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Valued Member
 United Kingdom
188 Posts |
No I didn't know about the gulden, but it just goes to show that even the coins of yesterday aren't free from fakes!
With regards to the £1 coins, these days a set is most likely considered incomplete if it hasn't got at least one forgery in it. I must admit you've got one of the more dramatic forgeries of a wrong reverse/date match.
The best types are the ones with wrong reverse/date and edge lettering. So say a 1993 £1 coin with the Scottish reverse and Welsh edge inscription! I've yet to find one with all three wrong, but I have found numerous ones with 2 wrong such as your example or say DECUS ET TUTAMEN on the edge of a Welsh dragon one, although the date was right on that one!
These forgeries are actually more fun than the real ones, and at one point they were more common. :-)
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Valued Member
Netherlands
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Here we have lately a little more troubles with the 2 euro coin, maybee you know the 10 Bath from thailand already?, it has the same looks, and weight and composition as the 2 euro we have here on the continent, so it happens that you get them as change in the shops.
Now, andi just found out last week, the new Turkish 1 lira piece looks like..............
Exactly, a 2 euro piece as well, but then with the turkish legends on it, so I think in the near future, we will get those coins (worth 43 eurocents) in our pocket as wel, if we don't watch our change closely.
But, for me as a type and year collector, I will be happy to find those as well :-))
Greetings, Carl
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New Member
Australia
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Half crowns have a certain mistique to them
Certainly do, only have one, but it has me entranced.  Extremely fond of Sovereigns as well, slid into them sideways by collecting Aussie sovs (Imperial designs), then expanding into every mint. To me, UK coinage from the 1800's is some of the nicest ever made and am looking forward to collecting a few more.  |
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
188 Posts |
I used to be a sovereign collector myself. I focused upon the shield reverse issues of the London mint 1839-1873...
I did have quite a few but in the end I got into the coinage of the 1662-1799 era in a big, big way, thus I sold every single one of to focus upon 17th/18th century sixpences. Which amusingly have all just been sold so I can move even further back in time.
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Valued Member
United States
230 Posts |
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Originally posted by Ætheling
These dates are also every day occurrences but you might only get two per handful of change.
1986
1995
1996
1997
2000
2001
2003
These dates are usually every day occurrences also but you might only get the one per handful of change.
1989
1990
1991
1992
And of these, how likely are you to find one that would still be considered in "collectible" condition, i.e. EF or better? And how often have you actually seen these dates in decent shape in your change? And why aren't you saving them for me? And why haven't you given me an updated list of Washers?  |
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
188 Posts |
Seeing them in change above grades of VF is tricky.
The problem with £1 coins is that they are thick, like heavy metal slugs. Unfortunately when you drop one of them the edges soon succumb to edge knocks, and when one pound drops on another it puts an edge knock in one of them and a big dint in the surface of the other. Which means after about a month in circulation they're pitted to bits.
I'll update that Washer list too!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
830 Posts |
I do collect British ...
I am currently working on type sets for Victoria and George IV. I also have a couple of hammered pieces and assorted post-Victoria coins including the beginnings of a Florin type set I just started. I am going to start a shilling type set from as far back as I can get, but that will take some time.
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
188 Posts |
Shillings hey... I used to collect shillings. (There's not much I've not collected British-wise, only crowns, silver threepences, groats and copper/bronze have escaped my attention).
Florins I've always loved.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
830 Posts |
I've seen your Shillings, Ætheling ... 'twas a beautiful collection !!!
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
188 Posts |
That was Sixpences! My shillings were most George V, VI and Elizabeth II. I also had a spell collecting brass threepences 1937-1970. But my PVC outbreak put pay to that idea. And most of my modern coin collecting ambitions. |
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Valued Member
United States
256 Posts |
I just ordered my 1st UK coin, a 2005 Britannia. Personally, I think it could just be in the running for the most beautiful Silver bullion coin of 2005.
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
188 Posts |
I must confess I haven't actually seen one! My last UK catalogue is dated 1999. :D
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Valued Member
United States
256 Posts |
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I must confess I haven't actually seen one! My last UK catalogue is dated 1999. :D
Your kidding, right? You live in the UK and you haven't seen one yet? |
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Valued Member
United Kingdom
188 Posts |
I should point out the only UK coins I ever spend much time looking at are 15th century or earlier. I gave up on modern UK coins some time back.
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Valued Member
United States
256 Posts |
Wow, that's WAY back!! I remember seeing some UK coins (at least I think they were UK coins) from the Crusades and thought they were really cool looking. I always thought I would like one but I bet they are VERY expensive.
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