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cinque1543 · September 1, 2026 8:52PM

@brg5658 said:

Sweet. The Sower is such an iconic image.

MEJ7070 · September 2, 2026 5:29AM

AU 55

A nice example of one of the lesser available dates within the PCGS set.

Congrats to the winners of some extreme rarities in this series from yesterday’s Grundy auction.

Boosibri · September 2, 2026 5:32AM

One of three proof pattern 1849 10R’s. SP65, the Norweb coin an SP64 and the Restrepo plate lesser quality.

OnlyGoldIsMoney · September 4, 2026 1:43PM

My first Stacks Bowers win. Not high grade but I liked the color.

Charles II (the Merry Monarch) surely knew how to have a good time.

MEJ7070 · September 6, 2026 4:39AM

Nice on @OnlyGoldIsMoney. I really like the look on that one. Nice win!

robp2 · September 6, 2026 7:18AM

@bosox said:
Leonard C. Wyon, the engraver who designed it. His initials are on the neck truncation. At least one very lightly used 1870 die did not have the initials and produced a very scarce variety. PCGS calls that the "No LCW" variety. The No LCW die was likely a trial die that was later used up coining business strikes.

There is also a possibility that if unsigned it could originally be the work of Thomas Minton. With the RM producing the dies, the fact it is Canadian has little bearing on the subject unless evidence be produced dividing the colonial workload.

According to records, the diademed head obverse pattern pennies dated 1862 through to 1870 for Britain was from a model by W Theed. That much is agreed. As these are given to Minton, with no reference to LCW, it is possible that the former was given the job of making a set of denomination obverses, with LCW doing a finishing job once agreement was reached on the design. LCW was the chief engraver of dies at the time, but with Thomas Minton credited with producing the diademed head obverse, it begs the question. The larger denominations are truncated at the neck, whereas the base coins cover the bodice in addition, but both are strikingly similar, and possibly the work of the same hand.

Proof one way or the other would be good, but I suspect may only come from a contemporary lead splash.

An 1870 pattern penny below which I bought in the last Sovereign Rarities sale is here.

Bob13 · September 7, 2026 4:49PM

Another semeuse, from the Heritage auction yesterday. Anyone else win one?

PhilArnold · September 10, 2026 9:03AM

Large tombac medal commemorating Canada's Diamond Jubilee in 1927along with original case.

MEJ7070 · September 17, 2026 8:23AM

Favorite Grundy pick up:

NGC AU 58

SimonW · September 17, 2026 9:51AM

I like that @MEJ7070 !

I had a really hard time with that sale, a difficult time understanding the high prices for even cleaned and damaged pieces. I did end up overpaying for one, a pretty basic, collector quality coin. Bought it as a type (the earlier small head version) and to add to my collection of pedigreed coins.

There were a few I was really interested in, but the bids were SO strong, I couldn’t justify it at all. Not just a bump in price, but multiples of what I would pay, or could pay, with a little patience.

Who is this Grundy anyway? Is the pedigree really adding THAT much?

Boosibri · September 17, 2026 5:47PM

Cool case from Heritage which came with my Grundy new purchase

D808LF · September 23, 2026 4:42PM

1992 Northern Ireland, Silver ECU Piedfort Proof, 1.48 oz, .925, 1,000 minted, 38 mm

D808LF · September 23, 2026 4:47PM

1966 Ireland 10 Shilling, .833 Ag, 20,000 minted, 30.05 mm

OnlyGoldIsMoney · September 23, 2026 5:22PM

My first Ch MS ancient.

bosox · September 25, 2026 12:43PM

@robp2 said:> There is also a possibility that if unsigned it could originally be the work of Thomas Minton. With the RM producing the dies, the fact it is Canadian has little bearing on the subject unless evidence be produced dividing the colonial workload.

The entries in Wyon's diaries indicate that he created the matrices and punches for the 1870 Canadian 25 cent and 50 cent pieces and charged the Canadian government directly for this work..

bosox · September 25, 2026 1:12PM

The edit button does not work so I will add here: The differences between the no LCW 1870 50 vent effigy and the later version with Wyon's initials on the neck are very, very minor. Wyon took three months and charged 54 pounds, a substantial sum in those days, for the 25 and 50 cent tools. This all leads me to believe that Wyon, not Minton engraved the effigy for the Canadian coins. That said, I see your point on the similarities, so perhaps Wyon copied and/or modified an existing Minton effigy.

bosox · September 25, 2026 1:35PM

Sorry, in checking my notes, Wyon only produced the four matrices, not the punches. Again, the edit button does not work. I do not like this new forum format at all.

Zohar · September 25, 2026 3:04PM

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