alexbq2 Posted December 7, 2009 Report Share Posted December 7, 2009 I have a couple of Elizabethan coppers (1 and 2 kopeeks) that appear to have skipped edging. Sigistenz has posted on Omincoins an interesting 1764 EM 5 kopeeks, overstruck on a 1762 10 kopeeks, that is also has not been edged. I don’t know if coins were redeged during the 1762 and 1763-1767 overstrikings. Either way, it suggests that a fair bit of Elizabethan copper coins were never edged. As we have quite a few experienced collectors here, I would like to know if anyone has noticed this, and how widespread is this defect? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sigistenz Posted December 7, 2009 Report Share Posted December 7, 2009 I have a couple of Elizabethan coppers (1 and 2 kopeeks) that appear to have skipped edging. Sigistenz has posted on Omincoins an interesting 1764 EM 5 kopeeks, overstruck on a 1762 10 kopeeks, that is also has not been edged. I don’t know if coins were redeged during the 1762 and 1763-1767 overstrikings. Either way, it suggests that a fair bit of Elizabethan copper coins were never edged. As we have quite a few experienced collectors here, I would like to know if anyone has noticed this, and how widespread is this defect? My only unedged Elizabethan coin is an overdate, 5kop1761/0. Judging from my own coins, I think the 1762 overstrikes were not reedged. The 1763etc. overstrikes were reedged by MM, SPM and SM, but not by EM. At least this is what I see from my own coins. Sigi By sigistenz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexbq2 Posted December 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2009 What about that one: http://www.omnicoin.com/coin_view_enlarge.aspx?id=969551 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sigistenz Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 What about that one: http://www.omnicoin.com/coin_view_enlarge.aspx?id=969551 Here you are, Alex - but with this one I am not absolutely sure whether the edge netting has not been not tooled away. I think the edge should show more wear. On the other hand the diameter is still very large (44mm), the coin would have been even broader before tooling - and why should it have been done? Sigi By sigistenz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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