YeOldeCollector Posted January 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 Am I still allowed to post British coins, perhaps if I was to include a Scottish one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 You just have to be difficult don't you? Canna fool a canny Scot aye? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldeCollector Posted January 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Received a nice Henry VIII Half-groat in the post today. It is of the Posthumous coinage, CIVI TAS CAN TOR, Canterbury mint, Spink Ref. 2415. Portrait is quite good and its silver content is excellent considering these were often debased before release. - Clive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 More nice stuff. I really like the Queen Anne coins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldeCollector Posted January 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Cheers Art, they cost a pretty penny too! - Clive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Oh, Clive. You're really whetting my appetite for medieval and hammered coins! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldeCollector Posted January 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Oh, Clive. You're really whetting my appetite for medieval and hammered coins! Is that a good thing? They are really nice, hammered coins is one of, if not my greatest passion! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Is that a good thing? They are really nice, hammered coins is one of, if not my greatest passion! Of course its NOT a good thing! I don't have that much money! I can't spend it on both my US series/type sets AND new adventures into hammered and ancient coins! Gah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldeCollector Posted January 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 It's not always expensive, I mean that Henry VIII half-groat only cost me about $80. But it was a bargain to be had on the bay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldeCollector Posted January 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 I've eventually gotten around to taking some better pics of my Maundy Set. Here goes... One of the rarest Queen Anne maundy sets, 1710 in superb condition. Also got one of my lovely errors: (Henry III Penny, circa. 1250.) The 'true' reverse is meant to read WAL/TER/ONC/ANT yet it has the ER on the end resulting in CANTER. So Walter minted this coin at Canterbury to start off with and then a day or two later Ion came along and thought it was a blank. He than accidentally struck over Walter's coin, Ion's legend would read ION/ON/CAN/TER and so the CAN/TER ends up overlapping part of the obverse legend yet Walter's original legend is on the reverse. Cheers, Clive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 If I ever find myself in Historic Surrey (if I ever find out where Historic Surrey is...) I would absolutely love to see your collection of hammered coins and this maundy set. Thanks for sharing , Clive! You've really got me wanting some Ancient British coinage (Hammered, Roman, etc). I've always loved the stories in the paper you see every now and then about a British farmer finding a haul of ancients. I'd love to live on land that may be sitting on so much history. Luckily I'm from Virginia, one of the most historically rich US states. We've been around longest - we had 2 major wars fought on our soil and 160 years of colonialism, and thousands of years of native american tribes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldeCollector Posted January 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 I live in the county of Surrey, but Historic Surrey sounds better! I've never been too keen on Roman coins, British hammered however... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 That Maundy set is outstanding. The Henry III penny is quite nice too. You have a great collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldeCollector Posted January 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 Thanks Art, you CPers only get to see my new purchases, my actual collection is much more extensive. The Maundy Set was something that I just picked up, I loved the look of it and knew that Queen Anne was relatively scarce to obtain and so bought it. Paid slightly more than I would have liked to but this is 18th Century art is it not? Clive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldeCollector Posted February 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 Here's a few of my New Purchases. First up, an Edward I Londoniensis Farthing. Relatively scarce in this condition. Spink Ref 1443. Circa 1290. A virtually as-struck penny of Edward II, Bury St Edmunds. Spink Ref 1465. Circa 1317. Thirdly, an Elizabeth I Sixpence that I bought for the great detail on the portrait. Not my usual era but I couldn't resist! Elizabeth I Sixpence, 3rd+4th Issues, Intermediate bust with a showing ear with a Castle mintmark. Spink Ref 2562. Henry VI Penny of York with Mullets by Crown. Spink Ref 1868. Circa 1440. An Edward The Confessor, Facing Bust/Small Cross type, Arncetel on York mint. Circa 1050. A lovely, aEF in my opinion, 1887 Crown with lovely toning that the photo doesn't entirely show, steel blue and brick red. A very nice Edward III Groat, Pre-Treaty series G. I like the portrait! Circa 1345. Enjoy! Clive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 Great purchases. I like them all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldeCollector Posted February 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 Cnut Shortcross penny, circa 1037. Clive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 Wonderful coins. I particularly like the pennies of the 10xx range from England and Scandinavia. I sold my one Norwegian penny and two early bractates in 1990. There are times when I miss those critters. They are too expensive today to start collecting again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldeCollector Posted February 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 Cheers Bill, they are lovely coins that's why I collect them! But you're right, they are getting more and more expensive Clive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 Cheers Bill, they are lovely coins that's why I collect them! But you're right, they are getting more and more expensive Clive. Don't tell me that! Remember I'm seriously considering finding some when I next get to a coin show/shop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldeCollector Posted February 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 Don't tell me that! Remember I'm seriously considering finding some when I next get to a coin show/shop! I have a few spares on my site if you want ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldeCollector Posted February 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 Here are most of today's purchases, all from the London Coin Fair. As struck Edward I penny, with Eddie having one eye... Class 9b of London, arguably better than Spink plate. Edward I penny, class 10c. Ed I penny of Bristol, class 9b. Ed I Penny of Durham, class 2b. As struck, with flat spot, Ed I class 3c. Clive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldeCollector Posted February 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 As struck Ed, class 3d. As struck Ed, class 3g with some weak spots and unusually thick cross. Ed I penny of Dublin, nice toning. My favourite purchase: an as struck Cnut Quatrefoil, Leofsige on Cambridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldeCollector Posted February 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 The Edward I Pennies date to about 1280 and the Cnut dates to around 1020. Clive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 So cool. How big is the London Coin Fair? I imagine massively so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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