Am I still allowed to post British coins, perhaps if I was to include a Scottish one...

Canna fool a canny Scot aye?

Received a nice Henry VIII Half-groat in the post today. It is of the Posthumous coinage, CIVI TAS CAN TOR, Canterbury mint, Spink Ref. 2415. Portrait is quite good and its silver content is excellent considering these were often debased before release.

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- Clive.

More nice stuff. I really like the Queen Anne coins.

Cheers Art, they cost a pretty penny too!

- Clive.

Oh, Clive. You're really whetting my appetite for medieval and hammered coins!

Is that a good thing?

They are really nice, hammered coins is one of, if not my greatest passion!

Of course its NOT a good thing! I don't have that much money! I can't spend it on both my US series/type sets AND new adventures into hammered and ancient coins! Gah!

It's not always expensive, I mean that Henry VIII half-groat only cost me about $80. But it was a bargain to be had on the bay.

I've eventually gotten around to taking some better pics of my Maundy Set. Here goes...

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One of the rarest Queen Anne maundy sets, 1710 in superb condition.

Also got one of my lovely errors: (Henry III Penny, circa. 1250.)

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The 'true' reverse is meant to read WAL/TER/ONC/ANT yet it has the ER on the end resulting in CANTER.
So Walter minted this coin at Canterbury to start off with and then a day or two later Ion came along and thought it was a blank. He than accidentally struck over Walter's coin, Ion's legend would read ION/ON/CAN/TER and so the CAN/TER ends up overlapping part of the obverse legend yet Walter's original legend is on the reverse.

Cheers,

Clive.

If I ever find myself in Historic Surrey (if I ever find out where Historic Surrey is...) I would absolutely love to see your collection of hammered coins and this maundy set. Thanks for sharing , Clive! You've really got me wanting some Ancient British coinage (Hammered, Roman, etc).

I've always loved the stories in the paper you see every now and then about a British farmer finding a haul of ancients. I'd love to live on land that may be sitting on so much history. Luckily I'm from Virginia, one of the most historically rich US states. We've been around longest - we had 2 major wars fought on our soil and 160 years of colonialism, and thousands of years of native american tribes.

I live in the county of Surrey, but Historic Surrey sounds better!

I've never been too keen on Roman coins, British hammered however...

That Maundy set is outstanding. The Henry III penny is quite nice too. You have a great collection.

Thanks Art, you CPers only get to see my new purchases, my actual collection is much more extensive. The Maundy Set was something that I just picked up, I loved the look of it and knew that Queen Anne was relatively scarce to obtain and so bought it. Paid slightly more than I would have liked to but this is 18th Century art is it not?

Clive.

Here's a few of my New Purchases.

First up, an Edward I Londoniensis Farthing. Relatively scarce in this condition. Spink Ref 1443. Circa 1290.

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A virtually as-struck penny of Edward II, Bury St Edmunds. Spink Ref 1465. Circa 1317.

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Thirdly, an Elizabeth I Sixpence that I bought for the great detail on the portrait. Not my usual era but I couldn't resist!

Elizabeth I Sixpence, 3rd+4th Issues, Intermediate bust with a showing ear with a Castle mintmark. Spink Ref 2562.

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Henry VI Penny of York with Mullets by Crown. Spink Ref 1868. Circa 1440.
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An Edward The Confessor, Facing Bust/Small Cross type, Arncetel on York mint. Circa 1050.

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A lovely, aEF in my opinion, 1887 Crown with lovely toning that the photo doesn't entirely show, steel blue and brick red.

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A very nice Edward III Groat, Pre-Treaty series G. I like the portrait! Circa 1345.

Enjoy!

Clive.

Great purchases. I like them all.

Cnut Shortcross penny, circa 1037.

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Clive.

Wonderful coins. I particularly like the pennies of the 10xx range from England and Scandinavia. I sold my one Norwegian penny and two early bractates in 1990. There are times when I miss those critters. They are too expensive today to start collecting again.

Cheers Bill, they are lovely coins that's why I collect them!

But you're right, they are getting more and more expensive

Clive.

Don't tell me that! Remember I'm seriously considering finding some when I next get to a coin show/shop!

I have a few spares on my site if you want ?

Here are most of today's purchases, all from the London Coin Fair.


As struck Edward I penny, with Eddie having one eye... Class 9b of London, arguably better than Spink plate.



Edward I penny, class 10c.



Ed I penny of Bristol, class 9b.



Ed I Penny of Durham, class 2b.



As struck, with flat spot, Ed I class 3c.





Clive.

As struck Ed, class 3d.



As struck Ed, class 3g with some weak spots and unusually thick cross.



Ed I penny of Dublin, nice toning.





My favourite purchase: an as struck Cnut Quatrefoil, Leofsige on Cambridge.

The Edward I Pennies date to about 1280 and the Cnut dates to around 1020.

Clive.

So cool.

How big is the London Coin Fair? I imagine massively so.

http://www.simmonsgallery.co.uk/2001site/LCF/lcf.html

There was about 50 dealers yesterday, check out the site above.

Clive.

Here's two of my recent purchases.





