richatthecroft

Some 40mm & 39mm holders for my Britannias 😊

Also Recieved my new fave coin! 2009 proof Britannia as part of a 4 coin set!
Flawless 😍

Today's arrivals 😍
Thank you @jamesyh @ebay @Chrispringle85 @James32 @ebay 





 

This one’s mine- it’s consigned to the next Hosker Haynes Auction if anyone wishes to have a bid:
https://www.hoskerhaynes.com

This one’s mine- it’s consigned to the next Hosker Haynes Auction if anyone wishes to have a bid:
https://www.hoskerhaynes.com

This one’s mine- it’s consigned to the next Hosker Haynes Auction if anyone wishes to have a bid:
https://www.hoskerhaynes.com

Just taken a look at my Consigners Agreement and estimate is £300- £400, so might well be a bargain on the day. 

I’d be surprised if it didn’t surpass that estimate quite easily 

Just taken a look at my Consigners Agreement and estimate is £300- £400, so might well be a bargain on the day. 

This one’s mine- it’s consigned to the next Hosker Haynes Auction if anyone wishes to have a bid:
https://www.hoskerhaynes.com

I’ll keep my eye open for this but I suspect it’ll cost a fair bit to whoever is lucky enough to be its next owner 

This one’s mine- it’s consigned to the next Hosker Haynes Auction if anyone wishes to have a bid:
https://www.hoskerhaynes.com

This one’s mine- it’s consigned to the next Hosker Haynes Auction if anyone wishes to have a bid:
https://www.hoskerhaynes.com

This one’s mine- it’s consigned to the next Hosker Haynes Auction if anyone wishes to have a bid:
https://www.hoskerhaynes.com

This one’s mine- it’s consigned to the next Hosker Haynes Auction if anyone wishes to have a bid:
https://www.hoskerhaynes.com

This one’s mine- it’s consigned to the next Hosker Haynes Auction if anyone wishes to have a bid:
https://www.hoskerhaynes.com

This one’s mine- it’s consigned to the next Hosker Haynes Auction if anyone wishes to have a bid:
https://www.hoskerhaynes.com

This one’s mine- it’s consigned to the next Hosker Haynes Auction if anyone wishes to have a bid:
https://www.hoskerhaynes.com

I know this was for the new GE series, however the G III Crowns are linked.
When the original Pattern for the Crown came out they had a small dot in the centre so that the hub could be centred, I think there is a Pattern Crown earlier in the thread that you can see the Dot on.
There are Crowns for 1820 with a Dot on them however the Dot is off centre, so not entirely sure what the reason for this was, it could possibly be for something similar. the coin itself can't be a Proof as the edge lettering has been re-worked,  
especially around the Q of QUI, these coins however in my view are Proof like.   
The Dot should be directly below the thigh, however in the picture below you see it further down. Pistrucci worked some of the dies in a scored grid pattern to make sure everything fitted ,so a possible reason is that this Dot is the corner, of the centre grid square, however that is merely supposition on my part. I did have a picture of a grid die that he worked on however can not find it...... or it could just be a die fault ,and am talking through a crevice.    
 
       
 

The George III Crowns are brilliant to collect you have the main;
1818 LVIII
1818 LIX
1919 LIX
1919 LX
2020 LX
Then within the series there is varieties such as star stop, Cinguefoil, or none, the "excuse😆" lettering can be different too, there are large LVIII and small LVIII (different LIX and LV also), and because the edge lettering was made up of parts for the closed collar, they are also mixed within the years. 
The 1819 over 20 seems to sell for more however this is one of the more common coins you can get, and within this there are at least four 19/20's that are easily found.
The below are just three of the 1818 LVIII coins that can be found (if you forget about the collars);
The first is 1818 over 8 , where you can see the broken tail of the original 8 just at the top.( Reverse is also different however the 8/8 is the easiest spot).
The Second and Third are the tail under and the tail over the Q of QUI, these can only be seen on a better quality coin, however you can still find out on a worn coin by other small differences.
1919 seem to have the most differences, the last picture shows the re-working of the small tail from a 1818 Reverse die. I had a whole series of the GIII Crown and these were only four of the varieties I had   
(These are only my opinions through collecting them, so you can use it as a reference only, as I'm not the sharpest tool in the box. Then like a fool selling the whole collection and  regretting it ever since.              
 
1818/8
 

 
1818 Over Tail

 
1818 Under Tail

 
1819 Double Tail

Time for another look at the real McCoy…….Perfection?!
 

I’m enjoying the appreciation for the original crowns, so here’s my best one - 1819 LIX MS61

Two lovely new arrivals today.  
Thanks to @ST1986 for the iconic 2017 Sovereign and @Jaconet for the splendid Platinum Jubilee £5 Gold Crown.





 

PM’d

George II (1727-60) Sixpence, 1758, older laureate and draped bust left, legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIVS. II. DEI. GRATIA. rev. crowned cruciform shields, garter star at centre, date either side of top crown. S.3711
A wonderful irredescent red colour a truly fabulous example UNC or Near so.
The Latin legends translate to on obverse "George II by the Grace of God" continuing on the reverse in abbreviated Latin which if in shown in full reads "Magnae Britanniae Franciae ET Hiberniae Rex Fidei Defensor Brun ET Lunebergen-sis Dux, Sacri Romani Imperii Archi-Thesaurius ET Elector" and translates as "King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, Duke of Brunswick and Luneberg, High Treasurer and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire."