Newps from the Buffalo show Grade in for the ED III 1/2 groat

ajaan

Picked these up today from the Buffalo Numismatic Association yearly 3 day show.

Edward III 1/2 Groat S-1578 any opinions on the grade are greatly appreciated.


Canada 1958 Unc set in original cardboard holder with original wrapping.


Pillar Dollar with original envelope dated 12/2/33

JCMhouston

I like the 1/2 groat, but I'm not competent to grade the early pieces.

Icollecteverything

Same here, I will have to show my Groat someday to see what people think. Like the letter too, did you pay 86 cents?

pruebas

<< <i>Pillar Dollar with original envelope dated 12/2/33 >>

And here I was expecting to see a letter to the King transmitting a specimen Pillar Dollar for his approval....

BTW, that is a Bust Dollar, not a Pillar Dollar.

TwoKopeiki

That 80 year old dealer note has a definite coolness factor!

TwoKopeiki

The 8R might be a contemporary counterfeit, which is also pretty cool. Here's an overlay from a Mexico Carlos IV and you can see the outline is off. Could be wear, but the slope of the forehead and nose is off.

ajaan

Thanks Roman. Cool image.

lordmarcovan

Medieval is always cool.

So is the old-provenanced 8-reales.

PS- it appears the medieval halfgroat is not a London mint issue... I see EBORA... so... York?

pruebas

<< <i>The 8R might be a contemporary counterfeit, which is also pretty cool. Here's an overlay from a Mexico Carlos IV and you can see the outline is off. Could be wear, but the slope of the forehead and nose is off. >>

Great detective work, 2K! You may be right.

BS

<< <i>Picked these up today from the Buffalo Numismatic Association yearly 3 day show.

Edward III 1/2 Groat S-1578 any opinions on the grade are greatly appreciated.


I would grade the Edward III a gFine.

ajaan

ANACS graded the Edward III 1/2 Groat as VF25 details 'corroded'. C'mon ANACS the coin is 700 years old afterall.

LochNESS

<< <i>ANACS graded the Edward III 1/2 Groat as VF25 details 'corroded'. C'mon ANACS the coin is 700 years old afterall. >>


I just got some grades back from ANACS that I too was disappointed with, including a Westphalia Notgeld which they didn't even grade(?!) and a BVI proof-like set (it is extremely obvious) that graded MS. Plus, they put zero of my Variety notes on the labels.

lordmarcovan

Sorry they spanked your halfgroat, but it's still a very cool coin. Looked fine to me.

I had a similar plastic disappointment, though in that case ANACS liked the coin more than NGC later did.

LochNESS

Man, LM ... you got me! I read halfway down before realizing this was a resurrection

wah wah wah ...

lordmarcovan

<< <i>Man, LM ... you got me! I read halfway down before realizing this was a resurrection

wah wah wah ... >>

Heh. I do that all the time. I read the OP without scrolling down, post my reply, and then notice I've responded to the same thread months or even years earlier. Sometimes it's amusing to compare my earlier impressions against the post-thread-resurrection ones.