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NumisMattyUk Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2217 Posts	Posted 02/29/2008 10:51 am ebay seller passing off a fake here to an ebay chump http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1831-COPPER-C...ED_W0QQitemZ a href= https://www.coincommunity.com/go/link.asp?target=https://www.ebay.com/itm/-/200202740712 target= _blank rel= nofollow 200202740712 /a QQihZ010QQcategoryZ141099QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting Of course, he hasn't stated clearly that this is a replica. Look at the bust of William IV - that is not he. Not as though this was the clearest indicator that it was a fake, look at the description - Piedfort! Edited by NumisMattyUk 02/29/2008 10:52 am Report this Post to the Staff

Peter THOMAS Pillar of the Community Australia 2830 Posts	Posted 02/29/2008 9:01 pm G'day, I hate to disagree, but that portrait looks like all the other W4 effigies that I've seen. I don't know if W4 had any crowns in his reign - there were a lot of gaps in the crowns. But I'm sure that they weren't copper. I guess is that this is a "fantasy piece" along with various coins if Edward 8th, the 1819 Sovereign, etc. Not even much good as a paperweight. Peter in Oz Report this Post to the Staff
NumisMattyUk Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2217 Posts	Posted 02/29/2008 11:59 pm ..err G'day Pete' - do you think the bust looks right? I think the chin is wrong, as is the hair, he looks like a guy from down the pub.. Report this Post to the Staff
Peter THOMAS Pillar of the Community Australia 2830 Posts	Posted 03/01/2008 04:40 am G'day, ... from my reading of history, W4 was "a guy from down the pub", except that he was particularly tall, 6'4" they say. So during his Naval career, he spent a lot of time banging his head on the deck above. When he became King, he introduced the practice of The Loyal Toast being conducted while seated. His wife, Queen Adelaide, was a popular figure, and she was for many years as QV's chief counsellor. Peter in Oz Report this Post to the Staff
Numismat Pillar of the Community United States 1666 Posts	Posted 03/03/2008 2:12 pm The differences in profiles may be due to the actual engraver of the die. Report this Post to the Staff
NumisMattyUk Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2217 Posts	Posted 03/05/2008 5:15 pm You said it ;) Report this Post to the Staff
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