WealdenWoodsman

9 minutes ago, sovereignsteve said:

IMO the grade is aVF, so my guess would be about EF45

I would be inclined to send the pics to Baldwins or Spink etc to get the variety verified and an estimate of value.

Having it graded might not achieve much and variety grading can be expensive. Not something I know a lot about though, others will know better.

+1 for sending the details to Spink. They are very helpful in my experience (more so than Baldwins...), they would also be able to advise regarding grade.

However don't be surprised if they hang up at the talk of slabbing!

Pre-47 silver coinage is very easy to find,  however the best way to get it cheap IMO is to go for the smaller coins (3d and 6d).

I regularly buy 50% silver 3d way under spot, you just have to know what to search for on eBay. Plus the smaller coins tend to get ignored by most who tend to favour larger Shillings and Crowns, which helps keep the prices down.

42 minutes ago, mr-dead said:

A Spanish 2 Escudos Philippe II, dated between 1556 and 1598.

Finally got a pirate gold doubloon

Crappy picture, will take a better one when it arrives from France.

Wonder if its worth getting this one graded as the detail on the cross seems better than most.

 

Please don't get it slabbed, coins this old look bloody awful in plastic coffins. I have seen it done to far too many Saxon/Norse hammered coins and it really drives me (and many others) crazy. 

It would also in my experience make little difference to price or desirability if and when you came to sell it. The vast majority of collectors to which this coin would be of interest are what I would describe as being traditionalist. They tend to be older individuals for which the joy of collecting is to be able to hold a coin which was struck 500-600 years ago, to be able to have a direct connection into the past. These types of of collectors do not attach a great deal of value to a few letters, a number and a plastic case.

 At the end of the day it is your coin, so do as you please. But if I was you, I would get an nice mahogany coin cabinet commissioned with plenty of room (to expand in time...) to display what is a fascinating coin and to most importantly enjoy it.

12 minutes ago, Sovsaver said:

Wow, quite a few there, they’re about 25p each in terms of spot?

76 in total. Around that yeah. I find that it's a very good way to get cheap silver if you don't mind storing it. Also makes it more interesting as you can build up a nice collection of pre-decimal coins.

On 07/12/2017 at 18:18, Jordie said:

Today I bought a 925 armistice crown

Which came with 5 ww1 bronze pennies 

And a little 925 6 pence (just a shame somebody put a hole in it)

Quite like the look of the crown. Sadly though the 6 pence will be cupronickel rather than .925 as it is post-47.