Elizabeth I 1562 Threepence, really bought if for it's portrait as it is very good for the issue. What intrigues me is that it looks like the 2 is over a 1. I would grade a strong VF for issue. Spink 2565. You'd struggle to find a better condition 1562 overdate threepence.





Edward III Halfgroat, Pre-treaty series F. M.M Crown and a very nice reverse. Spink 1577.

Kindest Regards,

Clive.

23,338 views!!! Thanks guys... Wow... Sounds a lot to be honest.

Clive.

1) Great coin, Clive.

2) Really? How'd you get that many views??? Must be people on google are seeing this thread. I'd try a few common search terms that you know would reference this page and see how popular you are.

Hang on, 25,340 views and it's not even 24 hours later...

Anyway, two of my new purchases arrived today.




Commonwealth Penny, I above shields. Spink Ref. 3222. (Oliver Cromwell's time.)




Edward I Penny of Canterbury, Spink Ref. 1419.

Clive.

Here are a few more of my recent purchases.





^ 1806 EF+/aUNC Farthing of George III, Soho mint. ^





Edward I Farthing, London Mint, Circa 1280. See size compared with a pre-Decimal penny. Measures about 1cm in diameter.

Clive.

I was watching that farthing, Clive. Good buy!

Cheers Richard!

Here are a few more of mine:

Edward I Penny, Ioh on Bury St Edmunds.







Archbishop Wigmund of York Styca, Moneyer Coenred. (Circa. 840.)




More to come soon!

Clive.

Aethelred II of Northumbria Styca, Phase II Group A, moneyer Leofdegn.

Clive.

I think some of my first pennies from Edward I were these first coinage ca. 1372-1379 issues that were minted in Bury and in Canterbury. These are peculiar in that they were probably largely designed and minted before Edw I returned to England from the Crusades, HIII died while Edw I was away. I still kept several of these coins, mine are all ex-Colchester hoard of 1969.

These pennies were only minted for Bury St Edmunds and Durham, London was introduced as a mint for the improved early type, and they were minted from 1272 until 1278. You're only 100 years out!

They are peculiar types which I enjoy, a transition from Henry III to Edward I, that's why I picked it up cheaply because the vendor listed it as Henry III. An ugly portrait though, very crude!

Clive.

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My Latest purchase. Edward I London mint Class 10b. The flatness of one of the quarters appears in a few of my Edd I's - wonder why?

Someone's hijacking my thread!



Probably due to the huge scale of mintage that they paid little attention to the dies and the flans, a few of mine are similar. I've just finished a little article on my site that you might be interested in: http://historiccoinage.com/blog.aspx

Kindest Regards,

Clive.

I have to admit, this is one ugly coin but I also collect for history not just looks...




Now, it is pretty indecipherable but here's the most likely combination: Thorr on Norwich.

All I know for certain in the mean time is that it is an Awbridge Type of King Stephen(circa 1156 A.D.), I wait for Martin Allen's reply eagerly!

These coins were largely produced posthumously and so Stephen probably never saw this type as they tended to be produced and circulated in Henry II's reign. It was also an emergency issue, hence the poor strike that gives it that almost triangular appearance.

But still, an interesting coin that is rare, with plenty of history and character for a bargain amount!

Clive.

P.S. It should look like this:

No it should look like this:



Here's to wishing I was the lucky bloke that hit the send button on that one.

I am good friends with the buyer of that coin!

It's a different monarch, but I must admit it is an absolute cracker! I hope to meet up with him and see the coin in person!

Clive.

I wouldn't be good friends with him for long I am jealous, this is by far and away the nicest coin I have ever seen from that era.

I'm not sure, my previously posted Stephen isn't far off!

Sorry! Clive.
Iwas so engrossed in the thread, I forgot where I was. Then, of course, when I realised my error, there was no way to delete!

Doesn't matter Richard, this is mostly a hammered thread anyway!

Paid for a large group of hammereds today, all part of a collection, about 20 in total.

Here are a few pics of the top picks.




Henry II Tealby Penny, Class C2. Willem on Winchester.




Edward the Confessor Hammer Cross Type, Thor on York.




Cnut, as-struck but weakly Quatrefoil penny. Ornst on Cambridge.



One I've been after a long time, Henry III penny of Durham, rare mint. I just need Carlisle now to complete my mint run!




King Stephen Watford Type, Samar on Leicester. Decent for issue.

Plus plenty of coins from later, including Edward I pennies of Chester, Exeter, Newcastle and Kingston-upon-Hull.

Clive.

That Henry II tealby Penny is just a classic!

Many thanks Matt, not often do they come on full flans!

Had many more later coins but did not have the time to take photos. Was too busy listing spares on my site: http://historiccoinage.com/hammereds2.aspx

Clive.

Received some niceties in the post today.




Edward I Farthing, superb portrait for issue. Class 4de, Spink 1446A, aVF.


How about this funky Decimeter?
An interesting piece of history nonetheless!



Converts pre-Decimal into Decimal at the turn of two dials! :th_ThumbsUp:

Plus others which will be up in due time.

Clive.

how small is that farthing? If you're english lined paper is anything like ours, that farthing is T-I-N-Y!