secret santa Posted June 17, 2020 Posted June 17, 2020 That's a lovely example, John - is it a new acquisition ? Quote
Chingford Posted June 17, 2020 Posted June 17, 2020 8 minutes ago, secret santa said: That's a lovely example, John - is it a new acquisition ? This year, slabbed MS64, PWA did the image but free for you to use Quote
Danelaw Posted June 19, 2020 Posted June 19, 2020 £6,200 for a Carrickfergus token? Estimated at £300. Quote
Diaconis Posted June 19, 2020 Posted June 19, 2020 1 hour ago, Danelaw said: £6,200 for a Carrickfergus token? Estimated at £300. Are you selling? Quote
will1976 Posted June 23, 2020 Posted June 23, 2020 A new unlisted unofficial farthing variety which landed today. I believe it relates to the famous gun makers Holland & Holland but I'm yet to research properly. Thoughts and comments welcome 3 Quote
will1976 Posted June 23, 2020 Posted June 23, 2020 On 5/1/2020 at 9:58 AM, Paulus said: Blimey, well done, which one have you still to acquire? I have a few still to get, including the Workhouse one. Apologies Paulus for some reason I either didn't get a notification or I missed it, only just read your post. The only one I needed back in May was the Soho Manufactory which I bought last week from Paul Green at Holgate Numismatics (very friendly) It was in a group of 6 he bought from Spink, I'm not sure which others he has but might be worth contacting him Quote
JLS Posted June 23, 2020 Posted June 23, 2020 1 hour ago, will1976 said: A new unlisted unofficial farthing variety which landed today. I believe it relates to the famous gun makers Holland & Holland but I'm yet to research properly. Thoughts and comments welcome As a keen collector of the Birmingham series....WOW ! Diameter ? White's 1849 Directory of Birmingham, p. 182, "Holland, Henry, gun and pistol maker, 21 Steelhouse Lane". The Henry Holland of Holland and Holland was, according to Wikipedia, only apprenticed in 1861, so possibly this piece is unrelated. Quote
will1976 Posted June 23, 2020 Posted June 23, 2020 1 hour ago, JLS said: As a keen collector of the Birmingham series....WOW ! Diameter ? White's 1849 Directory of Birmingham, p. 182, "Holland, Henry, gun and pistol maker, 21 Steelhouse Lane". The Henry Holland of Holland and Holland was, according to Wikipedia, only apprenticed in 1861, so possibly this piece is unrelated. It's 24mm diameter so one of the larger ones in the series. Milled edge. It does seem unlikely that it is related to Holland & Holland on further thought as Harris Holland sounded quite controlling according to the Wikipedia article. Also an article in the 'Vintage Gun Journal' https://www.vintageguns.co.uk/magazine/a-harris-holland-restored gives a start date for the apprenticeship as 1876. It also poses the question of why Henry Holland is on the token not Holland & Holland Quote
will1976 Posted June 26, 2020 Posted June 26, 2020 Another new addition, possibly an unlisted unofficial farthing but unsure on this one. If it is it must be one of the last few issued date wise. 21½mm diameter and quite thick at 2mm, appears to be cupro-nickel. The Reverse is a similar version of the the Remington typewriter token Quote
will1976 Posted June 26, 2020 Posted June 26, 2020 For some reason I can't add pictures at the moment. 🤔 Quote
will1976 Posted August 3, 2023 Posted August 3, 2023 Latest addition to my Kempson Bath series, extremely pleased with this one, Somerset D&H70. These are the sellers pics 4 Quote
TomGoodheart Posted August 4, 2023 Posted August 4, 2023 A so-called "War and Peace" medal from the reign of Charles I. Struck in accordance with the views of Charles after the defeat of Waller and the surrender of Bristol to Prince Rupert, when Charles summoned his Council "to consider how these great blessings in war might be applied to the procuring a happy peace." Obverse, a laureate bust of Charles, reverse a sword and olive branch, crossed between crowned initials. The legend IN VTRVM QVE PARATVS signifies the King was 'prepared for both', i.e. peace or war. Date below. MI 308/134 29mm. Thomas Rawlins' initial under the bust. There are a few variations of this medal, with this being the commonest. 4 Quote
TomGoodheart Posted August 4, 2023 Posted August 4, 2023 This by comparison, is rare, hence the condition! A 'Military and Naval Forces' medal. Supposedly struck at a time Charles was demanding better funding from Parliament to enable him to rule by sea and land. Issued in 1628 at a time England was much concerned with the siege of the Huguenot city of la Rochelle by the Catholic forces of Louis XIII. Charles was keen to bolster Protestant interests in Europe and Buckingham was allowed to raise forces to supposedly support the Huguenots. However this went poorly and Buckingham was forced to return to England. Charles blamed Parliament for not providing the finances to reinforce Buckingham's expedition. The medal shows Charles with a radiate crown. The reverse, a sceptre and trident intertwined REGIT VNVS VTROQVE sends the message 'one rules with both', ie sceptre and trident. The design of this medal is by Briot, with a sideways B as signature below Charles' bust. Traditionally this medal has also been suggested as a pattern for a shilling, but although silver versions exist, there's no evidence I've seen to suggest this was ever taken further than a possible proposal. MI 250/26, 29mm. 4 Quote
Paulus Posted August 5, 2023 Posted August 5, 2023 (edited) On 8/3/2023 at 10:20 PM, will1976 said: On 8/3/2023 at 10:18 PM, will1976 said: Latest addition to my Kempson Bath series, extremely pleased with this one, Somerset D&H70. These are the sellers pics Very nice Will. I'm also collecting Kempson's Coventry buildings (along with Bath and Birmingham), I don't have an example of that one yet. Here's my little collection of Coventry buildings so far Edited August 5, 2023 by Paulus 7 Quote
will1976 Posted August 6, 2023 Posted August 6, 2023 On 8/5/2023 at 6:31 PM, Paulus said: Very nice Will. I'm also collecting Kempson's Coventry buildings (along with Bath and Birmingham), I don't have an example of that one yet. There are some lovely examples there, I particularly like the whitefriars one with it's rich chocolate tone. I've started to collect the brass examples of the Birmingham series, 5 so far plus one that turned out to be a gilt copper! Have you considered collecting the Gloucester penny series? Being that little bit larger makes for some excellent detail 1 Quote
will1976 Posted September 27, 2023 Posted September 27, 2023 Very occasionally eBay produces the goods. The photos was quite dark but I decided to take a punt and I'm pleased I did, Middlesex DH801 3 Quote
alfnail Posted January 7 Posted January 7 Does anyone know how I can get a free download of Dalton and Hamer please, maybe a link that works? Quote
will1976 Posted January 7 Posted January 7 2 hours ago, alfnail said: Does anyone know how I can get a free download of Dalton and Hamer please, maybe a link that works? www.scribd.com has a downloadable version but I'm unable to add a link (possible as I'm on my phone?) Quote
alfnail Posted January 7 Posted January 7 Thanks, I tried that, but still couldn't seem to find anything to download Quote
will1976 Posted January 7 Posted January 7 Try cutting and pasting this into your browser https://www.scribd.com/document/206664745/The-provincial-token-coinage-of-the-18th-century-illustrated-by-R-Dalton-and-S-H-Hamer It works for me on my phone, still don't have my laptop with me Quote
will1976 Posted January 7 Posted January 7 11 minutes ago, alfnail said: Thanks, I tried that, but still couldn't seem to find anything to download Just posted a link, seems to have worked this time. Hope you can use it Quote
alfnail Posted January 8 Posted January 8 Thanks Will, that has worked fine, although I had to sign up to Scribd at £10 a month after a free 30 day trial. Hoping easy to cancel before then! 🤔 Quote
will1976 Posted January 8 Posted January 8 37 minutes ago, alfnail said: Thanks Will, that has worked fine, although I had to sign up to Scribd at £10 a month after a free 30 day trial. Hoping easy to cancel before then! 🤔 Hopefully so. I have the book but I may looking into getting a electronic version Quote
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