YeOldeCollector Posted October 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2007 I buy them from fairs, members of the public who email me, eBay and other internet shops etc... I sell my spares and other what-nots on my website, eBay (have two for sale now) and to customers on my database albeit small lol Given any thought to my coins on here? I think that you can still use PayPal without an account. All the best, Clive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted October 8, 2007 Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 The ONLY reason I am not jumping on them is because I've spent a lot of $$ recently... I can barely justify the recent spending. I am having a hard time justifying your lovelies. :-( Feel free to sell them to others but if my mind change I'll let you know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldeCollector Posted October 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2007 Got this little beauty today, my best 'Dump Issue'. 1717 George I 'Dump Issue' Halfpenny. Made of copper and Spink ref 3659. In my opinion VF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted October 20, 2007 Report Share Posted October 20, 2007 I think I have a 1722 dump halfpenny somewhere, these are neat pieces, rather small in diameter and thick, hence the dump designation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hussulo Posted October 20, 2007 Report Share Posted October 20, 2007 Nice Halfpenny Clive congrats! but its not hammered. I've got a 1717 one too they are neat coins. I also have a fascinating double struck 1723 halfpenny which can be seen here:http://www.coinsgb.com/Error_Coins/Doublestruck.html Do you collect George I Halfpennies or did you just like the look of it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldeCollector Posted October 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2007 Hus, I know what you are thinking, it's not a hammered!!! PaNIc! hehehe I just liked the look of it and it complements my other similar coppers from Charles II to George III. Plus I like the Cartwheel types although this is 80 years earlier. I really like your double struck coin, I have no errors from this period only fakes. I have a few errors on my hammereds though! All the best, Clive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldeCollector Posted October 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 This little guy came in the post this morning. Photos do not do it justice, stunning coin. Henry III Short-Cross penny class VIIb of Roger on Canterbury. With a face only a mother could love... All the best, Clive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 Notice that the obverse of the coin is double struck, there is doubling in the face, the letters etc. This was not at all uncommon back then, the reverse die was usually upper die and the coin flan would often stick to it after the first striking. The minter would then take another strike on the lower die, which resulted in the doubling, but it would loosen the coin from the die. I have a similar penny from Henry III that was struck by Ion on Lincon, it is my earliest double struck Lincoln penny(only a USA'n ) would get that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldeCollector Posted October 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 I noticed the double striking but it is not as prominent as many that I have seen. Many thanks for the info though! Lincoln penny being a cent? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 No, it is a Henry III penny, being my oldest double struck Lincoln penny, since it was struck by Ion on Lincon ca. 1260 AD. Lincoln is on the cent here, so it is a play on that. BTW thanks for piquing my interests back into my English hammered coins, now I want to get them out of the bank and look at them and image them. I still have quite a few Henry III - Edward I coins, like the variety of mints. I used to have William I etc, but sold them years ago to finance the Scottish coins, I wish now that I had my nice VF Edward VI shilling, my William I PAX penny etc. I also had a really nice Calais groat from Henry VI with the annulets, it was EFish in grade. My wife has the nicest QEI tanner, it is one of the 1562 milled examples, she got it when we were married. Here is her tanner: At least my wife is worth this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldeCollector Posted October 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 I know it is a Henry III Penny I meant is a Lincoln Penny nowadays an American cent? I know now though... lol Not a problem, I am a hammered addict and am slowly selling my Victorian crowns to fund my addiction. You have showed me that one before, when we were all discussing tanner in the bride's shoe. A lovely milled piece! Well done Mrs. Scottishmoney! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldeCollector Posted October 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2007 Picked this up today, a Queen Anne Shilling of 1711. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted October 27, 2007 Report Share Posted October 27, 2007 Neat Anne piece, and one monarch I need more coins of, especially the E mintmarks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graikos Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 I was looking for this thread! Nice coins you've added there. That last one is amazing. Allow me a question tho. The four shields on the back are twice for England and Scotland combined, once for Ireland and then there is one shield that is french. Is it part of a claim to the French throne? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 I was looking for this thread! Nice coins you've added there. That last one is amazing. Allow me a question tho. The four shields on the back are twice for England and Scotland combined, once for Ireland and then there is one shield that is french. Is it part of a claim to the French throne? The British monarchs claimed the French throne in fantasy for over 400 years, only relinquishing said aspiration in 1800. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graikos Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 Ah, yes. Thank you, scottishmoney. Wasn't it in the 1800s that they placed the Hanover shield on some of their coins as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 Hannoverian shields were only on British coins from 1714-1837, when the Kings of Great Britain were also Electors of Hannover. This ended when William IV died and his niece, Princess Victoria became Queen of Great Britain, but couldn't assume the throne in Hannover because of the Salic Law in which male heirs had primogeniture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graikos Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 Thank you. Now, I got my memories in order again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldeCollector Posted December 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2007 Sorry, I haven't posted my new purchases for a looonnnggg time, but I'll continue from now on starting with one I have just received. Plus a few of my recent faves. A nearly Uncirculated Edward I Penny, circa 1285, penny of London mint. Class 5a, better than the one illustrated in Spink. Looks like it has an error in that CIVI TAS seems to be spelt IVCI TAS. Edward the Confessor, circa 1055, small cross penny. Edward I penny of Lincoln in EF+ and one of Bristol. Plus an uncirculated 1887 Halfpenny. All the best, Clive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted December 15, 2007 Report Share Posted December 15, 2007 Very nice coins. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted December 15, 2007 Report Share Posted December 15, 2007 Uncirculated coinaged from the 1200s, not bad... I guess the chances of UNC change from the 13th C are better than from the 18th C, eh? More people spending the money in the latter era. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldeCollector Posted December 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2007 The penny might have been in a hoard somewhere, i.e. a person took the coins straight from the moneyer and buried them. But that person never returned... Then some metal detectorist several years ago stumbles upon a hoard in the English countryside and, voila, we have this nice coin! When you think of the population changes from 1200's to 1700's it is huge, plus many peasants in the Medieval era would not have had money as bartering was the fashion. Regards, Clive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 Glad someone else has the same logic i do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldeCollector Posted December 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 Are you saying you bury all your coins? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 Are you saying you bury all your coins? no!!!! I agree with your guess as to why there are unc-ish coins from the 1200s and fewer from later centuries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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