YeOldeCollector

I'm tempted to order a few more just to spend them, love to see people's reactions...

Received this in the post today, a fiver for a fiver.

Liking the coin in general but also appreciate the younger portraits of Her Maj.

Cheers Steve, I have better Aeth Longcross pennies and so they look better than this one, still meets fine though. Aye, is pretty impressive toning on that Novi Castri penny, notice how his left eye appears on the bridge of his nose... Out of these last few I'd be inclined to go with the Aethelwulf as my favourite!

Aethelred II Penny, Swetnic on London, pretty average. 997 - 1003.

Two new Edward Is for me. Class 1d of London. Class 6b of London.

My thoughts precisely, although I can understand not liking artificial toning.

Edward I Penny, dating to around about 1295. Henry III Penny, circa 1260.

Well, seeing as you insisted... Edward I Penny, Class 3g. London mint. Edward I Penny, Class 9b/10a. Newcastle mint. Edward I Penny, Class 3e. Royal York mint, error penny, I do like my errors... Edward the Elder Two Line Type penny, Wessex Mint (most likely Winchester), moneyer is Fritheberht. Finally, a unique penny of Aethelwulf, King of Wessex. Phase II Penny, Deiheah on Canterbury. Moneyer is not known for this type, a leading expert had this to say; "The Aethelwulf is new to me: I have not seen this specimen before, and you are right about it being a new type. It is, therefore, quite an important coin, as new types or variants for Aethelwulf only come up very rarely these days." As for the new type of Coenwulf, a good friend is writing an article about it and so I shall direct you to that once it is completed.

Cheers Matt, I paid £80, much, much less than it's worth.

Got another coin from the postie this morning! Commonwealth (Cromwell) Shilling, 1653, m.m. Sun. Makes a change to see a coin with English legends rather than Latin. It's a bit ragged but all the detail's there so I'm happy.

Henry III Longcross penny, Willem on Oxford. Class 3b. This one jumped the dies and got double struck by the looks of it.

Thanks Steve, I really like the portrait and was lucky to buy it!

Here's one that arrived today. Elizabeth I Milled Sixpence, superb condition, I'd say aVF if not VF. These are much scarcer than their hammered counterparts, the milling process was not effective and so Lizzie returned her coinage to hammered. Dated 1562, tall, narrow bust with decorated dress. Large rose, m.m. star. Looks like an error too as it has a raised rim on the obverse, perhaps stuck in the press? I'll do some more research on that as first minting error I've seen on a milled on Lizzie.

The price is because it's of Ilchester mint, very scarce for the issue, also because of it's above-par condition. Normally the portrait is obliterated thanks to the poor strike. Trust me, you can pick up some real beauties for very reasonable prices, that's how most of my collection has been formed! I'll let you know of some reasonable beauties on my site when it's completed if you'd like? 97? Do you not think I'm the youthful age of 97 then..? PM me as to how old you really think I am then if you don't believe I'm 97, I await with intrigue... Ah, I've been working most hours of every day for the last week on my site and I've only just finished Edward I, the whole site is still under construction. I'll let everyone know when it's all done and dusted, will be more links, don't you worry...

I've always wanted an EF one, never found one. Although there is an interesting Tealby on Vosper's site. But, at £400, I'll be leaving that one...

I know what you mean, as if he saw something just as a photo was being taken and turned to look! All of my Tealbies in similar condition show this, not sure why it's not the standard face-on or profile portrait. Not the best example but better than average and I only have a few of these so makes a change.

Henry II Tealby Penny, looks to be Godwin on London but is hard to tell on these notoriously poor issues. This is a good example compared to most others, bought it for the near-complete portrait. Perhaps class E... (Circa 1170) Secondly, Ricard on London, Henry III Longcross penny, Class Vb. (Circa 1265) Got a few more coming soon...

I suppose so! Thanks Steve.

Indeed, Cromwell's coins were a bit of a rush to be minted in order to rid the system of Charles' coins and so they are simple in design in order to speed things up. I have the halfgroats and pennies, now I have a halfpenny to match! But don't you worry, I still love the earlier coins of the Anglo-Saxon, Norman and Plantagenet eras but will pick up coins from other houses if they are bargains!

Received a miniature coin in the post this morning. It's less than a centimetre in diameter... Commonwealth (Cromwell) Halfpenny.

Bit of a bruiser!

Picked up this one tonight. Henry III Longcross penny, Class IIIa, Nicole on London. Exceptional portrait.

Ah, well quite a few of my coins probably come from the Brussels' hoard and the Colchester hoard which were of Henry III Pennies. I also know that some of my Cnuts and Edward the Confessors are from hoards but the vast majority are found singly. I did have the chance to buy some of the best known examples of 10thC pennies and agreed to, when I received the coins and IDd them for the woman she told me that she found them as a group. Therefore I had to send them to the British Museum due to the Treasure Act. I'm lucky that I asked the question and that I did not hand any cash over. They are now to be bought by the local museum which is a shame as they would have fitted in perfectly with my collection... I'm always being notified of hoards that have less than a dozen coins in but have yet to be involved in a major hoard containing 100+ coins. So I've only acquired 'purse-drop' and 'underground-safe' coins.

Here's one I forgot to post here: Edward VI Shilling, Tower mint, very base issue. A small chip behind the bust but a superb portrait. I like Edward VI's coins as they are quite scarce and it is if the infamous 'Boy King' Henry VIII's only son, so not a bad example for what I paid.