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A few shillings by various processes, from hammered through to modern milled. A Charles I E5/2 with mm. Tun (1636-8) A York Civil War shilling. A Cromwell shilling A 1925 second coinage shilling stru… (View Post)

And FWIW, although cataloguers are 'famously inaccurate and ineffective' (see my post regarding the Goldberg sale in June, when a coin was described as being better than the Norweb coin, which it was… (View Post)

Medals were routinely bronzed as it seems to have provided a more evenly toned product over time. Presumably copper proofs were similarly treated for the same reason. Consumers like a consistent prod… (View Post)

A Henry III cut farthing to provide small change And a Henry III cut halfpenny for the same purpose. A Charles I type 5 halfcrown with mintmark Sun Charles I G1/2 shilling with mintmark Triangle A He… (View Post)

A 1644 Oxford groat with signed bust by Rawlins. The other one is in the BM. A Henry VIII 'Sovereign' penny with mm. Crescent, struck at Durham ecclesiastical mint under Thomas Wolsey - see cardinal'… (View Post)