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Sheencrofter Valued Member Ireland 201 Posts	Posted 02/15/2013 10:32 am Hi, I've been buying a few hammered coins lately and was refering to Spink 2012 page 255. Can anyone help with the following re the picture below? 1 - Where it says "shilling" at the top of the picture can you confirm that 96.6 gr means grains? 2 - On the "sixpence", "threepence" etc, below, I first thought the "mm 7-113" refered to milimeters. But obviously not, as they are all the same. Any advice would be helpful. Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff

Coinage123 Valued Member United Kingdom 449 Posts	Posted 02/15/2013 1:10 pm I think 'mm' may refer to 'mintmark'. Report this Post to the Staff
peter1234 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1351 Posts	Posted 02/16/2013 11:51 am Spink is rubbish get North books or even Coincraft 2000 edition.Get the books before the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
greeniejim Valued Member Ireland 215 Posts	Posted 02/16/2013 3:09 pm Yes indeed Sheencrofter"mm" is mintmark, where on page 247 you will see that mm 7 is a Greek Cross and mm 113 is a Sword, and yes the 95.6gr is also grains. I would however disagree with Coinage123 where he say SPINK is rubbish, I have been an avid user of SPINK for many many years, and I have found the info contained to be very good and UPTO DATE, I am not saying by any means it's the best reference book, but I honestly can't see how Coincraft 2000 edition would be any good when the values are 13 years out of date for a start, and I would imagine that more varieties of specific coin types have been found in the last 13 years, and they can't possibly be mentioned in a 13 year old book. Spink release a new reference catalogue every year, and many dealers use it as a reference point. Report this Post to the Staff
Sheencrofter Valued Member Ireland 201 Posts	Posted 02/16/2013 5:17 pm Thanks greniejim. That really helps a lot. But I think you'll find it's Peter1234 who doesn't like Spink. Not Coinage 123. But just for the record, I like Spink too. Report this Post to the Staff
greeniejim Valued Member Ireland 215 Posts	Posted 02/17/2013 07:06 am OOOPS Sorry Coinage123....really sorry Report this Post to the Staff
Coinage123 Valued Member United Kingdom 449 Posts	Posted 02/18/2013 05:35 am No probs Report this Post to the Staff
peter1234 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1351 Posts	Posted 02/21/2013 08:52 am Spink miss so many known/published varieties.For coins from 1797 try Collectors coins GB & Coincraft have far more detail on the hammered issues. Report this Post to the Staff
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