I assume my A4 paper is the same!
The farthing dates to around 1300.
Clive.
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It is less than a centimetre in diameter, i.e. 1/3 of an inch.
I assume my A4 paper is the same!
The farthing dates to around 1300.
Clive.
I assume my A4 paper is the same!
The farthing dates to around 1300.
Clive.
George IV Sixpence, aEF.
Rare date William IV Sixpence, EF+.
I don't normally collect milled coins but I couldn't resist these two little beauties!! (British grades, not US.)
Clive.
Stunning coins that remind me of our late 19th century silver designs:
It's probably because Lady Liberty looks like a fella.
It's probably because Lady Liberty looks like a fella.
QUOTE(thedeadpoint @ Mar 20 2008, 09:25 PM) 
Stunning coins that remind me of our late 19th century silver designs:
It's probably because Lady Liberty looks like a fella.
It's probably because Lady Liberty looks like a fella.
Are you that flattering to the ladies on campus?
Wow... umm... I can't argue that actually. I think I'm just bitter. Rowan Atkinson would do better here than I do
QUOTE(thedeadpoint @ Mar 20 2008, 10:47 PM)
Wow... umm... I can't argue that actually. I think I'm just bitter. Rowan Atkinson would do better here than I do
QUOTE(YeOldeCollector @ Mar 20 2008, 05:03 PM)
Glad you liked that. I couldn't think of many British actors that could help get my point across.
Also got this, another one incorrectly listed as Henry III Longcross.
Clive.
EF Tealby Farthing, always something mysterious about cut farthings.
Looks like an Edward III Penny, neat error.
More to come soon.
Still amazed to see that this thread has nearly 49 thousand views, thanks guys!
Clive.
Charles I Shilling, 1640-1, M.M. Star shame about weak strike on portrait as the legends are very bold.
But what I like most about this coin is its quirky error, if you look at the obverse, at the CAROLVS you can see that the CA is much higher than the ROLVS and that the R is much more weakly struck than the other letters, this is due to the dies slipping in the hammering process causing the CA to jump and the R to be squashed. This is also evident in the inner circle around the portrait, you should notice that the circle isn't quite complete as two ends are visible just below the CA of CAROLVS. Added into the mixture is the slight shadowing of the L and V as they slide to the right, giving an impression of a double strike.
It does, however, have a lovely rich orange toning around the bold legends and is still a great coin, albeit outside of my collecting arena.
Kindest Regards,
Clive.
Damn. I've had 1000+ views on my thread alone. And it's not that old.
Anywho, I like the new logo, Clive. I take it they have gangstas in GB too?
Anywho, I like the new logo, Clive. I take it they have gangstas in GB too?
I'm still surprised as to how many views this thread has had, not that I'm complaining...
Well I thought that my new 'logo' was to represent the increasing nature of 'chavs' or 'pikeys' in our modern day, British society and wanted to contrast it with our heritage and history.
(Definitions 'pikeyed' from Wikipedia)
But anyway, I shall hopefully be adding some more new purchases to this thread soon!
Well I thought that my new 'logo' was to represent the increasing nature of 'chavs' or 'pikeys' in our modern day, British society and wanted to contrast it with our heritage and history.
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In recent years, the definition has become loose and is sometimes used to refer to a wide section of the (generally urban) underclass of the country, or merely a person of any social class who "lives on the cheap". This seems to be the meaning intended by Stephen Fry in an episode of QI, grouping together "hoodies and pikeys and chavs", and intimating that these people are of a sort who "go out on the town, beating people up and drinking Bacardi Breezers".
The term is considered to have negative connotations; even when it refers to others, many people still consider it to be derogatory and offensive. "Pikey" is frequently used as an adjective, as in "he lives on a pikey estate", "those clothes look pikey" or "(name of cheap shop) is a pikey shop". However, "pikey" is also occasionally used as a verb, a synonym for "steal", as in "Someone's pikeyed me fookin bike".
The term is considered to have negative connotations; even when it refers to others, many people still consider it to be derogatory and offensive. "Pikey" is frequently used as an adjective, as in "he lives on a pikey estate", "those clothes look pikey" or "(name of cheap shop) is a pikey shop". However, "pikey" is also occasionally used as a verb, a synonym for "steal", as in "Someone's pikeyed me fookin bike".
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Chav as an epithet
Within the UK "chav" is often used to indicate a person(s) openly exhibiting many antisocial or irresponsible tendancies, particular examples include.
* Habitual, willing unemployment,
* Truancy (if of school age)
* Underage sexual activity, particularly if resulting in underage pregnancies,
* Promiscuity and children conceived in casual relationships,
* Assault or incitement to violence, including so called Happy slapping and co-ordinated intimidation.
