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    AZLARRYAZLARRY Posts: 1,189 ✭✭
    It's almost Friday, George IV Shilling S3811 NGC MS61

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    farthingfarthing Posts: 3,295 ✭✭✭
    Recently won this on eBay - listed in British Historical Medals as BHM 384 and by Dalton & Hamer as Hampshire Southampton D&H 7. Dalton & Hamer listed this and its D&H 6 variation as "fairly common". The difference between #6 and #7 is the presence of the stop after the date on the reverse.
    While #6 does seem to be fairly common (larger collections have had an example) it seems that #7 must be a fair bit rarer. The only reference I have of one showing up at an auction was the legendary Noble sale of 1998. Both the picture in Dalton & Hamer and in the Noble sale has the flaw on the reverse as mine does. I talked to Dr. Sriro about this token and his database of Conder tokens includes only 4 auctions of #7, including my purchase on eBay.

    There are quite a number of different tokens and medals commemorating the British fleet under Admiral Howe defeating the French on June 1. Many refer to "the glorious first of June", and "may the French ever remember the first of June".

    I was the only bidder and I figure I was quite lucky to get this for the opening bid of £50.00.


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    R.I.P. Wayne, Brad
    Collecting:
    Conder tokens
    19th & 20th Century coins from Great Britain and the Realm
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    DoogyDoogy Posts: 4,508
    bump!

    TGIF!
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    rwyarmchrwyarmch Posts: 1,023 ✭✭✭✭
    By Westwood

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    AZLARRYAZLARRY Posts: 1,189 ✭✭
    1839 Six Pence, NGC MS64

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    farthingfarthing Posts: 3,295 ✭✭✭
    My latest Conder - Middlesex National Series D&H #177 in gilt copper
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    R.I.P. Wayne, Brad
    Collecting:
    Conder tokens
    19th & 20th Century coins from Great Britain and the Realm
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    rwyarmchrwyarmch Posts: 1,023 ✭✭✭✭
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    BjornBjorn Posts: 542 ✭✭✭
    Sorry for the poor photo quality - I had to get it back in the safety deposit box before flying to another city! You may notice a reddish-brown toning on the right side of the obverse - this occurred due to poor storage, namely in a flip directly in a red-velvet case.

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    AZLARRYAZLARRY Posts: 1,189 ✭✭
    A couple of groats.

    1836 4 Pence NGC MS64 S3837

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    1901 4 Pence NGC MS66 S3944


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    Potestas Democraticorum delenda est!
    Joel 3:10

    “The American people will never knowingly adopt Socialism. But under the name of ‘liberalism’ they will adopt every fragment of the Socialist program, until one day America will be a Socialist nation, without knowing how it happened.” -Socialist Party presidential candidate Norman Thomas

    “We Are All Socialists Now" - Feb 16, 2009 cover of Newsweek Magazine
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    7Jaguars7Jaguars Posts: 7,981 ✭✭✭✭✭
    AZL - I really love those groats, nice William bit there. And Marco, gold is always good. OK, maybe I can get around to contributing some pictures before too long.
    Love that Milled British (1830-1960)
    Well, just Love coins, period.
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    rwyarmchrwyarmch Posts: 1,023 ✭✭✭✭
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    ormandhormandh Posts: 3,111 ✭✭✭


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    Very clean looking coin!! I like that alot. -Dan
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    DoogyDoogy Posts: 4,508
    very nice Groats Larry!

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    MacCrimmonMacCrimmon Posts: 7,058 ✭✭✭
    It's a Bronze Friday!!!!! image


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    mnemtsas2mnemtsas2 Posts: 745 ✭✭✭
    1787 6d, PCGS MS63

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    Successful trades with Syracusian, DeiGratia, LordM, WWW, theboz11, CCC2010, Hyperion, ajaan, wybrit, Dennis88 and many others.
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    farthingfarthing Posts: 3,295 ✭✭✭
    Amazing coins Mac! imageimageimage

    I especially love the '62, to be able to see the individual stones in the lighthouse is amazing.
    R.I.P. Wayne, Brad
    Collecting:
    Conder tokens
    19th & 20th Century coins from Great Britain and the Realm
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    coinkatcoinkat Posts: 24,383 ✭✭✭✭✭
    terrific coins Mac

    Experience the World through Numismatics...it's more than you can imagine.

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    AZLARRYAZLARRY Posts: 1,189 ✭✭
    A couple of nicely toned 6 pences. Both are MS66 graded by NGC.

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    1891

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    7Jaguars7Jaguars Posts: 7,981 ✭✭✭✭✭
    AZL, I like the toning on that '91 - very pretty.
    Love that Milled British (1830-1960)
    Well, just Love coins, period.
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    rwyarmchrwyarmch Posts: 1,023 ✭✭✭✭
    1801 Devonshire 2P, private token of W. Upcott. A view of the 3rd Edystone Lighthouse on the obverse
    and the High Lighthouse on Spurn Point on the reverse. Engraved by Wyon and restruck by Taylor.


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    gummibeargummibear Posts: 786 ✭✭✭
    A couple shillings just got grades back from PCGS. Got AU55 for both. The 1d graded ms62. I thought it would be higher.
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    MacCrimmonMacCrimmon Posts: 7,058 ✭✭✭
    Nice tanners, AZL.

    Farthing, my "bricks" pale compared to Yarm's monster Eddystone bricks......WOW!!!!! Nice medal.


