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1851

Well done Chris on Howards 3 x 3d's but you are not supposed to tell him you get the chance to bid again as reserve could be jumped up at that stage lol. Nice talking today to you Martin, all the best Alan

gammoner - 2013-05-03 20:51:00
1852

alpha is onto it - bit more detail though, please, for everyone else's edification (including chrisr5, who seems to be a little off the mark here!)

translateltd - 2013-05-03 21:12:00
1853

Welcome to the Coin Club. We are an assortment of newbies, amateurs and experts with questions and answers for newbies, amateurs and experts in coin collecting, also known as numismatics. Whether you are just getting started, have been collecting for years or have simply found some old coins about the place that you’d like to sell, this is the place to ask your questions.

No one has all the answers, and you may get five differing answers to the same question, yet each may be right in a manner of speaking, especially if opinions are involved. Opinions often vary. If you receive no answer to your query within 48 hours, please ask again.

echoriath - 2013-05-03 22:27:00
1854

Jean was the model for the coronation crown in 1953 which depicted the Queen on horseback. Apologies for missing the "R" in horse!

alpha111 - 2013-05-04 08:58:00
1855
alpha111 wrote:

Did she ride a hose?

Jenkies, can't believe I missed that! If I say anything more, I'm sure I'll be suspended.

echoriath - 2013-05-04 09:07:00
1856
alpha111 wrote:

Jean was the model for the coronation crown in 1953 which depicted the Queen on horseback. Apologies for missing the "R" in horse!

Yep, she was the Queen's stand-in for the hose-type equestrian portrait. Over to you for the next question!

translateltd - 2013-05-04 09:31:00
1857

Another horse question. Obtained three Hungarian coins from the above mentioned 'Howard" last month (cost less than his three 3ds) Who was the figure on the horse depicted on the1929 5 pengo pattern klippe restrike?

alpha111 - 2013-05-04 10:54:00
1858

Hi All I picked these 2 up today
http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/full/266129418.jpg
http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/full/266129365.jpg
The 10 cent is split completely in half , 1973 , I'm keeping that one.
The milk token is aluminum and has K 5 and AMMB on it, that one I said I would sell for the chap I got the coins from.
Can any one tell me where it's from and an approx value please.

lester36 - 2013-05-04 17:40:00
1859

Sounds like you need Mike & Julie Carter's catalogue of NZ Milk Tokens :-) AMMB = Auckland Metropolitan Milk Board. Having said that, on a quick glance I can't see a Zone K5, so you may have a new type there.

translateltd - 2013-05-04 19:35:00
1860

Thanks Martin So I guess I will list it and see how it goes.
Any idea of value.
Thanks.

lester36 - 2013-05-04 19:45:00
1861

No idea at all with these, unfortunately.

translateltd - 2013-05-04 20:00:00
1862

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anna95 - 2013-05-04 20:15:00
1863
alpha111 wrote:

Another horse question. Obtained three Hungarian coins from the above mentioned 'Howard" last month (cost less than his three 3ds) Who was the figure on the horse depicted on the1929 5 pengo pattern klippe restrike?

Saint Ladislaus ?

chrisr5 - 2013-05-05 21:21:00
1864

Yipee! St. Stephen's second cousin ~ now over to you for the next big Q.

alpha111 - 2013-05-05 21:37:00
1865

Hi People I would like an opinion on this little cutie
http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/full/266298576.jpg
http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/full/266298561.jpg
This is another of the ones I got yesterday.
Little wear but quite blackish, I gave it a soak and wash in warm water is that all I should do with it.
San Francisco mint so not as common.
Value and grade ?

lester36 - 2013-05-05 22:42:00
1866

Could someone help me here please. I want to know how to find how much a 1890 English 'Rude Penny' is worth.Called 'rude penny' as you can plainly see Boadiceas' Boobs and nipples as opposed to usual 1890 penny where they are not in view.They were sought by US Operation Deep Freeze guys stationed at ChCh base as mum waitressed Regent Cafe in ChCh and heard about them in the 1960's, and kept one.Thanks.

Edited by freddog1 at 2:48 am, Mon 6 May

freddog1 - 2013-05-06 02:46:00
1867
freddog1 wrote:

Called 'rude penny' as you can plainly see Boadiceas' Boobs and nipples as opposed to usual 1890 penny where they are not in view.