* Theft,
* Criminal Vandalism,
* Profoundly hubristic behaviour including queue jumping, and enhanced sense of entitlement.
* Public Nuisance, in particular spitting, shouting or playing loud music on the street or on public transport.
* Hatred of the police and other authority figures
* Hatred of other subcultures, such as goths and emos.
Requests to keep the noise down, or to move along, are often met with aggression, assault and in some cases even murder [10] . Such individuals often have ASBO's imposed on them for their behaviour.
Within the UK "chav" is often used to indicate a person(s) openly exhibiting many antisocial or irresponsible tendancies, particular examples include.
* Habitual, willing unemployment,
* Truancy (if of school age)
* Underage sexual activity, particularly if resulting in underage pregnancies,
* Promiscuity and children conceived in casual relationships,
* Assault or incitement to violence, including so called Happy slapping and co-ordinated intimidation.
* Theft,
* Criminal Vandalism,
* Profoundly hubristic behaviour including queue jumping, and enhanced sense of entitlement.
* Public Nuisance, in particular spitting, shouting or playing loud music on the street or on public transport.
* Hatred of the police and other authority figures
* Hatred of other subcultures, such as goths and emos.
Requests to keep the noise down, or to move along, are often met with aggression, assault and in some cases even murder [10] . Such individuals often have ASBO's imposed on them for their behaviour.
(Definitions 'pikeyed' from Wikipedia)
But anyway, I shall hopefully be adding some more new purchases to this thread soon!
A guy I know gave me these two beauties, they were in his change from Sainsbury's... 
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This was passed off as a 50 pence piece, although it appears to be twice the weight, twice the thickness and nearly double the amount of sides... (See photo where it's compared to an actual 50p)
Also this was passed of as a twopence... But I REALLY like the design of this piece!
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They make nice novelty additions to my foreign album nonetheless.
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This was passed off as a 50 pence piece, although it appears to be twice the weight, twice the thickness and nearly double the amount of sides...
(See photo where it's compared to an actual 50p)Also this was passed of as a twopence... But I REALLY like the design of this piece!
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They make nice novelty additions to my foreign album nonetheless.
Here's one of my favourite, most recent new purchases.
I am in the process of researching it but at the moment it appears to be North 800 with a blundered legend, with elements of both Cnut's and Edward's legend in, but one cannot be absolutely sure. Even so it is still an extremely rare coin.
Edward The Confessor, (transition penny from Cnut), Pacx, (Peace), penny. The country split into two when Cnut died, with Harold I ruling from 1035-40 and Harthacnut ruling from 1035-42 and so this coin was probably blundered due to the moneyer not knowing who was the monarch! He had originally put Cnut with Cnut's Shortcross obverse and then changed it to Edward, it's obverse legend actually reads +EPDP REX INT, a blundered legend with an abbreviation of Edperd, (EPDP), and a blundered Cnut (what appears to be an I and then NT). One of my favourite coins!
Enjoy!
I am in the process of researching it but at the moment it appears to be North 800 with a blundered legend, with elements of both Cnut's and Edward's legend in, but one cannot be absolutely sure. Even so it is still an extremely rare coin.
Edward The Confessor, (transition penny from Cnut), Pacx, (Peace), penny. The country split into two when Cnut died, with Harold I ruling from 1035-40 and Harthacnut ruling from 1035-42 and so this coin was probably blundered due to the moneyer not knowing who was the monarch! He had originally put Cnut with Cnut's Shortcross obverse and then changed it to Edward, it's obverse legend actually reads +EPDP REX INT, a blundered legend with an abbreviation of Edperd, (EPDP), and a blundered Cnut (what appears to be an I and then NT). One of my favourite coins!
Enjoy!
Nice!
QUOTE(bill @ Apr 6 2008, 07:33 PM)
Nice!
Thanks!
3 new hammereds today!
Not in the best of condition but it has a nice error, it reads CIVI TAS TAS ***, shame it had the last 3 letters broken but it most likely says Lon but it could be of another mint... We'll never know.
Edward the Confessor, probably my favourite Anglo-Saxon monarch in terms of coins, Expanding Cross Penny, Stircol on York, 1050-53. Photos do not do it justice! Spink 1176.
Edward the Confessor Radiate/Small Cross Type, 1044-46, Scula on York, again, photos do not do it justice! Spink 1173.
Not in the best of condition but it has a nice error, it reads CIVI TAS TAS ***, shame it had the last 3 letters broken but it most likely says Lon but it could be of another mint... We'll never know.
Edward the Confessor, probably my favourite Anglo-Saxon monarch in terms of coins, Expanding Cross Penny, Stircol on York, 1050-53. Photos do not do it justice! Spink 1176.
