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One niche interest of mine is the Saxon mints of Somerset. There are 11 mint locations attributed, but nobody has ever assembled all 11 in their collection. Lockett had 10 of the 11, but Frome was un… (View Post)

The title of the article is clearly open to a variety of interpretations. As a contrarian, I would take issue with the first point about not spreading yourself too thin. I have gone from a collection… (View Post)

It came from someone not prone to exaggeration, but I probably phrased it a bit loosely. I wasn't meaning billionaires exclusively, rather people with a lot of money looking to park it in altern… (View Post)

A couple of coppers. First up, a Charles II 1/2d previously somewhat generously graded by NGC as a 1673 MS65. I think the friction on the reverse lets it down. It is however, a 5 over 3 over 2 on the… (View Post)

1709E* shilling, struck at Edinburgh post-union. 1723 SSC shilling 1790 pattern halfpenny in silver, Peck type R44 (View Post)