constanius Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 2 Silvered 2d cartwheels made into a buckle, the last pic shows that something was attached below both coins, since removed. The initials T. H. S. are stamped into the obverse of the left cartwheel. Could have been a buckle for some form of regalia, used by a lodge or political club in England in the early 1800's to show loyalty to the king. If the silvering and attachments were done by a silversmith the initials could be for Thomas Streetin a London silversmith active at that time. All pure speculation I know but there are no catalogs or references for this sort of item. On the plus side, I only paid $25 canadian for two silvered 2d cartwheels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NumisMattic2200 Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 Whatever that thing was, the Twopence on the right is a nice grade - would go very well on the bay.. Now how on earth did you manage to pay such a cheapskate amount for such a great item? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted July 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 Now how on earth did you manage to pay such a cheapskate amount for such a great item? I am the world record holder in cheapskating but even I, when I asked the vendor how much he wanted for the buckle, did not try to bargain him down to a lower price. I must be slipping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NumisMattic2200 Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 Yes...work on it! Must get it down to $19.50 next time.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 Didn't you post this same object 2 weeks ago? Just making sure it's different... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted July 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 Didn't you post this same object 2 weeks ago? Just making sure it's different... I posted it in exonumia but thought some of the british coin-collectors might not have seen it there so reposted here. Nothing wrong with your memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ætheling Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 It makes me think how cool these coins would have looked in silver! A nice piece of exonumia you've got there for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NumisMattic2200 Posted July 25, 2009 Report Share Posted July 25, 2009 It makes me think how cool these coins would have looked in silver! A nice piece of exonumia you've got there for sure. They are listed in my Spink at 3750 GBP in silver (Proof, FDC). You can have one if you like Or even Gold Proof - 12,500 I can't find a photo of a silver or gold one online, unfortunately... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted July 25, 2009 Report Share Posted July 25, 2009 I posted it in exonumia but thought some of the british coin-collectors might not have seen it there so reposted here. Nothing wrong with your memory. I now see the thread subtitle where you mentioned that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banivechi Posted July 25, 2009 Report Share Posted July 25, 2009 Superb buckle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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