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ttkoo wrote: "I thought you would have known all of that." 
Many thanks, ttkoo, for accepting my challenge.
Admirable effort!
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Lovely, piece, denkan!
Is it the halfpenny or the farthing?
(I believe both were issued for that date, right?)
"If everything seems to be under control, you're just not going fast enough."
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My bad, it is a 1774 halfpenny  |
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Very nice!  |
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Quite happy with this one. 1694 William & Mary 1/2d. Much nicer than any of the ones I've run across before.  This 1799 token also showed up. Has some planchet issues, but it has a neat retained rim Cud at the date. I mainly liked the subject -- how many tokens have there been with lunatic hospitals on them? Can't be all that many. The envelope it came in has a 1982 date, so it must have been in a collection for quite some time. Andrew Nicol, "Tobaconist". The obverse states "Erected By Subscription" and has the date 1781. Montrose. D&H Angusshire 35  Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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My latest Conder is another one for my Peter Kempson, Coventry Gates & Buildings set. (DH-256 through DH-302). This one is DH-299 John Hale's Free School (New Front).  Quote:
From Dalton & Hamer's 18th Century Provincial Token Book:
John Hales, who had a considerable amount of property at the time of the dissolution of the monasteries, founded the Free School, and endowed it with land which at the time brought in two hundred marks a year. An interesting point on this particular halfpenny, is the counterstamp of "B" on the reverse just above the Leopard on the Coventry coat of arms. The "B" has been found on other Coventry tokens, all different varieties, always on the reverse in the same spot, all were high grade and pristine examples. It is also found in other county tokens of various regions, only the condition is the same, always a top grade for the coin/token. Likely placed there by a collector marking his collection, though there is no definitive answer. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440Edited by westcoin
01/20/2024 02:19 am
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paralyse - those are some stunners, I especially love your William & Mary 1694 1/2d great detail on it, and your Angusshire halfpenny with the date Cud is also an interesting piece, these are commonly weakly struck in the center but I've not seen one with the Cud, then again I've only looked at a few so far. EDIT: I forgot to ask is the Angusshire a coin or medal turn? As I am not seeing much weakness on the reverse at the edge where the Cud would line up, possibly just due to the amount of wear already present. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440Edited by westcoin
01/20/2024 09:18 am
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I'll check it today when I get home!
It's super porous, likely due to a combination of worn dies, a poor quality planchet, and environmental damage. I did a quick Blue Ribbon soak on it to seal and protect the surface.
Finding decent halfpennies of W&M or William alone is challenging. The vast majority of examples I come across are heavily circulated and only recognizable by the legend or the date. I don't know what the one I posted would grade, but it's much better than any of the others I have for sure.
That Warks token is a stunner itself - I love to see original color on tokens, but such pieces are usually out of my price range.
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01/20/2024 09:44 am
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Talking of William III coins, this arrived today: 1698 farthing, the scarcer "date in exergue" version, the "date in legend" being more common for this year. Not in brilliant condition but a scarce variety to add to my collection:  |
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@Westcoin - just checked, it's coin turn (180 degrees)
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Excellent adds! |
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Three decent GB pennies arrived today. The 1807 is a definite upgrade for me, but I haven't made my mind up on the other two: Very nice! |
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@jbuck do you just sit on the forum all day or something? I swear every thread has a "very nice" or "excellent" from you :p
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