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I presume you mean the shilling? The fields on that are brilliant, but doesn't fully show because the flan is a bit wobbly. It's a recurring issue with hammered coins. They were cut out of … (View Post)

I've known quite a few people who have got to say 80% complete and then given up because they couldn't fill any gaps over a period of a year or two, even if there were 100 gaps to fill. I d… (View Post)

Three no-brainer pattern/proof halfpennies for any collector of Soho patterns, all likely the only examples available to collectors. An early Soho bronzed copper obverse uniface (Peck 1231). Possibly… (View Post)

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)