I'm far from expert, but this looks really good but what about the portrait?



Ed I penny

A genuine Class 3b, just over Fine in my opinion as there's quite a bit of wear and some slight corrosion to the reverse.

Clive.

Thats one SMALL coin

It would be about 1.7cm in diameter or 0.65 inches. My smallest is about 0.2 inches in diameter!

are most of your hammereds that small??

Nope, the majority are about the size of the above penny.

Okay, my lack of experience led me to think it might be a fake because of the apparent naivety of the design of the obverse..
As well as the fact it looks different to the larger coins? I'm not sure....

Matt,

As these coins were hand struck and the dies hand-engraved, there are many differences between the coins, even if they are of the same Class and Mint. The bidding when much higher than I would have paid anyway so you didn't lose out.

Clive.

You have to admire the workmanship of these hammerd coins, I have a few and love them But nothing compared to what Clive has shown and what he has on his site. If you dont know much about them I would recomend having a look at some of Clives stuff, it is very educational.

Thank you very much Steve!! I will be uploading many more hammereds soon and will also put up some more articles on my site, time permitting!

Some of my recent New Purchases can be seen here: http://www.coinpeople.com/index.php?showtopic=16420


But I do love my hammered coins, miniature pieces of history and each tells it's own intriguing story, if you ever want some more pieces Steve you know where to come...

Thanks again,

Clive.