Boadicea? Can you post some images pse so we can see this unusual item?

translateltd - 2013-05-06 07:03:00
1868

Does he mean Britannia? Although I have never heard of the vatiety.

chrisr5 - 2013-05-06 08:22:00
1869

Definitely :-) Neither Peck nor Spink list a reverse die variety for 1890 (I don't have Freeman, which may have more varieties listed). There is a range of pattern halfpennies from *1790* by Droz that show Britannia in various states of undress, including the full Monty.

translateltd - 2013-05-06 11:15:00
1870

Moving into the realms of theoretical numismatics (and possibly inventing a new term) with this next question -

What creature would you expect to see on a coin commemorating/ celebrating 'Pingu' and what country(ies) might release such a coin. (Note countries that frequently release NCLT with no connection to the country whatsoever are not allowed as an answer)

chrisr5 - 2013-05-06 17:38:00
1871

China, HK, Japan & Korea might all issue 'Pingu'. Might.

funho1 - 2013-05-06 18:22:00
1872

Wild guess - UK and Switzerland, since Pingu was a joint GB-CH production.

translateltd - 2013-05-06 19:04:00
1873

Lets try related animals (animals again!). Poland, South Africa, Falkland Islands, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands. OK it's way out.

alpha111 - 2013-05-06 19:41:00
1874
chrisr5 wrote:

Moving into the realms of theoretical numismatics (and possibly inventing a new term) with this next question -

What creature would you expect to see on a coin commemorating/ celebrating 'Pingu' and what country(ies) might release such a coin. (Note countries that frequently release NCLT with no connection to the country whatsoever are not allowed as an answer)


Penguin The country maybe Antarctica

lester36 - 2013-05-06 19:46:00
1875

Well Lester got the animal, translateltd got the countries I was thinking of and funho and alpha both had reasonable countries.

So I'll throw it open and the first of you 4 to ask the next question get as to ask it.

Well done all BTW!

chrisr5 - 2013-05-06 19:53:00
1876

In what year did J.Colvin Randall and John Haseltine advertise to sell re-strikes of the Confederate cent and how much were they asking for each coin in the 4 different metals that were used.

lester36 - 2013-05-06 20:43:00
1877

1874 was the year for the initial re-strike.

I'm only finding them in three metals for these re-strikes for the following prices:
Copper = $4
Silver = $15
Gold = $30

The original was cupro-nickel, and re-strikes in the 20th century were made in platinum, gold, brass (copper), goldine (copper-coloured brass), lead, zinc and red fiber (whatever that is).

echoriath - 2013-05-06 21:17:00
1878

Winner Your turn

lester36 - 2013-05-06 21:28:00
1879
echoriath wrote:

goldine (copper-coloured brass)

*gold-coloured brass

Another question will follow shortly.

echoriath - 2013-05-06 21:35:00
1880

Not surprisingly, a Frenchman was the 17th chief engraver of the Paris mint. More impressive is the fact that his two sons both followed in his footsteps as engravers/medal makers. Name all three.

echoriath - 2013-05-06 22:22:00
1881

The father - Jean-Jacques Barre
The sons - Albert Désiré Barre and Jean-Auguste Barre.

chrisr5 - 2013-05-07 04:30:00
1882
chrisr5 wrote:

The father - Jean-Jacques Barre
The sons - Albert Désiré Barre and Jean-Auguste Barre.

Well played by the night owl. Next question....

echoriath - 2013-05-07 07:20:00
1883

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oldbnz - 2013-05-07 12:05:00
1884
echoriath wrote:

Well played by the night owl. Next question....

Night shifts :(

For my question - name 6 towns, cities or fortresses that produced 'siege coinage' during the Wars of the 3 Kingdoms in Europe.

Edited by chrisr5 at 5:43 pm, Tue 7 May

chrisr5 - 2013-05-07 17:42:00
1885
oldbnz wrote:

Know nothing about banknotes any clues on what a pound note is worth signed flemming 224 218961 slight tear on lefthand side and another in better condition 225 631643 also flemming

Depends on how slight the tear is. Also depends on the condition of the rest of the note - folds, crumples and holes. If it is otherwise pristine and the tear is just a nick and doesn't really detract it may qualify as an EF note with a CV of $65. If you have any photos to post you may get better opinions from others with more experience than me.

chrisr5 - 2013-05-07 18:10:00
1886
lester36 wrote:

Hi People I would like an opinion on this little cutie
http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/full/266298576.jpg
http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/full/266298561.jpg
This is another of the ones I got yesterday.
Little wear but quite blackish, I gave it a soak and wash in warm water is that all I should do with it.
San Francisco mint so not as common.
Value and grade ?

