YeOldeCollector Posted April 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 Not a problem! Eloye Mestrelle, a Frenchman, began to mint coins for Elizabeth using a screw press with parts of it driven by horses, the quality was much better than the general poor quality of the hammered issued but it took far too long and was very inefficient and he was hung in 1578 for "counterfeiting", yet milled coins became permanent features less than 100 years later. Clive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldeCollector Posted April 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 Received this gut today, not bad for a milled... George IV, 1825 Halfcrown, nice patina which is very hard to photograph. Cheers, Clive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldeCollector Posted April 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 Well here's one that arrived today, will post others later. Anna, Queen Anne, is one of my favourite Queens and so I can't resist the odd coin! 1711 Shilling with a rather nice portrait. Enjoy! (P.S. I'm amazed to see that this topic has had nearly 100,000 views... Thanks!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 Yeah. I was just going to say, the big 100K is coming up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldeCollector Posted April 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 3 Edward I Pennies, middle is a class 1C of London, one on right is a Class 4a of London and the one on the left is a Class 4d of London. Many thanks, Clive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldeCollector Posted April 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2008 Got this from a relative, turns out he collects Early Milled focusing on Anne!! Looks like I'll have to pay him a long visit one day! From a monarch that was on the throne for less than a year, not bad! Cheers, Clive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted April 27, 2008 Report Share Posted April 27, 2008 "wahid penny" - one penny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldeCollector Posted April 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2008 "wahid penny" - one penny! Is that what it says in the scripture? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sisu Posted April 27, 2008 Report Share Posted April 27, 2008 Nice one! I absolutely love those kinds of relatives! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted April 27, 2008 Report Share Posted April 27, 2008 Is that what it says in the scripture? yes sir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldeCollector Posted April 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2008 yes sir Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roaddevil Posted April 28, 2008 Report Share Posted April 28, 2008 "wahid penny" - one penny! yup been brushin up on your arabic eh? btw Clive nice Edward VIII coin...always wondered if one with his portrait exists. most likely..and most likely scarce also..hmmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted April 28, 2008 Report Share Posted April 28, 2008 yup been brushin up on your arabic eh? btw Clive nice Edward VIII coin...always wondered if one with his portrait exists. most likely..and most likely scarce also..hmmm Again, lived in Qatar for a year and took a year of arabic here in college. But i am HORRIBLE with languages so I didn't learn as much as I should have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldeCollector Posted April 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2008 Aethelred II - Crvx Penny, circa 1000 A.D., Godwine on Thetford. Looks like it's been in contact with iron of some sort, but this has to be one of the best I've seen condition wise, no cracks, of which the Crvx are notorious for and no clipping at all! Don't you just love his forehead-eye? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldeCollector Posted April 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 Another hammered today, came from Australia! Henry VI Rosette-Mascle Issue Halfgroat of Calais Mint, a strong VF+ in my opinion. Spink 1862, circa 1430. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 Hammered in australia.... oh man, sounds like a good vacation. But for real, you have hammered collecting friends all over the world! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldeCollector Posted April 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 Hammered in australia.... oh man, sounds like a good vacation. Might appeal to me too! The joys of the internet in regards to international acquirement of hammereds! Also sell my spares world-wide, most of my sales in the past month have gone to America, Canada, Australia and Germany. Very few to the UK! But hey, I'm not complaining! Clive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 Nice Henry VI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldeCollector Posted May 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 Nice Henry VI. Cheers Art! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldeCollector Posted May 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 Charles I Shilling with a more than decent portrait. Henry II with a major error! More can be found out about the latter by visiting this page: http://historiccoinage.com/errors.aspx Cheers, Clive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted May 1, 2008 Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 Poor Hanky got crossed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldeCollector Posted May 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 Poor Hanky got crossed Not sure he was always cross though! Henry also had a good sense of humour and was never upset at being the butt of the joke. Once while he sat sulking and occupying himself with needlework, a courtier suggested that he looked like a tanner's daughter. The King rocked with laughter and even explained the joke to those who did not immediately grasp it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roaddevil Posted May 2, 2008 Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 Clive one question..when did all the facing right or left on coin portriats start. because that charles I coin is the oldest brit coin i have seen when the face isnt lookin straight instead it faces left. (btw mind me my typing on my laptop sucks...my pc wont work fixin it tomorrow) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldeCollector Posted May 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 Coins have been facing right or left since Roman times in Britain, many Anglo-Saxon coins also have side facing portraits whilst others face forward. So it has been a mixture throughout English history. Clive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted May 2, 2008 Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 Clive one question..when did all the facing right or left on coin portriats start. because that charles I coin is the oldest brit coin i have seen when the face isnt lookin straight instead it faces left. (btw mind me my typing on my laptop sucks...my pc wont work fixin it tomorrow) WOW! RD wrote a sentence with complete words! Not "Clive, 1 qstn, whhn did all the facing right or left on coin portraits start. bcuz..." lol. Kidding, RD! I like your new computer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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