Emperor Oli Posted August 5, 2006 Report Share Posted August 5, 2006 I spent the last week in London, and whilst on my travels visited the British Museum. Armed with my camera, I took a few photographs of exhibits I thought were quite interesting. They are posted below for your viewing pleasure... Some dies: Some dies with the finished product: A Gothic piece with its collar: A whole set of dies: A plaster cast of a full size pound before being reduced: ...on a reducing machine: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ætheling Posted August 5, 2006 Report Share Posted August 5, 2006 Dialup or not, the collection the BM have are indeed fascinating. I was drooling over the Henry III twenty pence they had, not to mention the Edward III florins. I did note the Gothics though! And the dies, the top die you show appears to be a master 'die', i presume, it looks to be in relief and thus presumably was used for striking the dies themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ætheling Posted August 5, 2006 Report Share Posted August 5, 2006 Oh and slightly off topic but worth a note none the less, i presume you've been to see the small display they've got on at Manchester Museum? There was some very interesting coins there, now forgive me if i'm predictable but when i go to museums i go to see the big gold coins, so i was stunned to see a pile of about 40 gold nobles laid out in a display case! That my friend was a sight, there's at the very least £40,000 worth of coins sat there! Jeeze, i could be collecting my whole life and i'd never be able to afford 40 nobles. I was also suitably impressed though to see some perfect strike king Stephen pennies, i mean we're talking well centred, sharp details, easy to read legends for attributing purposes and not a blank patch in sight anywhere. Phenomenol how a few were made so perfect and the rest that collector's get look so shoddy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted August 5, 2006 Report Share Posted August 5, 2006 A case of the mint keeping the creme for themselves and doffing off the rest on the plebians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted August 5, 2006 Report Share Posted August 5, 2006 Nice pics. Very interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted August 5, 2006 Report Share Posted August 5, 2006 Somehow, I think still after looking at them repeatedly that someone mismatched the coin and die for the 1754 halfpenny. The serif on the 5 on the coin is higher than it is on the die. So I think this is a clear case of a different die having been used for the coin example. Maybe I am too nitpicky and should accept it as such, but can't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted August 5, 2006 Report Share Posted August 5, 2006 Very nice stuff... makes me really wish I did go earlier this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sisu Posted August 8, 2006 Report Share Posted August 8, 2006 Nice! Must have been a great visit. I will have to put that behind my ear should I ever make it out that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syzygy Posted August 8, 2006 Report Share Posted August 8, 2006 Terrific pics! On the dies and punches pic...I see hubs and dies, so a 'punch' is what I have been calling a 'hub' i.e., what is used to make a die? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trantor_3 Posted August 8, 2006 Report Share Posted August 8, 2006 I will have to put that behind my ear should I ever make it out that way. I was thinking the same.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor Oli Posted August 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2006 Terrific pics! On the dies and punches pic...I see hubs and dies, so a 'punch' is what I have been calling a 'hub' i.e., what is used to make a die? That was my understanding. The exhibit with the dies and punches was scant on making a distinction between the two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banivechi Posted August 8, 2006 Report Share Posted August 8, 2006 Nice collectible stuff... Apropos! What's the name of dies collecting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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