ChKy Posted January 14, 2015 Posted January 14, 2015 Hi folks.You might know that I started to write a disquisition on British coinage as a kind of spare time project. Two more authors from Canada and the United Kingdom (that person is a member of this forum as well) are involved in this long term project by now. Our aim is to show every minted denomination, year and variation. Our work covers the era of the monarchs Edward VII to Elizabeth II, having a volume of 300 pages with more than 2,000 coloured coin pictures plus numerous B/W images in order to show variations in more detail. The book is intended to be a reference for coin collectors without evaluations.That project is time and money consuming. We need high resolution scans of Maundy Money minted in the 20th and 21st century. I own a dozen of sets already, but it will be impossible to by every date set in a reasonable time scale.Can anyone here provide us with picture material of high grade stuff? Please let me know. We would give credit to any provided pictures of course.CheersChristoph Quote
sound Posted January 14, 2015 Posted January 14, 2015 Have you thought of trawling auction houses with on-line archives and seeking permission?Mark Quote
ChKy Posted January 14, 2015 Author Posted January 14, 2015 Have you thought of trawling auction houses with on-line archives and seeking permission?MarkHi Mark.Yes, over the years I searched for pictures provided by collectors, dealers and auction houses. Quote
Paulus Posted January 14, 2015 Posted January 14, 2015 What years do you have/are missing Christoph?I believe Bill Pugsley (a member on here) has every 20th C Maundy set - and they will be high grade - you could try PMing him? Quote
ChKy Posted January 15, 2015 Author Posted January 15, 2015 Have following Maundy Money:Sets: 1902, 1907, 1908, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1944, 1951, 1958, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1968 & 2000Single coins 1903 4d, 1905 1 & 4d, 1906 1 & 2d, 1926 2dWhat is his nickname on this forum? Quote
Coinery Posted January 15, 2015 Posted January 15, 2015 Bill's coins will be in CGS slabs however, but you will at least have a ready source via the images on the CGS website.It's an interesting thought re who holds the image rights? CGS I'm guessing, though I'm sure Bill could swing it for you, i would think him highly regarded by them. Quote
Nick Posted January 15, 2015 Posted January 15, 2015 What is his nickname on this forum? It is the same as his name. You would have to PM him as he hasn't accessed the forum in the last 9 months. Quote
Peter Posted January 15, 2015 Posted January 15, 2015 Bill is highly regarded at CGS and is involved with forums/meetings etc Quote
ChKy Posted January 15, 2015 Author Posted January 15, 2015 (edited) I tried to make contact via PM a few minutes ago Edited January 15, 2015 by ChKy Quote
Gary1000 Posted January 15, 2015 Posted January 15, 2015 I've got 1900 to 1967 but no way of make a good scan Quote
davidrj Posted January 15, 2015 Posted January 15, 2015 I have 2004, complete set given to my mum by HRH at Liverpool Cathedral, if you need them Quote
ChKy Posted January 15, 2015 Author Posted January 15, 2015 I have 2004, complete set given to my mum by HRH at Liverpool Cathedral, if you need themThat would be great! And please PM me your name for the acknowledgements Quote
Prax Posted January 15, 2015 Posted January 15, 2015 LCA had two massive lots of Maundy money sold in the previous auction covering every year from 1837 to 2014 I believe. Why dont you ask them for the buyer's details and explain your effort to the.What you are undertaking is very commendable. I wish you all the very best. I can help with a few pennies. Quote
ChKy Posted January 15, 2015 Author Posted January 15, 2015 What you are undertaking is very commendable. I wish you all the very best. I can help with a few pennies.Many thanks for your kind words. I realized that this is a life time project At this stage it becomes very tedious to find and to afford missing rarities, gold coins, Maundy Money, modern bullion and commemorative coins (minted in precious metals) Quote
davidrj Posted January 16, 2015 Posted January 16, 2015 I have 2004, complete set given to my mum by HRH at Liverpool Cathedral, if you need themThat would be great! And please PM me your name for the acknowledgements I hadn't realised how difficult it is to image these tiny shiny coins, I collect mostly 30mm copper. Every little speck of dust turns into a boulder the original scans for this image are all at 1200 dpi, what resolution would you like?David 1 Quote
ChKy Posted January 16, 2015 Author Posted January 16, 2015 I hadn't realised how difficult it is to image these tiny shiny coins, I collect mostly 30mm copper. Every little speck of dust turns into a boulder the original scans for this image are all at 1200 dpi, what resolution would you like?DavidYes, dust is a big problem. I shouted out load several times because the frustration... The original image with 1200 dpi would be perfect!!! Quote
ChKy Posted January 16, 2015 Author Posted January 16, 2015 My scans look like this:Maundy set 1958 Maundy set 1963 Quote
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