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johnmilton replied to the thread Are British coins fun to collect?.
I started collecting British coins about ten years ago. My initial goal was to get at least one coin from each ruler, who issued a coin,...
May 30, 2024 at 7:04 AM -
johnmilton liked PaddyB's post in the thread Are British coins fun to collect?.
I am currently re-checking my own collection - updating grades and lists to make sure I know which ones I still need. I came across this...
May 30, 2024 at 6:39 AM
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johnmilton liked PaddyB's post in the thread Are British coins fun to collect?.
This, by the way, is my oldest actually British coin (as opposed to Romano-British): [ATTACH] Athelwulf penny - he reigned in Wessex...
May 30, 2024 at 6:38 AM
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johnmilton liked PaddyB's post in the thread Are British coins fun to collect?.
Ah yes - denominations are much more complicated! Over the centuries we have had dozens of different sizes of coins, many of them short...
May 30, 2024 at 6:37 AM -
johnmilton liked PaddyB's post in the thread Are British coins fun to collect?.
You are right to some extent. Very early hammered coins have no means of dating accurately, although some indication can be got from the...
May 30, 2024 at 6:36 AM -
johnmilton liked ffrickey's post in the thread Are British coins fun to collect?.
I love 'em. Here 's my "Lima" half-crown, minted from captured Spanish silver (which was mostly mined in Lima). Sort of a "Rah, rah,...
May 30, 2024 at 6:33 AM
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johnmilton liked Orfew's post in the thread Are British coins fun to collect?.
Yes, they are fun to collect. Here are a few of mine. Edward IV [ATTACH] Cnut [ATTACH] Edward III [ATTACH] Elizabeth I [ATTACH]
May 30, 2024 at 6:32 AM
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johnmilton liked sakata's post in the thread Are British coins fun to collect?.
Coins that interest you are fun to collect. Period. My fun comes from German coins, but each to his own. If it appeals to you go for it.
May 30, 2024 at 6:27 AM -
johnmilton replied to the thread Last GTG.
I am wondering how dark the obverse really is. It's been lightened a lot more than the reverse given the color of background. The...
May 29, 2024 at 3:18 PM -
johnmilton replied to the thread Descending date follow the lead.
Yes, I have never owned one. My coin for this type is dated 1827. I would like to get one of the early ones which were made from John...
May 29, 2024 at 2:04 PM -
johnmilton liked CoinCorgi's post in the thread Descending date follow the lead.
1807 piece of chocolate ;) [ATTACH]
May 29, 2024 at 12:30 PM
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johnmilton replied to the thread Descending date follow the lead.
There is a romantic name for this coin, doubloon.
May 29, 2024 at 12:30 PM -
johnmilton liked lordmarcovan's post in the thread Descending date follow the lead.
This 1808 is not a US coin, but it was legal tender in the United States at that time. [ATTACH]
May 29, 2024 at 12:29 PM
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johnmilton attached a file to the thread Descending date follow the lead.
I don't want to be too big of pig, but we getting into my area. This 1808 quarter eagle is one of the two big stoppers in completing an...
May 29, 2024 at 10:57 AM
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johnmilton attached a file to the thread Descending date follow the lead.
Believe it or not, this 1809 half cent is in the EAC grade of MS-60. If a coin like this were slab graded MS-60, at the MS-60 price, I'd...
May 29, 2024 at 10:52 AM
