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Bedrock of the Community
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1828 half-farthing. I must have broken all records in paying over face value for this coin - I reckon I paid nearly 60,000 times face value!  Please note that, in hand, the coin is a nice deep chocolate brown color, but in order to get the details to show, I have played with the contrast and lighting of the photo, giving it a 'cleaned' appearance! Edited by NumisRob
09/21/2024 04:17 am
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Nice coin! I make 60,000 times face only £31.25, which sounds cheap to me? I notice the 8 on the above coin has a flattened top compared to mine. Is this a known variation or just a trick of the eye? Mine for comparison - undoctored photos:  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Nice purchase, NumisRob.  Errers and Varietys.
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Bedrock of the Community
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A while back I picked up a lot of half penny and farthing Conder tokens. This one was included. Bedfordshire - Leighton Buzzard ½ Penny 1794: Lace Making  Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Nice pickup, Hondo Boguss. Errers and Varietys.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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I have had this 1806 Penny, no incuse curl, around for a bit and just decided it is a worthwhile upgrade, despite the odd edge knocks:  |
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United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Lovely coppers, everyone!
I've been learning the ropes this weekend on my new scanner, an Epson that can be dialed up to the almost unheard-of capture resolution of 6400 x 6400 dpi. Not sure if I have my terminology correct there, but it lets me isolate (as an example) an individual acorn in one of my token's oak wreaths and fill my 27" monitor's screen with it! Looks like I can retire my microscope-camera now, along with most of my magnifier loupes.
In keeping with this weekend's apparent George theme, I scanned this Irish shilling token from 1804, one of Britain's many exonumismatic celebrations of George III's "restored health" that appeared almost cyclically starting back in the 1780's. This one is particularly unusual in that it doesn't show a denomination, but instead lists the ASW: "2 DWT 20 GS STERLING."
While its issuer remains unknown, Davis found a reason in 1904 to attribute this piece to Dublin (D9). Nowadays we just call it the Public Happiness Shilling.
"If everything seems to be under control, you're just not going fast enough."
--- Mario Andretti
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If that photo you posted was made by your scanner, daltonista, then that is one heck of a scanner.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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NumisEd, it's great...probably because it's a dedicated hardwired scanner with none of that three-way all-in-one multi-function wi-fi stuff going on. Best Buy had a deal on it a few weeks ago: Epson Perfection V39 II. Just checked and it's an even better deal now, at $90. Highly recommended.
"If everything seems to be under control, you're just not going fast enough."
--- Mario Andretti
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Nice additions. Errers and Varietys.
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United States
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Irish shilling token from 1804, one of Britain's many exonumismatic celebrations of George III's "restored health" that appeared almost cyclically starting back in the 1780's. This one is particularly unusual in that it doesn't show a denomination, but instead lists the ASW: "2 DWT 20 GS STERLING." Very nice! |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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OK - this one may not look like much to most of you, but it is one of the last two English kings I needed from the Norman Conquest to date, and has proved difficult and expensive to acquire. (At least by my standards!) Henry IV Halfpenny, 1399-1422, "heavy" coinage, S1723, N1352:  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That's a great piece of history, Paddy -- and thanks for dragging me straight back to my undergrad Shakespeare courses!
"If everything seems to be under control, you're just not going fast enough."
--- Mario Andretti
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After many years of consternation, last month I finally managed to bid successfully on one my "White Whales," an extremely rare 1816 Bank of England three-shillings token...probably because it wasn't a UK auction. (Shockingly, there were only four other bidders....maybe August is a good time to be a buyer at auctions?)
This is a nice NGC MS-65 example, so I'll never be worried about upgrading.
I believe "chuffed" is probably the word of the day for PaddyB and me, given our heretofore challenging new acquisitions.
"If everything seems to be under control, you're just not going fast enough."
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