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- Elizabeth I - Kingdom of England -- 6 pence, 1567: Excellent!  |
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Kingdom of England -- 6 pence, 1573:   |
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Kingdom of England -- 6 pence, 1573: Very nice! |
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Simple but elegant...very nice.
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I'm coming in a little late... but here are several Charles-I! Comments are welcome...   Rickie |
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I have considered long and hard before commenting on the pictures posted by @sjkrose above, because I don't want to cause upset, but I would have to say none of those look right to me.
I suppose it is possible they are contemporary forgeries, but that may be wishful thinking.
#1 and #2 suffer from the familiar "thick line hair", which is characteristic of many modern fakes. The portraits on #3 and #4 are just so crude, and do not compare at all well with the examples in the books, I can't believe they are genuine regal issues.
#2 is trying to be a York issue, and #4 Aberystwyth, but even for these provincial mints the workmanship is way off.
Can I ask where they came from? Did you buy them as genuine, or were you setting us a test with your invitation for comment?
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I'm coming in a little late... but here are several Charles-I! Excellent! |
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PaddyB,
Yes good eyes! I wanted to see how many people would actual notice... Yes, they were all purchased as contemporary forgeries. Hope you enjoy them...
#1 is the same dies as John Brooker 1202! This specimen is finer than the Neck, Webb, Montagu, Lockett specimen which has a long provenance dating back to 1894. Certainly not a modern copy.
#2 Contemporary imitation with loin mintmark of York. Also unrecorded in John Brooker collection. (S.2870)
#3 Contemporary imitation with Tun mintmark, this one is the same dies as John Brooker 1198 and probably equal in quality. Ex: Glendining's 1992
#4 Imitation with openbook mintmark of Aberystwyth... this one is also unpublished in John Brooker. (S.2884) Provenance to FW. Willis and reportedly Ex: Ryan 1952 and Morrieson Collection, Sotheby 1933.
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I did notice the crude workmanship this morning, and suspected that they were contemporary forgeries. I planned to wait until after work to have another look at them this evening. Very interesting! |
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Phew! I was scared you thought they were genuine and original and so would be upset if they were not!
You are obviously much more up to date with all the forgeries than I am, so thank you for the back up info. I will do my best to continue to avoid them!
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PaddyB,
Don't avoid them... Collect them along side the regal pieces! Their a lot of fun and some of these can get very expensive! I have a large collection of contemporary counterfeits halfpenny and farthings of G-II & G-III. My silver imitation start at Henry-III and go through Charles-II. Anyway, have fun...
Rickie
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 I enjoy studying the non-regal halfpennies of G-III. |
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t360,
Post away! I would love to see them!
Email works too...
Rickie
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I am a bit late to the party, but my wife is a student of Tudor and Stuart history, and I seem to have infected here with coin lust, so here are some of HER coins (of course mostly gifts from me). Henry VII half groat:   Henry VII groat:  |
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Very nice! |
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