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Very nice, Pianoman .... MS65's in these are hard to find.

Is it just where I am looking, or did the availability of reasonably priced (?), high-grade Conder Tokens dried up?

 

Perhaps they're being held hostage somewhere!

 

Midd 414

 

Warw 160

Perhaps .... just perhaps. Guess I will just have to wait

It appears to be a Conder token catalogued in Dalton and Hammer as Middlesex #1159, so it is a British and not a colonial coin (although they might have traveled). It was issued for general circulation and the engraver was most likely Thomas Wyon of Birmingham.

Issac Newton appears on several of these tokens, and yes, various versions exist. This one is listed as "common" but that just means that more than 200 are thought to exist.

Hope it helps.

Is it just where I am looking, or did the availability of reasonably priced (?), high-grade Conder Tokens dried up?

Thanks, Justin (Deerefan8420), the transaction was smooth and fast plus the seven, raw toned Morgans were exactly as described. Be looking forward to our next deal.

Yarm, that's one beautiful medal!

Yep .... and a little "off topic" as well. Can the moderators get rid of it?

Dang ... sold before I saw it

The dated side also shows a series of stupas ("mounds" that contained Buddhist religious artifacts) of which Bagan, Burma, has the greatest concentration in one place (literally thousands).

Brandon, wonderful job expanding the Wikipedia article!

Got to love that bull. Nice one, Yarm

Very nice indeed, Bob!

Yarm ... does this token commerate a royal visit? Just wondering

Love that collector's token! I have been looking for a nice example myself for a long time

Purchased a raw Salter's Hat Warehouse (Middlesex 473) the other day in a nice MS-64 BN condition (my grade). It's not in my typical theme of Conders that I would collect, but for the price I could hardly pass it up. Will post in a few days after I image it.

As promised, some pictures of my Surrey-Lambeth D&H-19. My setup for pictures is crude and these farthings are much harder to get an acceptable image. In this case, the coin appears much more washed out than it appears in hand even though I think it probably had a cleaning in the past. Still a nice purchase for what I paid for it at a local shop (the only Conder they had).

Conder ... Thanks for today's very informative lesson. Spotting fakes in any series is much easier when you have been collecting them for years. Have you ever considered writing? IMO you have a great style for explaining things.

BTW, I too would keep the slabbed counterfeit, more as an example than anything else, but being in the slab makes it all the more fun

OK, Conder101, I will bite (plus I am still learning about the series) .... how can you tell it was a fake? It's clearly not a characteristic die crack or cud ... lettering?

I picked up my first Conder farthing not too long ago myself, a Surrey-Lambeth D&H-19, one of Denton's Farthings picturing Sir Jeffery Dunstan on the obverse and an inscription on the reverse. While nowhere near as spectacular as Yarm's above I will still try to image and post it in a few days.

Nice Wildman. If you really think you want to find a new home for it let me know.

Wendy

the capitol has no detail at all!! I think they could have done better!

Well, in 1800 the only part of the Capitol Building that existed is detailed. The "no detail" area is to put it into context.

The finish reminds me of a brushed brass door knob, with clear brush marks and hairlines in the fields, a darkened "antiquing" around the devices and lettering, and intentionally minted as such.

First thing I thought was that the graders are going to have a really tough time deciding if it has been whizzed.

Beautiful coins, all!

Picked this one up tonight and it was a battle! http://boards.collectors-society.com/images/icons/default/ooo.gif

I have been eyeing the Danish 20 Kroner from this era of Christian IX and have been looking for a good specimen for my foreign coin gold coin collection. Pics are courtesy of PCGS the cin is PCGS MS-66 in a secure holder http://boards.collectors-society.com/images/icons/default/laugh.gif

Pianoman, that is one beautiful specimen, and it's one of the few "modern" gold European monarchs I haven't yet been able to acquire (I am so jealous! )

Congrads on all the new purchases ... they are all stunning. And I see Brandon picked up yet another new occupant for the stables

Kenneth, Nice pickup. I was bidding on a few of the Heritage dimes myself but found myself second bidder on all. Sure regret not getting the 1911 it was a real beauty.

Conder101, thanks for your feedback ... either way it's all good