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1887 Crown - Victoria   1826 Sixpence - George IV  1758 Shilling - George II  |
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Edited by Paulus
10/27/2013 7:55 pm
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The Cromwell coins are just so strong looking, what a striking series, so much nicer than the commonwealth coins (halfcrown excluded)! I do like the W3 too!
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Goodness me that is some fantastic stuff, Paulus! (especially the Cromwell piece!) Just picked up this George III 6d on the bay. Not sure how I did at just under £30, but it seemed reasonable. Here are the seller's pictures:   |
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That's a lovely G3 coin, can see why you went for it...is it a UK purchase?
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Thanks! It's a US purchase, by the way. It's pretty rare for us state-siders to find good deals online when it comes to UK coinage.
It seems 90% of the stuff on the bay is overpriced low-grade (and often cleaned) junk. And all too often, shipping costs from the UK are prohibitive.
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10/31/2013 7:04 pm
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Shipping costs from the UK to the rest of the world are very expensive.
The last coins I sent to the US cost me £9 in postage (international signed for).
I no longer send coins by ordinary post to the US because even letters, cards and auction catalogues often failed to arrive and USPS never responded to my emails.
Is there a cheaper secure way to send coins to the US ?
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The surface of Paulus' 1906 shilling looks a bit odd, especially for MS.
Compare it with the 6d above.
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It's pretty rare for us state-siders to find good deals online when it comes to UK coinage...shipping costs from the UK are prohibitive. Totally understand that! Airsure delivery is a significant percentage on top of a £30 purchase! |
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i bought this coin while on holiday over ebay. nothing seemed amiss until I had a look at it last night and tested it for a dull ring. anybody knows of replica george V florins? I don't have any other .500 silver coins from that era to compare with but I think I recognize the sound of an alloy of unvaluable metal when I hear one |
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Quote:i bought this coin while on holiday over ebay. nothing seemed amiss until I had a look at it last night and tested it for a dull ring. anybody knows of replica george V florins? I don't have any other .500 silver coins from that era to compare with but I think I recognize the sound of an alloy of unvaluable metal when I hear one  Sorry to hear this. Have you got any photos of it? or the ebay listing? or Weighed it? or tried to see if it is magnetic? |
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Quote:i bought this coin while on holiday over ebay. nothing seemed amiss until I had a look at it last night and tested it for a dull ring. anybody knows of replica george V florins? I don't have any other .500 silver coins from that era to compare with but I think I recognize the sound of an alloy of unvaluable metal when I hear one I'm not aware of any replicas. The 'ring' test will be different for 500 silver compared to 925. It's also possible that there are flaws in the flan which would give a dull ring, so it isn't a given that a dull sound is that of a base metal copy. There isn't much of commercial benefit to produce copies of 500 florins or anything else as there are only a couple of dates in the debased issues that are remotely rare, and these only in mint state or close to. |
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Quote:i bought this coin while on holiday over ebay. nothing seemed amiss until I had a look at it last night and tested it for a dull ring. anybody knows of replica george V florins? I don't have any other .500 silver coins from that era to compare with but I think I recognize the sound of an alloy of unvaluable metal when I hear one We'd need photos sg. I personally have not learned how to use the 'ring' test, though I've noted that my coins have various 'tones' when flipped. I don't know how definitive a test it is? And no, I've not heard of replicas of florins. What date is it? |
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Doesn't look to be anything out of the ordinary. When the mint changed to 500 silver in 1920 they used to throw anything into the pot to get 50%. Old shell casings were one such item as well as copper etc which you would expect. As a result, up to 1922 the colours often look a bit different. The changeover in fineness also coincided with some indifferent strikes, so you see quite a high proportion of softly struck pieces in the period 1920-22 as well. From 1923 the operation seems to have stabilised in terms of quality control. I can't tell if it has been cleaned from the image, but lack of hair detail is not an indicator.
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