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Gainn

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Posted 08/04/2023 12:22 pm

@Westcoin - that St. Michael's Church Penny is incredible. It tricks you into seeing depth really well.

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Posted 06/10/2023 1:13 pm

Been a while since I checked in. Some stunning additions indeed.
My collection has become a little unfocussed over the last couple of years, so time to clear some out and get back to my core collecting (Florins and oddities).

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Posted 10/09/2022 08:38 am

The price on 1970 proofs is a bit all over the place.
Penny was £2.10 and the florin £2.75.
The crowns vary from £5 to £10 in most places, but I've seen them offered for closer to £20 on newer listings.
Just ordered a 1/2p for £2 and the brass thrup cost £4.75.
The sixpence seems to be the least available and most expensive one of the set.

Gratz on the halfGroat!

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Posted 10/08/2022 3:56 pm

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I have some 1970 proofs ordered too

Noticed a bump in prices from quite a few dealers recently, so I just got those because they're the the two I was most interested in. Got one of the tokens and a 1/2p coming from someone else.
Thought I'd grab some of the non-precious metal ones as a change of pace. Finding old silver that's priced reasonably is becoming more of a challenge.

My Falkland Islands 1974 proof set turned up this afternoon as well.
Never seen anything so shiny.

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Posted 10/08/2022 11:13 am

1970 proof two shillings.

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Posted 10/08/2022 08:40 am

Shiny 1970 'proof' penny. Reflections from camera lens proving difficult to avoid.
Possibly a copy?

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Posted 10/07/2022 11:25 am

Struggling to get a good shot of this because it's so chocolatey.
1900 farthing.

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Posted 10/07/2022 05:23 am

First one today. Not sure how old the graffiti is but it doesn't look that recent. Doesn't detract from the coin for me.
1816 shilling.

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Posted 10/06/2022 4:52 pm

@Princetane - A lot of the Samsung Galaxy phones (at least going back to the S5) have a 'cheese' voice command to take photos, which makes it a lot easier to get steadier photos.
I regret getting rid of my S5 because it did fantastic macro shots.
You can pick them up pretty cheaply these days.

£10 bendy tripod from Amazon and you're golden.

Still waiting for my deliveries......

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Posted 10/04/2022 07:13 am

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1928 GB Shilling with die cracks

Very attractive look to that one.

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Posted 10/02/2022 08:26 am

Saw one of those 1847's up for £10k and slowly backed away.

Even if I could buy one, I don't want to sleep on the sofa.

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Posted 10/02/2022 04:41 am

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a silver halfpenny..... I like it!

It was unusual enough to grab my interest. I have a BU one of the bronze types, but didn't know there were silver and gold versions of that coin.
The gold one is proving to be more elusive.

Been going down the rabbit hole with Falklands Islands, St Helena and IOM coins the last few weeks and they do seem to like banging out limited runs.

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Posted 10/01/2022 4:35 pm

Just one photo from the vendor till they arrive.
1984 Silver IOM 'Fuscia' halfpenny.

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Posted 10/01/2022 1:27 pm

Would IOM coins go in this thread too?

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Posted 09/30/2022 05:59 am

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the bezel/mount thing is hideous and strangling it!

The bobbles ruin the look of those ones, but thankfully they're easy to remove.
It's just secured by a second bar, so the coin comes out without damaging it. I had another plan for the mount, so if it ever shows up I'll post the result.

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Posted 09/29/2022 08:31 am

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Any vendor photos?

The vendor has been cool about it and refunded me because it's been a few weeks, but it's still annoying.

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Posted 09/29/2022 05:55 am

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are you missing items that you ordered

One item. A 1943 florin in a one of those "ship's wheel" silver brooch mounts.

Post does genuinely get lost/destroyed, but it's probably rare enough that a thread would get buried quickly.

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Posted 09/28/2022 3:56 pm

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most of the plastic has corroded or cracked after 70 years.

That's one of the main reasons I got it. The plastic still being in tip-top shape (with the info readable too) seemed unusual enough to add it to the collection.

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Posted 09/26/2022 07:34 am

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how much did they set you back?

£12. Not sure if that's good or not, but guessing I paid a 'current events' premium.

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