2004 I believe he sold a fleur de coin specimen recently but he hasn't had any on for a while How much did he sell it for? Quote
Emperor Oli Posted May 4, 2004 Posted May 4, 2004 Unfortunately, he never divulges on his list the prices they sold for, so one cannot "save up" until another one appears as one just doesn't know how much it was. Then again, if one sees it before it sells, the one would know. Quote
Master Jmd Posted May 4, 2004 Author Posted May 4, 2004 Ok so there are four variations to the 1953 which are:Obv 1 : Cross points to a bead.Obv 2 : Cross points to a space.Rev A : F and I point to a space.Rev B : F and I point to a bead.Plus you can have combos of this:2+B is the most common of the lot, 1+A (formerly in the plastic sets) is scarcer, 1+B is quite rare, 2+A is extremely rare . Occasionally, 1+B can be found in a 1953 plastic set. what do you mean by a bead? Quote
Emperor Oli Posted May 4, 2004 Posted May 4, 2004 The farthings have beaded edges i.e there are beads all the way around them. Quote
Emperor Oli Posted May 4, 2004 Posted May 4, 2004 Do you mean me or MJMD? I'm going to hold out for 2+a hopefully! Quote
Half Penny Jon Posted May 4, 2004 Posted May 4, 2004 I meant Master JMD, if it is a 2+A, he can sell it to you! Quote
Emperor Oli Posted May 4, 2004 Posted May 4, 2004 Hmm I wouldn't trust his grading, looking at previous examples Quote
william Posted May 4, 2004 Posted May 4, 2004 (edited) Let's call it VF for good measures! You could attach a scan MJMD... Btw, what is your real name? Edited May 4, 2004 by william Quote
Master Jmd Posted May 4, 2004 Author Posted May 4, 2004 The farthings have beaded edges i.e there are beads all the way around them. it is beaded on the date side, and toothed on the farthing side... Quote
Emperor Oli Posted May 4, 2004 Posted May 4, 2004 No it's not, they are both beaded. I'm right and you will also find Mr. Cooke agrees. And what do you mean beaded on the date side and toothed on the farthing side? They are both the same "side" or reverse Quote
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