Anyone have an opinion on my Half Dime.

lester36 - 2013-05-07 19:03:00
1887

Does this mean places such as Aberystwyth, Oxford, Pontefract, Newark, York, Shrewsbury, Carlisle, Worcester, Truro.?

alpha111 - 2013-05-07 19:11:00
1888
lester36 wrote:

Hi People I would like an opinion on this little cutie
http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/full/266298576.jpg
http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/full/266298561.jpg
This is another of the ones I got yesterday.
Little wear but quite blackish, I gave it a soak and wash in warm water is that all I should do with it.
San Francisco mint so not as common.
Value and grade ?

I'd leave the toning as it is. It's very nice and even. I see no harm in the warm water wash. Just don't rub it dry. Let it dry on a clean, cotton cloth. As for condition, I'd probably grade it somewhere around EF40. I could see it going 5 points either way after a close-up inspection. Photos can be hard to grade, and, annoyingly, for some coins PCGS uses several different varieties under one heading. In this case Half Dimes are shown for all FOUR varieties of the Seated Liberty, which makes it tricky to see your one in EF-45, and so it's harder to judge against their photos.

Still, at EF it's got a Red Book (2012) value of $45, surprisingly low IMHO given the relatively low mintage. Of course, there are many years in which Half Dime mintages were below one million. Maybe half dimes tended not to circulate terribly well?

echoriath - 2013-05-07 19:32:00
1889

Ah, I think what they did on PCGS was try to alternate the different varieties as much as possible between the dimes and half dimes. Still, some of their photos are remarkably washed out.

echoriath - 2013-05-07 19:59:00
1890
alpha111 wrote:

Does this mean places such as Aberystwyth, Oxford, Pontefract, Newark, York, Shrewsbury, Carlisle, Worcester, Truro.?

I was thinking of the more rough and ready coins that were specifically known by the name 'siege coinage'. You mentioned Pontefract, Carlisle and Newark, I think there were 3 others but could be wrong.

chrisr5 - 2013-05-08 00:46:00
1891

Does this mean Bristol, Chester, Exeter, Colchester, Scarborough, Weymouth? I got the measles in the first one! I think this question better be left to translateltd.

alpha111 - 2013-05-08 15:49:00
1892

Well done, 5/6 Alpha111! - Colchester, Scarborough, Pontefract, Carlisle and Newark.

The other one was the rather obscure Lathom House in Lancashire which was besieged from 1643-44 and produced a gold 10 shilling piece. Very rare if not unique according to the Standard World Catalogue.

Over to you for the next question and hope you get over the measles soon.

chrisr5 - 2013-05-08 19:23:00
1893

I was 3 years old when I had the measles. Would someone else like to ask a question so there is more variety?

alpha111 - 2013-05-08 20:28:00
1894

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oldbnz - 2013-05-08 21:03:00
1895

Congrats on the 1787 shilling Chrisr5,

alpha111 - 2013-05-08 21:04:00
1896

I have a stash of quiz questions filed but don't like to dominate - any "lurkers" care to set a challenge or two?

translateltd - 2013-05-08 21:05:00
1897
alpha111 wrote:

I was 3 years old when I had the measles. Would someone else like to ask a question so there is more variety?

Ah I see I misunderstood sorry.

alpha111 wrote:

Congrats on the 1787 shilling Chrisr5,

Ta, I was impressed with my guesses on the bidding limits! So if anyone wants to challenge me to rock, paper, scissors I'm feeling lucky. ;-)

chrisr5 - 2013-05-08 21:10:00
1898
oldbnz wrote:

Yes does anyone else know anything about my bank notes, see post 1883

Sorry, notes are not my strong suit.

echoriath - 2013-05-08 21:20:00
1899

Hello coin gurus. I have collected a whole lot of pennies and half pennies for jewellery making and have far too many so have decided to part with most of them. I was wondering if there were any rare years i should be looking out for before i sell them as a lot? Would also hate to drill through a rare one if there is any. Thanks, any info appreciated

rassberryberet - 2013-05-08 22:46:00
1900

Indeed there are. It depends on the nationality of the coins. :-)

chrisr5 - 2013-05-08 23:40:00
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