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Probably found in the studio after the engraver died. Virtually all the engravers employed by the mint were/are established in their own right before being commissioned, so will have studios and will… (View Post)

Three good ones for me this year to date. At the beginning of the year I picked up this Edward the Confessor trefoil/quatrefoil penny of Winchcombe which was good in that virtually all Winchcombe coi… (View Post)

This is a plaster cast that the engraver produces the design on prior from whence it is reduced to make the die. A pattern for a £1 coin. Diameter 174mm. (View Post)

I will pay a premium for a provenance that goes back in time and preferably was illustrated in old catalogues, because at that time these coins were definitely in the top few examples of the type or … (View Post)

Collecting has changed in the past 50 years. Prior to that, the vast majority of 'famous' collections were comprehensive in nature, simply because the coins were available at affordable pri… (View Post)