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SwK · January 13, 2010 8:39PM

Sorry for the delay in loading the coins you requested pictures - see www.petitioncrown.com they are loaded in the front page, no need to look for them.

I know there are another 11 these will come as soon as I can load them, so to be correct nearly all of them

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JCMhouston · January 13, 2010 10:22PM

Some very nice pieces indeed.

StubbyMcNumbthumbs · January 13, 2010 10:36PM

Some beautiful examples indeed!

Love the tin farthings, esp. the James II. What is the date of that one?

A real treat to see uncorroded examples. Thanks!

SwK · January 14, 2010 12:22AM

Hi

Thanks for asking I have loaded the folowing on to www.petitioncrown.com

Tin issue. BMC 553. NVMMORVM * FAMVLVS * 1686 * (5 pointed voided mullets). Reverse inverted. Edge upright. Choice Mint State with full lustre, excessively rare, especially in this condition. Exceptional

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IloiloKano · January 14, 2010 8:56AM

Just out of curiosity, are "collectots" baby collectors?

SwK · January 14, 2010 9:39AM

"collectots" baby collectors, sure I am a baby, I escape into my own baby world and leave the reality world, I hate someone playing with my "teddy bears"

each persons world is how they see it - perfection does not exist

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RobP · January 15, 2010 9:20AM

Interesting bust on the 1696 5/-. I wonder if it is rust as opposed to frosting. Did they do frosted busts at this time? Simon clearly made an attempt at 'frosting' on his Cromwell bust with the dimpled surface, but the crown doesn't look uniformly stippled and equally doesn't have the finely detailed sandblasted effect that we associate today with frosting.

I have a 1697 1st bust 1/- which shows a similar effect but is clearly from rusted dies as the 'frosting' extends across the hair and drapery, with a raised, straight, chisel(?) mark across the neck where it appears an attempt has been made to remove the rust and there are traces of pitting across the whole of the field where the obvious polishing has not entirely removed the rust from the highest points on the surface of the die. The bust detail would have been hard to polish as it is incuse on the die. As we are talking about the recoinage period, it is likely there would have been a shortage of dies due to the minting requirements and so every opportunity is likely to have been used to recycle old or worn dies. Provincial crowns are unrecorded, but the pressure on the Tower Mint would have been considerable at this time and so recycling seems a likely option.

NB. It makes for a superb portrait.

SwK · January 15, 2010 10:02AM

Hi Rob

Thanks, I realy do not have any in depth knowledge of the coinage at this time, what you r proposing is most likely what happened. For sure it does not look like the frosting we are used to seeing.

BR

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Hussulo · January 15, 2010 5:30PM

All of them great examples of their kind!

harasha · January 15, 2010 8:19PM

I hate someone playing with my "teddy bears"

Yeah, no one plays with my teddy bear except me!

SwK · January 16, 2010 12:00AM

Hi Hus thanks - i like the teddy bear, no touch policy

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IloiloKano · January 16, 2010 6:52AM

<< <i>"collectots" baby collectors, sure I am a baby, I escape into my own baby world and leave the reality world, I hate someone playing with my "teddy bears"

each persons world is how they see it - perfection does not exist

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www.petitioncrown.com >>

Actually, I was referring to the site where a typo appears to have been made, specifically "6 specific requests from individual collectots", and I thought that if it was indeed a typo, you might want to correct it.

So I attempted to point it out in a slightly humorous manner.

SwK · January 16, 2010 10:25AM

Hi IloiloKano
at least you read what is written - it was a mistake

thanks "love your bear" it is great

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