Edward the Confessor Radiate/Small Cross Type, 1044-46, Scula on York, again, photos do not do it justice! Spink 1173.
Another hammered in today's post.
Edward I transition penny, in design of previous monarch and father, Henry III.
Provenance: Ex. DNW auction.
For more info on these coins and Edward I's coinage check out my blog on my site: http://historiccoinage.com/edwardI.aspx
Cheers,
Clive.
Edward I transition penny, in design of previous monarch and father, Henry III.
Provenance: Ex. DNW auction.
For more info on these coins and Edward I's coinage check out my blog on my site: http://historiccoinage.com/edwardI.aspx
Cheers,
Clive.
I've never had much passion towards hammered coins (I'm more of a modernist -I like my coins milled 
). I must say though, these are really nice coins you have there.
). I must say though, these are really nice coins you have there.
Cheers Sir Sisu!
I'm not too keen on the modern coins personally!
I'm glad that you like these coins, I have several more hundred hammereds in my collection and also have some spares for sale on my website if you're interested...
Also, the joys of collecting hammered coins is the interlinking between countries, such as Henry VI with Calais as an English province, Cnut and his Scandinavian influence and Offa with his Arabic coinage. But you can't go wrong with a good old English silver penny!
Clive.
I'm not too keen on the modern coins personally!
I'm glad that you like these coins, I have several more hundred hammereds in my collection and also have some spares for sale on my website if you're interested...
Also, the joys of collecting hammered coins is the interlinking between countries, such as Henry VI with Calais as an English province, Cnut and his Scandinavian influence and Offa with his Arabic coinage. But you can't go wrong with a good old English silver penny!
Clive.
Here's one that arrived today!
Henry III, early, Class 1b, reading hENRICVS REX ANG on the obverse and, for a change, LIE TERCI LON on the reverse, thus making it London Mint. Spink 1359, I'd say VF+, I just love the portrait! Circa 1250.
Henry III, early, Class 1b, reading hENRICVS REX ANG on the obverse and, for a change, LIE TERCI LON on the reverse, thus making it London Mint. Spink 1359, I'd say VF+, I just love the portrait! Circa 1250.
1794 Chichester Half-Penny token, "+Payable at Dallys Chichester+", I bought it for the hammered connection with Lizzie!
Clive.
QUOTE(YeOldeCollector @ Apr 15 2008, 11:25 AM)
I bought it for the hammered connection with Lizzie!
Clive.
Clive.
I must be missing something, whats the connection between this coin with QEI and hammereds?
Elizabeth I issued hammered coins, and briefly milleds before resorting to hammereds after hanging the Frenchman that introduced milled coinage as she thought it was too slow a process!
Interesting. So it's not that they didn't have the technology to make milled coins, its that the process was slow. Wow. That's probably one of the most interesting and important facts I've learned in a few weeks in this forum. Thanks, Clive! 
Not a problem!
Eloye Mestrelle, a Frenchman, began to mint coins for Elizabeth using a screw press with parts of it driven by horses, the quality was much better than the general poor quality of the hammered issued but it took far too long and was very inefficient and he was hung in 1578 for "counterfeiting", yet milled coins became permanent features less than 100 years later.
Clive.
Eloye Mestrelle, a Frenchman, began to mint coins for Elizabeth using a screw press with parts of it driven by horses, the quality was much better than the general poor quality of the hammered issued but it took far too long and was very inefficient and he was hung in 1578 for "counterfeiting", yet milled coins became permanent features less than 100 years later.
Clive.
Received this gut today, not bad for a milled... 
George IV, 1825 Halfcrown, nice patina which is very hard to photograph.
Cheers,
Clive.
George IV, 1825 Halfcrown, nice patina which is very hard to photograph.
Cheers,
Clive.
Well here's one that arrived today, will post others later.
Anna, Queen Anne, is one of my favourite Queens and so I can't resist the odd coin! 1711 Shilling with a rather nice portrait.
Enjoy!
(P.S. I'm amazed to see that this topic has had nearly 100,000 views... Thanks!)
Anna, Queen Anne, is one of my favourite Queens and so I can't resist the odd coin! 1711 Shilling with a rather nice portrait.
Enjoy!
(P.S. I'm amazed to see that this topic has had nearly 100,000 views... Thanks!)
Yeah. I was just going to say, the big 100K is coming up!
3 Edward I Pennies, middle is a class 1C of London, one on right is a Class 4a of London and the one on the left is a Class 4d of London.
Many thanks,
Clive.
Got this from a relative, turns out he collects Early Milled focusing on Anne!! Looks like I'll have to pay him a long visit one day!
From a monarch that was on the throne for less than a year, not bad!
Cheers,
Clive.
