The purpose of this note is to document two further lis-by-neck pennies of Waterford of Edward IV or V, and Richard III, which have recently come to light.
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An Unrecorded Privy Mark on Edward I Class IX Pennies of Newcastle upon Tyne – Jonathan Morris
A short article highlighting a potential privy mark observed on Newcastle coins of class IXb1.
Potential Tradesman Countermarked Dollar Issuers – Ken Eckardt
As a series the British (mainly Scottish) Tradesman Countermarked Dollars are considered very rare to scarce with only a few types generally readily available for collectors. The recall of these countermarked dollars by their issuers seems to have been generally very effective and relatively few pieces of most types have survived. I have often wondered how many issues have no surviving examples recorded. There may be a clue as to enterprises that could well have issued countermarked dollars and examination of some of the countermarked halfpenny coins is a good starting point.
A unique joint issue of King Eanred of Northumbrian and Archbishop Eanbald II – Bradley Hopper & Tony Abramson
Stewart Lyon, when discussing the coinage of ninth century Northumbria in the introduction to the SCBI 68, stated that ‘There are no coins of Eanbald II minted jointly with Eanred’. The appearance of a new coin has served to prove Lyon wrong. This brief note discusses the new joint regal and archiepiscopal issue and its place within early ninth century Northumbrian numismatics.
Die studies of the English Short Cross coinage, 1180-1247 – Glenn Gittoes
The note summarises the extent of die studies carried out for the Short Cross coinage and shows that quite a large proportion of the coinage has been studied. It is hoped that the summary will help co-ordinate further research.
The Forty-Shilling piece of James VI revisited – David Rampling
A rare Scottish Forty-Shilling piece of James VI, has recently featured on the ‘English hammered and early milled coin collectors’ group of Facebook. The coin is of interest for reasons briefly discussed in this article.
Another Short Cross die link between London and Canterbury in class VIII – Glenn Gittoes
In 1951 Elmore Jones exhibited two Short Cross pennies of class VIIIb from London and Canterbury both struck from the same die. This note publishes another die link between London and Canterbury in the same class.
BARBADOS – SOCIETY FOR ARTS – USEFUL ARTS PROMOTED – AN AWARD MEDAL – ‘ARE THERE ANY SURVIVORS?’ – Ken Eckardt
In July 1781 Mr Joshua Steele wrote to the Society at Adelphi in London informing that several Gentlemen of property and liberal education had formed a Society on the island of Barbados for the ‘Promotion of Useful Arts’. These included agriculture, manufacturing and innovation all in order to provide vocation training and employment to the poorer classes, both white and black, on the island. In May 1782 the Society decided to commission an Award Medal to be presented to deserving individuals contributing to the aims of the Society. Have any of these award medals survived?
An Unrecorded Variety for the Moneyer Ceolbald in Æthelred I of Northumbria’s Second Reign – A.G. Bliss
The moneyer Ceolbald has long been known as one of the most prolific moneyers in the coinage of Æthelred II of Northumbria’s second reign (c. 790-796), issuing a number of different die varieties. This note discusses a newly recognised sub-type, probably reflecting an error on part of the original die-sinker.
Unrecorded White Metal 18th Century Tokens? – Gary Oddie
This note presents a small group of previously unrecorded 18th century tokens struck in white metal. At first the dies appear to be original, however close inspection reveals that the dies have been created from a genuine token, displaying several characteristic flaws on all tokens from the same die. A metallurgical analysis of the new pieces along with some genuine white metal strikings listed in Dalton & Hamer suggests that the presence of bismuth in the genuine pieces and absence in the new pieces might be another differentiating characteristic. The five pieces presented here would seem to be part of a very large group which requires further investigation as to when and where they were made.
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