English hammered coin

ajaan

for your viewing pleasure

1jester

Neat! I'm in! Thanks for the nice giveaway.

lordmarcovan

Nice 'un. Enter me, too, please.

ajaan

Sorry guys, this will be in the Sunday swap tomorrow.

1jester

I'm less than knowledgeable about these hammered coins, so could you please endarken me a bit as to what coin it is and how much you're asking? Or would that be jumping the gun?

Aethelred

That is an Edward I silver Penny (1272-1307). Don will be happy to sell it for just $5, everyone send him a PM right away if you want it!

ajaan

Just send a $5 US gold piece plus postage and the coin is yours.

Aethelred

What about five of those new "Golden Dollars?"

ajaan

Michael, Kelly is sitting here and asked me 'how did they make the hammered coins?' Was it planchet put between the obv and rev dies, or did they hammer one side at a time?

Aethelred

The obverse die, called a "pile" was mounted on a solid base, a blank would be placed on the pile and the reverse die, called a "trussel" was held in position over the blank. The trussel would then be struck with a large hammer, called a "large hammer" and a coin was born.

ajaan

Kelly said 'cool, do you have a picture?'

Aethelred

<< <i>Kelly said 'cool, do you have a picture?' >>



A picture of what?

EDITED TO ADD: I guess you mean a picture of the dies? I was having a "too many brain cells soaking in Guinness" moment!

Aethelred

This is a pair of Groat dies.

ajaan

NO! she wants a picture of a coin being hammered!!!! Alternatively, a picture of you hammered will do. Have one by FUN.

Aethelred

In England I don't think they wore the dress and it was a two man job.

Aethelred

Bring you camera to FUN and you can get all the photos you want of me hammered!

ajaan

Kelly says, 'thank you' but she still wants to see a picture of you hammered.