From a monarch that was on the throne for less than a year, not bad!
Cheers,
Clive.
"wahid penny" - one penny!
QUOTE(thedeadpoint @ Apr 27 2008, 08:42 PM)
"wahid penny" - one penny!
Is that what it says in the scripture?
Nice one! I absolutely love those kinds of relatives!
QUOTE(YeOldeCollector @ Apr 27 2008, 02:52 PM)
Is that what it says in the scripture?
yes sir
QUOTE(thedeadpoint @ Apr 28 2008, 12:11 AM)
yes sir
Cheers!
QUOTE(thedeadpoint @ Apr 27 2008, 10:42 PM)
"wahid penny" - one penny!
yup
been brushin up on your arabic eh? btw Clive nice Edward VIII coin...always wondered if one with his portrait exists. most likely..and most likely scarce also..hmmm
QUOTE(roaddevil @ Apr 27 2008, 07:40 PM)
yup been brushin up on your arabic eh?
btw Clive nice Edward VIII coin...always wondered if one with his portrait exists. most likely..and most likely scarce also..hmmm
been brushin up on your arabic eh? btw Clive nice Edward VIII coin...always wondered if one with his portrait exists. most likely..and most likely scarce also..hmmm
Again, lived in Qatar for a year and took a year of arabic here in college. But i am HORRIBLE with languages so I didn't learn as much as I should have.
Aethelred II - Crvx Penny, circa 1000 A.D., Godwine on Thetford.
Looks like it's been in contact with iron of some sort, but this has to be one of the best I've seen condition wise, no cracks, of which the Crvx are notorious for and no clipping at all! Don't you just love his forehead-eye?
Looks like it's been in contact with iron of some sort, but this has to be one of the best I've seen condition wise, no cracks, of which the Crvx are notorious for and no clipping at all! Don't you just love his forehead-eye?
Another hammered today, came from Australia!
Henry VI Rosette-Mascle Issue Halfgroat of Calais Mint, a strong VF+ in my opinion. Spink 1862, circa 1430.
Henry VI Rosette-Mascle Issue Halfgroat of Calais Mint, a strong VF+ in my opinion. Spink 1862, circa 1430.
Hammered in australia.... oh man, sounds like a good vacation.
But for real, you have hammered collecting friends all over the world!
But for real, you have hammered collecting friends all over the world!
QUOTE(thedeadpoint @ Apr 30 2008, 10:38 PM)
Hammered in australia.... oh man, sounds like a good vacation.
Might appeal to me too! 
The joys of the internet in regards to international acquirement of hammereds! Also sell my spares world-wide, most of my sales in the past month have gone to America, Canada, Australia and Germany. Very few to the UK! But hey, I'm not complaining!
Clive.
Nice Henry VI.
QUOTE(Art @ May 1 2008, 12:34 AM)
Nice Henry VI.
Cheers Art!
Charles I Shilling with a more than decent portrait.
Henry II with a major error!
More can be found out about the latter by visiting this page: http://historiccoinage.com/errors.aspx
Cheers,
Clive.
Henry II with a major error!
More can be found out about the latter by visiting this page: http://historiccoinage.com/errors.aspx
Cheers,
Clive.
Poor Hanky got crossed
QUOTE(Scottishmoney @ May 1 2008, 10:43 PM)
Poor Hanky got crossed
Not sure he was always cross though!
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Henry also had a good sense of humour and was never upset at being the butt of the joke. Once while he sat sulking and occupying himself with needlework, a courtier suggested that he looked like a tanner's daughter. The King rocked with laughter and even explained the joke to those who did not immediately grasp it.
Clive one question..when did all the facing right or left on coin portriats start. because that charles I coin is the oldest brit coin i have seen when the face isnt lookin straight instead it faces left.
(btw mind me my typing on my laptop sucks...my pc wont work
fixin it tomorrow)
(btw mind me my typing on my laptop sucks...my pc wont work
fixin it tomorrow)
Coins have been facing right or left since Roman times in Britain, many Anglo-Saxon coins also have side facing portraits whilst others face forward. So it has been a mixture throughout English history.
Clive.
Clive.
QUOTE(roaddevil @ May 1 2008, 09:03 PM)
Clive one question..when did all the facing right or left on coin portriats start. because that charles I coin is the oldest brit coin i have seen when the face isnt lookin straight instead it faces left.
(btw mind me my typing on my laptop sucks...my pc wont work fixin it tomorrow)
(btw mind me my typing on my laptop sucks...my pc wont work
fixin it tomorrow)WOW! RD wrote a sentence with complete words!
Not "Clive, 1 qstn, whhn did all the facing right or left on coin portraits start. bcuz..."lol. Kidding, RD! I like your new computer
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