coinsandmedals

On 12/27/2023 at 3:23 PM, Zebo said:

Wow - what great acquisitions. I was possibly the underbidder for the 1800 (assassination), maybe it was another. I put it out of my memory.

The 1773 Virginia half penny is a 25 M correct?

So many nice ones, I am not sure which one is my favorite. Well done.

Thank you! So you're the one who bid me up on the medal? 

Yes, the Virginia piece is a 25M. I had a blast attributing that coin - it brought back fond memories from EAC days. 

On 12/27/2023 at 1:08 PM, Henri Charriere said:

I would guess the French coins, and the Irish penny were not products of the Soho Mint.

I will forgo any discussion of the French pieces until others have had ample time to guess, but I likely should have been more specific in the language I opted to use for the Irish Penny. If following Peck's classification this would likely fall under the "Late Soho" category, as it was probably struck at the Soho Mint at a much later date than indicated on the coin. The term "Restrike" is typically reserved for pieces struck at a later date using retouched Soho Mint dies, but not by the Soho Mint (i.e., Taylor). The waters get a bit murky as you dive deeper. 

On 9/21/2023 at 4:23 AM, Henri Charriere said:

I like them both.  Does it seem like you've been a member for 10 years?

It’s been 10 years? Wow, I had no idea. 

On 9/28/2022 at 5:04 AM, Conder101 said:

You only show one side so I don't know exactly which token it is, but it is from the county of Norfolk England.  It is either D&H 23 or 24,  Dies were by Thomas Wyon of Birmingham, and they were struck by Peter Kempson also of Birmingham.  They were produced for a Merchant named Dinmore, and they struck 51,500 pieces of the two varieties combined.  Both are considered common so assume a roughly even distribution or about 26,000 of each die pair variety, but each comes with more than one edge variety.

It was attributed as D&H 24C. It sold for $480 at Stacks in August and is now listed on eBay for $809.95. 

@Quintus Arrius That is very kind of you to say. I recently discovered one of your beloved roosters (1911) in a PCGS MS-67 holder, but it appears you already have an example in the same plastic. 

On 10/7/2022 at 8:46 AM, VKurtB said:

Those cotton pouches can OFTEN be sourced through Wizard Coin Supplies, but like many products these days, stock can be spotty. 

I noticed that the other day while looking for something completely unrelated. I will likely order another hundred or so when they are available. I wish they still offered the larger sizes as well. 

On 9/9/2022 at 10:22 AM, Quintus Arrius said:

Hmm, and I always thought @coinsandmedals was male.  Interesting!

Your assumption was correct. I wish I had time to write for leisure. 

Sue's book is an excellent introduction to the topic, but it only scratches the surface compared to her dissertation. 

The ANA summer seminar is a great opportunity to learn, both inside and outside of the classroom. I was fortunate enough to receive a partial scholarship to attend, so I’m happy to report that I’ll be taking the digital photography course during the first session. It would be great to meet some of the forum regulars should you decide to attend! 

On 11/26/2021 at 3:43 PM, Fenntucky Mike said:

Got it! Thank You Don!

I've done some targeted searches for this and haven't really found anything specific, other than images of multiple coins of each variety. I have a pretty good library of IoM farthing images now.  I'll try broadening my search and see what pops up. Interestingly enough I have yet to find an inverted A used for the obv, searching for die varieties doesn't seem to be very common outside of the U.S., but I was hoping there'd be something already documented for this one. It's probably so common that no one cared or thought it out of the ordinary. 

Thanks Again!

I am glad you got it, Mike. I have made an effort to avoid checking my email over the break, so if you replied, please know that I have not read it yet. On any note, I hope the article proves to be helpful. Please let us know what you discover. 

Your note about the lack of examples with an inverted A on the obverse is interesting. I imagine they reused the dies from the English coinage when possible. I am not familiar enough with the Victorian coinage to know if there is a variety of the 1839 farthing with an inverted A or V in the obverse legend. I will check my copy of Peck once we get back home tomorrow. 

Hey Mike! I just sent you an email with a PDF of an article attached that might be useful. It has been a while since I read it, so I am not sure if provides any information on the 1839 coinage. 

EDIT: There are numerous varieties of English copper that display inverted V's as A's. Have you tried running a broad google search to see if this is documented specifically for IoM coinage? 

Wow, what an excellent opportunity! I will pass this along to a few of my friends in the history department. 

Excellent idea, Tom! Although at odds with the rest of my collection, I do have something to share (RIC 934). It seems fitting that Antoninus Pius should make an appearance to celebrate his daughter’s birthday. 

@DWLangeI appreciate the link. I stumbled upon that earlier today and had the same thought as Roger. 

@RWBthis is an excellent idea! The librarian at my university is a fellow stats fanatic, and we know each other well from a few classes. I might send her an email to see if she can work some magic. She’s been able to find some relatively obscure material for me in the past, but it was all related to my area of study. 

A member of another forum suggested the ANA library. I may contact them first before making a request through my university. 

In doing some research, I came across the citations for two articles that I would like to read, but I have no luck locating digital copies. I did locate a printed copy of the first, but it is being sold as a set for $25, and it seems impractical to spend that much for a single article that is only eight pages long. I checked NNP for both, but the search function is next to useless, and the only two Coin and Bulletin volumes they have for 1972 are not the correct issue.

Does anyone have a copy or a source for a copy of either of these articles? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Brian Gould (1972) Noel-Alexandre Ponthon: Medallist and Minaturist (1769/70-1835) Seaby’s Coin and Medal Bulletin 1972 Seaby London pp 312-319

Brian Gould (1969) Monsieur Duret: Craftsman at Soho Numismatic Circular September 1969 Volume LXXVII Number 9 p 278.

I assume that the number is very small. Like other members have already said, most collectors seem unable or unwilling to learn how to grade, much less take the time to study the history of the items they accumulate. 

In the past, I read almost anything that came my way. This provided a decent background knowledge of a host of U.S. coins. Since starting my graduate education, I have found it more challenging to devote time to do so. That being said, I still read relevant material very often, but it is much more tailored to what I collect. New publications on my area of focus are far and few. As such, I spend a lot of time reading out of print books, contemporary ephemera (e.g., newspaper clippings, parliamentary briefs, etc.), peer-reviewed journal publications, and lately, a considerable amount of archived personal correspondence in a mix of several different languages. Although I love pretty shiny things just as much as the next guy, it is often the historical context that captures and keeps my attention.