| Author |
 Replies: 5,067 / Views: 378,083 |
|
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
945 Posts |
I would think 18mm or 1.8cm! An 18cm coin - over 7 inches - would be extraordinary!
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
1326 Posts |
Quote:
I would think 18mm That's it. |
|
Pillar of the Community
 United States
1192 Posts |
18 mm is about the size of a U.S. dime.. Fascinating.. So it's slightly smaller than Civil War tokens. 18mm is about the smallest size tokens come in... I don't know about everyone else but I absolutely love exonumia of all sorts, I have a rather large collection in fact. Everything from Civil war to trade tokens to transportation and the list goes on. Since yours is U.K. related I'd say it fits right in here. A nice change of pace.  |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
1192 Posts |
Speaking of tiny things this right here is quite possibly the smallest coin in my collection. About half the size of a U.S. dime. 1843 1-1/2 Pence    |
|
Pillar of the Community
4628 Posts |
Love that Three Halfpence, I suspect these were also minted for colonial use in somewhere like Ceylon or Malta - but a few ended up in the UK too. There was also a Three Halfpence minted in the time of good Queen Bess. Meanwhile a couple of cheaper but nicer add ons to the Mother country collection   This 1945 Halfcrown will easily replace the worn Fine condition thing I have now and will make my George VI halfcrowns all gleamers. It is high AU with the slightest usual hariline and bust wear on George VI (And usual natty strike), the Obverse as expected is Uncirculated. Also this job lot of 10 pennies I paid $6 NZD for   The 1947/48 are standard F/VF, however a nice 49 in EF/gEF condition and the 61 to 67 pennies are basically Uncirculated (Well the 62 is a high AU and the 66 maybe a slider too) - but for 60 cents each with a lot of natural lustre, these are a bargain and a welcome upgrade on the Britannia penny collection. The Halfcrown may even pass as a MS 62/63 for US people, but my hard grading makes it a high AU. Of the pennies, the 1961 is particularly nice and not exactly rare, but at 48 million it is the lowest mintage of the 1960s Britannia pennies (Besides 0 for 1960  ). The rest of the group was obviously put aside too - even your standard 1967 coin is much more worn than the one here. Plus they make that sound new pennies do, a chink rather than a thud.  Edited by Princetane
06/03/2020 12:46 am
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
1192 Posts |
Quote:
The Halfcrown may even pass as a MS 62/63 for US people, but my hard grading makes it a high AU.
Harry,your comment has been removed, several members were offended by it and it has no place here. In the future be a bit more mindful-echizento.You would think US graders would look at both sides of a coin, not just the pretty side, eh.. |
|
Pillar of the Community
4628 Posts |
*** Non-numismatic content removed by the Staff ***
A bit of praise for its overall condition would help rather than being nasty.
*** Non-numismatic content removed by the Staff ***
|
|
Valued Member
United Kingdom
64 Posts |
Quote:
A bit of praise for its overall condition would help rather than being nasty... 'Good on you' Princetane! I'm one hundred per cent in agreement with your response to that bitter comment. You were emphasising positive aspects - an ethos sadly lacking in so many facets of society today. In my view this is a very acceptable coin taken out of general circulation - that is its context - not a special issue and never to be FDC, even fresh out of the dies, so a few blemishes are entirely to be expected! Frank Edited by hibernianscribe
06/03/2020 05:02 am
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
18127 Posts |
Quote:
In my view this is a very acceptable coin taken out of general circulation  You don't see that many George VI silver halfcrowns better than that. I'd be very pleased to have that in my collection. The hair detail between the ear and the parting is great. |
|
Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
698 Posts |
Nice George V 1914 .925 Silver sixpence   |
|
Valued Member
United Kingdom
64 Posts |
Zoo, that's a nice little beauty!
|
|
Pillar of the Community
4628 Posts |
*** Non-numismatic content removed by the Staff ***
I paid for that coin knowing it had bag marks, a spot which is obviously from PVC or heavens to betsy someones misguided attempt at cleaning a nice coin. Meanwhile that Sixpence is a real stunner - nice glow and all.
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
18127 Posts |
Quote:
that Sixpence is a real stunner |
|
Moderator
 United States
192221 Posts |
Quote:
that Sixpence is a real stunner Agreed! |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
1192 Posts |
*** Non-numismatic content removed by the Staff ***
|
| |
Replies: 5,067 / Views: 378,083 |
First Page
Previous Page
Posted 05/30/2020 7:26 pm
