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New Member
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i have nigerian three pence pices that has been struck between a british three pence die it has just come back from The Royal Mint museum and they tell me they have never seen one *** Edited by Staff - Please review the rules that you agreed to when you registered. *** Edited by phil2uk
07/24/2016 06:45 am
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Forum Dad
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No idea but love to see picture of it.
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Pillar of the Community
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It's worth what somebody will pay for it which is a combination of rarity and interest. I have the only known US 50 State Quarter Maryland Dryer Coin in the world but since nobody is interested it is worth 25c. However, there are 15 known 1804 US Silver Dollars and because a lot of people are VERY interested, they are each worth something like $5-10 million dollars. -----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ |
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
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I would suggest discussing the coin with a reputable auction house - possibly Spink in London.
If you are looking to sell the piece, and it is truly as rare as you currently believe it to be, a large public auction would be the way to go. For example, Spink auctions are marketed to collectors around the world and attract many specialists who look for rare items for their collections. Someone there can help you estimate the coin's value.
Good Luck!
PS I have no affiliation with Spink.
Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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New Member
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will do that thank you The Royal Mint did say that they have never seen a coin like it so that must count for some thing |
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Pillar of the Community
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Not really... The Royal Mint knows what they struck (maybe - documentation and human memory are both fallible). So let's be measured in expectations - simply because The Royal Mint hasn't heard of it does not make it rare. Somebody could have bought the die as scrap (or made one) and struck a fantasy piece or overstruck a genuine British coin. What about the other side, weight and is it round? The picture looks like this, 3 Pence - Elizabeth II 1st portrait; without 'BRITT:OMN' from 1954-1970, http://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces71.html but it appears round, not 12-sided. -----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ |
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The Royal Mint had the coin for 8 weeks heres wot there said Examination by x-ray fluorescence spectrometry has confirmed that this is an error in production where by a nickel-brass blank, which would normally be used in the production of Nigerian three pence piece, appears to have been struck between British three pence dies Assistant curator The Royal Mint museum
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Pillar of the Community
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I agree with Commems, Spink would be the place to contact...
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Pillar of the Community
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Sorry, I read your original as Nigerian dies not wrong planchet... Nigeria 1959 3p Metal Nickel-brass Weight 3.3 g Diameter 19 mm Thickness 1.4 mm http://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces4513.htmlUK 1960 3p Metal Nickel-brass Weight 6.8 g Diameter 21.8 mm Thickness 2.6 mm http://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces71.htmlAt 48.5% of the correct planchet I would expect it to be very thin and a full, centered strike is surprising. It should definitely be authenticated, after which (pardon the pun) it could sell for a pretty penny. -----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/Edited by BStrauss3
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