    Nice coins all around...keep posting.
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    Potestas Democraticorum delenda est!
    Joel 3:10

    “The American people will never knowingly adopt Socialism. But under the name of ‘liberalism’ they will adopt every fragment of the Socialist program, until one day America will be a Socialist nation, without knowing how it happened.” -Socialist Party presidential candidate Norman Thomas

    “We Are All Socialists Now" - Feb 16, 2009 cover of Newsweek Magazine
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    DoogyDoogy Posts: 4,508
    1901 Half-Crown, formerly PCGS MS64 (now raw)

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    rwyarmchrwyarmch Posts: 1,023 ✭✭✭✭
    Don't have one of these (yet!) but passed over the image a few times before I noticed
    the lettering on the obverse!

    1714 by Seelander, 131mm.

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    MacCrimmonMacCrimmon Posts: 7,058 ✭✭✭
    A 153 year-old Family Portrait. image


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    wybritwybrit Posts: 6,999 ✭✭✭
    Nice birth year set Mac!
    Former owner, Cambridge Gate collection.
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    WWWWWW Posts: 2,613 ✭✭✭
    Nice birth year set Mac!
    And then some. Bravo, Mac!

    edit: very nice images.
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    pendragon1998pendragon1998 Posts: 2,070 ✭✭✭
    My latest acquisition:
    2009 PCGS MS69 Silver Britannia


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    The spot on the neck is on the slab. The little spots in the obverse field are there, but the photo accentuates them, they're not as noticeable in-hand. The reverse design is a repeat of the original 1997 Nathan design, also repeated in 1999, which I think is one of the better designs. I wish they'd come up with something new for this year, though. Photo is taken using a slightly modified axial lighting setup, which I've discussed in other posts. This catches me up on the series for this year, although I'm still on the lookout for the 2007, the last issue I need for a complete MS69 set. This'll be going into my registry set when the slot opens up Monday.
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    AZLARRYAZLARRY Posts: 1,189 ✭✭
    1874 6 Pence NGC MS65

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    thisnamztakenthisnamztaken Posts: 4,101 ✭✭✭✭✭
    My first Darkside acquisition: 1897 Silver Victoria Diamond Jubilee Medallion:



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    I never thought that growing old would happen so fast.
    - Jim
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    pendragon1998pendragon1998 Posts: 2,070 ✭✭✭


    << <i>My first Darkside acquisition: 1897 Silver Victoria Diamond Jubilee Medallion:



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    Nice one there. I really dig the toning.
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    thisnamztakenthisnamztaken Posts: 4,101 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Thanks Michael. The toning, along with its attractive design on both sides is what appealed to me also.
    I never thought that growing old would happen so fast.
    - Jim
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    rwyarmchrwyarmch Posts: 1,023 ✭✭✭✭
    Beautiful coins folks!

    Here's part of a Maundy set graded by the long-defunct International Numismatic Grading Service.


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    Does anyone else think this thread has become ridiculously large and cumbersome?
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    AZLARRYAZLARRY Posts: 1,189 ✭✭
    No
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    thisnamztakenthisnamztaken Posts: 4,101 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Does anyone else think this thread has become ridiculously large and cumbersome? >>



    It is slightly aggravating to have to keep clicking several times to be able to get to the most recent posts, but it's only a minor annoyance for me.

    On the other hand, maybe it's time to start "British Coin Friday, Part II" and include a link to these first twelve pages of posts for those who want to review all the previously posted nice coins? I've seen that done in other threads before.

    After all, I see a lot of really cool coins and information in this thread, at least for those of us that are new to World Coins. image
    I never thought that growing old would happen so fast.
    - Jim
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    rwyarmchrwyarmch Posts: 1,023 ✭✭✭✭
    A modest suggestion-Log on and go to "customize". Check off a few boxes and the threads and messages can be sorted in a variety of ways (including taking you to the latest postings in each thread at log on.
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    thisnamztakenthisnamztaken Posts: 4,101 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>A modest suggestion-Log on and go to "customize". Check off a few boxes and the threads and messages can be sorted in a variety of ways (including taking you to the latest postings in each thread at log on. >>



    Good tip, Bob. I'm still experimenting with those settings, and instead of clicking on "next" or a specific page number, we can just also click on the double arrows ( << ) to go to the first or last page in a thread, which I had forgotten about.

    Meanwhile, I've been a member here for three years, and believe it or not, this is the first time I've ever checked into that "customize" area. image
    Thanks to you, I'm now using the "dark night" color theme and can read the posts much easier. image

    Now to just figure out what "left cell color" and "right cell color" do.
    I never thought that growing old would happen so fast.
    - Jim
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    DoogyDoogy Posts: 4,508

    TGIF!
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    DoogyDoogy Posts: 4,508

    a neat '53 proof penny, with nice toning

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    Silvereagle82Silvereagle82 Posts: 1,219 ✭✭✭
    My newest addition image

    1785 Guinea

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    wybritwybrit Posts: 6,999 ✭✭✭
    I'd show my recent purchases, but my pictures won't hold a candle to those taken by JKCoins...
    Former owner, Cambridge Gate collection.
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    AZLARRYAZLARRY Posts: 1,189 ✭✭
    Nice color on that toned Penny Doug.

    SE82 I like that guinea, nice strike. Here is my guinea from 1775.

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    BithrateBithrate Posts: 555 ✭✭
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    AZLARRYAZLARRY Posts: 1,189 ✭✭
    A 1858 Farthing graded by NGC as MS64RD. Picked up on ebay from Jeremy.

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    7Jaguars7Jaguars Posts: 7,981 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Uhhh, who is Jeremy? Wow, I might be one of the biggest fans of the old large module copper farthings...I will see if later today if I can post my proof 1853. image
    Love that Milled British (1830-1960)
    Well, just Love coins, period.
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